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  • Mincom's Mathews to lead eServGlobal

    Australian telco software specialist eServGlobal has appointed former Mincom chief executive Richard Mathews and his deputy Craig Halliday to lead its operation.

  • Mozilla fixes risky Firefox flaw

    The Mozilla Foundation issued a patch for a major security flaw in its Firefox browser on Wednesday in the US and advised people to update their software.

  • Zombie PCs being sent to steal IDs

    Bot nets, collections of compromised computers controlled by a single person or group, have become more pervasive and increasingly focused on identity theft and installing spyware, according to a Honeynet Project report.

  • Phishers using DNS servers to lure victims

    Online thieves looking for personal data may be moving to more active measures by redirecting people from legitimate sites to malicious ones, security experts said this week.

  • Flaw in mail-list software leaks passwords

    A previously unknown vulnerability in Mailman, a popular open-source program for managing mailing lists, led to the theft of the password file for a well-known security discussion group.

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  • Security pro: Windows easier to 'own'

    Microsoft has been waiting for security researchers to say that its Windows operating system has a lower total cost of ownership. One finally has, but that's not good news.

  • Oracle plans to patch pack of flaws

    Database software maker Oracle promised on Tuesday in the US to quickly make patches available for the more than 30 flaws found by a British security researcher.

  • Companies patching security holes faster

    Driven by fast-appearing threats, network administrators are fixing the most prevalent flaws more quickly, according to a new survey.

  • Microsoft patches a pair of flaws

    Microsoft released two security patches for its Windows operating systems on Tuesday, plugging holes in an online gaming feature and a third-party program the company includes with several applications.

  • Stampede for patches disrupts Microsoft update site

    The crush of millions of Windows users trying to patch their computers overwhelmed Microsoft's update service for several hours after new security fixes were made available, the software giant acknowledged on Wednesday.

Reviews (5)

  • Security flaws force Linux kernel upgrade

    Open-source developers released a new version of the Linux kernel Monday in a move aimed at quickly fixing several bugs--among them two serious security flaws.

  • Microsoft releases monthly security fixes

    Microsoft released its first monthly security update on Wednesday, following a new schedule that attempts to ease the load on overburdened system administrators.

  • Microsoft fixes broken patch

    Microsoft releases a cumulative patch for Internet Explorer, plugging a security hole that had been used by Trojan horse program QHosts to compromise consumers' PCs.

  • Microsoft moves beyond patches

    Conceding that its strategy of patching Windows holes as they emerge has not worked, Microsoft plans next week to outline a new security effort focused on what the company calls "securing the perimeter," a company executive said.

  • Windows Server 2003 gets first patch

    Less than two months after launching its Windows Server 2003 operating system, Microsoft has released a security patch to fix a vulnerability that could let malicious sites run damaging code on the server.

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