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News (37)

• Apple fixes Safari, scores 5bn iTunes downloads

  Apple on Thursday released a new version of Safari for Windows that includes a security fix for a high-profile carpet-bombing desktop attack vulnerability.

• OpenOffice TIFF flaw affects Windows, Linux and Mac

  Security experts have discovered TIFF-based buffer overflow vulnerabilities in OpenOffice, which could allow attackers to remotely execute code on Linux, Windows or Apple Mac-based computers.

• Word flaw hit with zero-day attack

  An "extremely critical flaw" in Microsoft Word 2000 is currently being exploited by malicious attackers, which could lead to remote execution of code on a user's system, security researcher Secunia advised Tuesday.

• iTunes security flaw enters the spotlight

  Don't open media files from sources you don't trust -- it may lead to your computer being hacked because of a security flaw in Apple's popular iTunes and QuickTime software, Tom Ferris, an independent security researcher has warned.

• Vulnerability hits Java for mobile phones

  A Polish researcher has found two vulnerabilities in the mobile phone version of Sun Microsystems' Java software that under unusual circumstances could let a malicious program read private information or render a phone unusable.

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• Ten security laws you can rely on

  Microsoft's Security Response Center gets many thousands of calls for help with security problems. Here are the top ten laws, gleaned from those calls, that you can guarantee will crop up time and time again.

• Virtual machine security flaws?

  A student researcher has come up with an attack that uses light to thwart the security of Java and .Net virtual machines.

• Get up to speed on Microsoft's August security bulletins

  In August, Microsoft released a dozen security bulletins, rating nine as critical threats. (The remaining three are important threats.) With that many updates in a single month, how do you know which ones to concentrate on first?

• Hackers turn attention to Apple's OS

  Hackers are increasingly focusing on Apple's Mac OS X, and the number of newly discovered vulnerabilities has surged. Such a switch could mean big implications for Apple's user base, which has traditionally not had to concern itself too much over security.

• Pros point to flaws in Windows security update

  Security researchers say they're starting to find flaws in Microsoft's latest major update for Windows XP.

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  Looking for firewall solutions? We review nine options to suit your corporate needs.

• Shock! Viruses in Digital Music

  You know not to open e-mail attachments from suspicious recipients. But what about playing a song from someone you don't know? Turns out that's another way to infect your computer with a virus.

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