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  • Firefox 3.0.7 targets security issues

    Mozilla on Wednesday released an update to the Firefox Web browser that its developers said fixes eight security issues found in Firefox 3.0.6, six of which were rated critical.

  • 'Curse of silence' flaw hits smartphones

    A denial-of-service attack that limits the number of SMS messages that can be received by Nokia smartphones has been disclosed and demonstrated.

  • Zero-day exploit endangers all IE versions

    An unpatched security hole in Internet Explorer that is being exploited affects all versions of the browser, making it more serious than originally believed when it was first publicised, Microsoft says.

  • Cisco releases 'critical' updates

    Networking giant Cisco has published a raft of security advisories as part of its biannual patch-release schedule.

  • Red Hat gets hacked

    Red Hat warned on Friday that a network attack compromised some servers last week that are involved with both its commercially supported and free versions of Linux.

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  • Mozilla: More bugs mean Firefox is more secure

    The Mozilla Foundation is perhaps best known for its Firefox web browser, an open source offering that was first developed to go head-to-head with Microsoft's Internet Explorer.

  • Security pro zeroes in on Oracle bugs

    Bug hunter David Litchfield says the Oracle community shouldn't be so smug when it comes to database security. He represents NGS Software, which has serviced Oracle in the past and Microsoft at present.

  • Second third-party fix out for Windows bug

    For the second time in as many weeks a group of security professionals has released a third-party fix for a Windows flaw that is actively being used in cyberattacks.

  • Open-source bugs undermine digital signatures

    Two flaws in open-source cryptography app could allow an attacker to add content to a digitally signed message or forge signatures.

  • Kerberos flaws affect Cisco, Mac

    Learn about the dangers from a series of newly discovered serious vulnerabilities in the Kerberos authentication software.

Reviews (3)

  • Tuning out wireless chaos

    Security for wireless could end up more of a mess than security on our PCs, unless we act soon.

  • Mobile phone hacking set to spread: AU experts

    United States-based security company @stake (atstake.com) has released a security advisory detailing a Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability in the Nokia 6210 GSM mobile phone, and although the flaw isn't serious it could be a sign of worse things to come.

  • Microsoft stomps on swarm of bugs

    Microsoft has released four security advisories to fix security holes, the most serious of which could allow an attacker to take over the database functions of the company's SQL Server 2000.

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