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Acrobat flaw could spawn Web attacks

Acrobat flaw could spawn Web attacksROTFLOLDoes seem a bit cournter intuitive doesn't it. :-)Good PointHow do we clicking that link won't initiate the very issue they are discussing?Is this absurdQuote:The security problem was disclosed at the Chaos Computer Club conference in Germany over the holidays in a paper by Stafano...

Tags: SECURITY, Adobe Acrobat, Acrobat flaw, Adobe PDF, flaw, Web

Discussion threads 2007-01-04

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iPhone hits another security speedbump

Apple's ongoing struggles with poor security-related design choices have extended to the iPhone.  According to security researcher Aviv Raff, everyone's favorite mobile device is vulnerable to two separate security weaknesses that expose millions of users to phishing and spamming attacks. [...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., Image, Spamming, Spam, Security, Spam And Phishing, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-10-06

Dropping the iPhone NDA is good for security

Last week Apple lifted their NDA on iPhone developers, freeing them to discuss amongst themselves how to properly build applications. This decision is a "good thing" for not just applications but also application security on the iPhone. The iPhone NDA was antithetical to how developers work....

Tags: Apple iPhone, Developer, Flaw, Programming, Development Tools, Security, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Adam O\'Donnell

Blog posts 2008-10-05

Pirates plunder Adobe Creative Suite 4

Adobe's Creative Suite 4 has shown up on popular BitTorrent tracking sites in large numbers, little more than a week after its global launch Little more than a week after its global launch, Adobe's Creative Suite 4 has shown up on popular BitTorrent tracking sites in large numbers. ...

Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Adobe PhotoShop, BitTorrent, Adobe Creative Suite, Piracy, Adobe Creative Suite 4, Lynda, Workforce Management, Tools & Techniques, Training And Certification, Human Resources, Management, Adobe, Creative Suite 4, pirate, P2P, Renai LeMay, ZDNet Australia

News items 2008-10-02

A-PDF Excel to PDF (exe)

A-PDF Excel to PDF is a fast, affordable way to batch convert Microsoft Excel spreadsheets into professional-quality documents in the popular PDF file format. Its easy-to-use interface allows you to batch create PDF files which can be viewed on any computer with a PDF viewer. A-PDF Excel to PDF supports...

Tags: Adobe PDF, Microsoft Excel, A-PDF

Software downloads 2008-10-01

A-PDF Word to PDF (exe)

A-PDF Word to PDF is a fast, affordable way to batch convert Microsoft Word documents into professional-quality documents in the popular PDF file format. Its easy-to-use interface allows you to batch create PDF files which can be viewed on any computer with a PDF viewer. A-PDF Word to PDF supports...

Tags: Microsoft Word, Adobe PDF, A-PDF

Software downloads 2008-10-01

Zoho bitterness at the credit crunch...and a solution

Zoho bitterness at the credit crunch...and a solutionMissing Facts...You're missing several key facts about our current mess...1) The banks were forced into making high risk loans by our delightful government. Based on a study later determined to be flawed showing bias in lending, the Clinton administration passed laws requiring banks...

Tags: Government, Obama, JFK

Discussion threads 2008-09-30

Live Webcast: Adobe Acrobat 9 - Work the way you've always wanted

The demand to maximize your time, resources and budgets is a common theme in every organization - so it's easy to feel like you're bouncing all over the office. Join this live BNET Webcast to discover how companies like yours are turning to Adobe Acrobat 9 to take control of...

Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Webcast, Adobe Acrobat, CAD, Software

Webcasts 2008-09-30

Hole in Adobe software allows free movie downloads

A security hole in Adobe Systems' software is giving users free access to record and copy from Amazon.com's video streaming service. NEW YORK--A security hole in Adobe Systems' software, used to distribute movies and TV shows over the Internet, is giving users free access to record and copy from...

Tags: Software, Adobe Systems Inc., Web, Movie, Amazon.com Inc., Video, TV, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Reuters, Adobe Systems, piracy, video streaming, Amazon.com, Hulu

News items 2008-09-29

Apple plugs gaping holes in Java for Mac

Apple plugs gaping holes in Java for Mac"Gaping" Holes...Why is it that several past articles about Apple's security refer to "Gaping" holes and similar adjectives, see: "Apple plugs gaping holes in Java for Mac", "Apple plugs gaping QuickTime security holes", "Apple finally ships DNS flaw fix, patches 16 other Mac...

Tags: Desktops, Programming languages, Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh, Java

Discussion threads 2008-09-26

Memory exhaustion DoS vulnerability hits Google's Chrome

Aditya K Sood from the EvilFingers community, which disclosed the first Chrome DoS vulnerability at the beginning of the month, has released a proof of concept demonstrating a memory exhaustion DoS vulnerability affecting Google's Chrome versions Chrome/0.2.149.30 and Chrome/0.2.149.29 : "The Google chrome browser is vulnerable to memory exhaustion...

Tags: User Interaction, Google Inc., DOS, Vulnerability, Web Browser, Google Chrome, Memory Exhaustion, Web Browsers, Security, Internet, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-09-25

Neocleus secure access

Neocleus secure accessNeocleus is not secureNeocleus security architecture is flawed at its basic level. The architecture uses a software mechanism to provide direct physical device assignment to virtual machines, such as graphics cards and wireless networks. It does not support hardware based direct I/O assignment or hardware based...

Tags: desktop virtualization, SECURITY, Neocleus, virtual machine, hardware

Discussion threads 2008-09-25

Clickjacking: Researchers raise alert for scary new cross-browser exploit

[ UPDATE: See e-mail from NoScript creator Giorgio Maone on a possible mitigation ] Researchers are beginning to raise an alarm for what looks like a scary new browser exploit/threat affecting all the major desktop platforms -- Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Apple...

Tags: JavaScript, Web Browser, Web Browsers, Scripting Languages, Internet, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-09-25

Support quality

Support qualityPrepare for a first....I've had not one, but [b]TWO[/b] such calls to Microsoft, of all places. Neither call resulted in new purchase orders. Both calls were at a point where I was at my wits end. Search resulted in a number of results that bore NO resemblance to the...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Quicken, server

Discussion threads 2008-09-23

Adobe Illustrator CS4

Finally, Illustrator can handle multipage projects.That critical feature, which has been Illustrator's weak spot for generations, finally provides a reason for users of older versions to update to Illustrator CS4. True, there are some other very nice capabilities introduced in the latest iteration as well, but the simple ability to...

Tags: Adobe Illustrator, Illustrator, Illustrator CS4, Adobe Systems Inc., Artboards, Artboard

Product reviews 2008-09-23

Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design Premium

Photo gallery:Adobe Creative Suite 4The $1,799 Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design Premium package is built for print and Web-page designers, animators, and graphics pros. Key components include the updated InDesign for print, Dreamweaver and Fireworks for dynamic Web design, Flash for animation, plus Photoshop and Illustrator for pixel and vector...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Corporate communications, Adobe Systems Inc., Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe Creative Suite 4, Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design Premium, CS4

Product reviews 2008-09-23

Adobe Creative Suite 4 Master Collection

Photo gallery:Adobe Creative Suite 4The Adobe Creative Suite 4 Master Collection is made for professionals who need a jam-packed toolbox for multimedia content creation. There are applications for concocting and editing digital pixel and vector graphics, print layouts, video, Web pages and animation, and then repurposing that content for mobile...

Tags: Corporate communications, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Adobe Systems Inc., Adobe Creative Suite, CS4, Cs3, Adobe Creative Suite 4 Master Collection, Adobe Creative Suite 4

Product reviews 2008-09-23

Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design Standard

Photo gallery:Adobe Creative Suite 4The $1,399 Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design Standard package is built with print designers in mind. It offers InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator, but excludes most tools for developing online layouts. We find the $1,799 Design Premium package a better bargain for throwing in Dreamweaver, Fireworks,...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe Systems Inc., Adobe Creative Suite 4, Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design Standard

Product reviews 2008-09-23

Adobe Creative Suite 4 Web Premium

Photo gallery:Adobe Creative Suite 4The Adobe Creative Suite 4 Web Premium package is built for Web-page designers, animators, and graphics pros. Its key components include the updated Dreamweaver and Fireworks for dynamic Web design, Photoshop and Illustrator for pixel and vector graphics, Flash for animation, and Soundbooth to tweak audio....

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Adobe Systems Inc., Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe Creative Suite 4, Adobe Creative Suite 4 Web Premium

Product reviews 2008-09-23

TV Pack headaches reveal Microsoft's Media Center dilemma

TV Pack headaches reveal Microsoft's Media Center dilemmaRE: TV Pack headaches reveal Microsoft's Media Center dilemmaNice article.My only problem with this release is that first it correct some usability bugs that were not corrected in the Vista SP1 release (duplication of entry on the record planning, etc.) and it introduce...

Tags: Media Center PCs, DVD, Consumer electronics, Media Center PC, TV Pack headach, Microsoft Media Center dilemma, TV Pack, Microsoft Media Center, Microsoft Media, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, TV

Discussion threads 2008-09-18