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- Patch Tuesday: 7 bulletins, 18 flaws, all critical
- Its an all-critical Patch Tuesday.Microsoft has just released seven advisories -- all rated critical -- with patches for at least 18 vulnerabilities affecting the Windows operating system, the widely deployed Office productivity suite and the dominant Internet Explorer browser.Five of the 18 vulnerabilities affect Windows Vista.The batch of updates includes...
- Tags: Apple, Botnets, Browsers, Data theft, Exploit code, Hackers, Metasploit, Microsoft, Open source, Patch Watch, Pen testing, Responsible disclosure, Spam and Phishing, Spyware and Adware, Uncategorized, Viruses and Worms, Vulnerability research, Windows Vista, Zero-day attacks
- Blog posts 2007-05-08
- Botnet herders pounce on Windows DNS RPC flaw
- Online criminals have pounced on the unpatched Windows DNS Server service vulnerability, using the security hole to seed and replenish for-profit botnets.The latest twist in the ongoing attacks comes less than a week after Microsofts pre-patch advisory provided clues for hackers to write and release detailed exploit code.Anti-virus researchers have...
- Tags: Zero-day attacks, Vulnerability research, Viruses and Worms, Uncategorized, Symantec, Spyware and Adware, Spam and Phishing, Rootkits, Responsible disclosure, Pen testing, Patch Watch, Microsoft, Metasploit, Hackers, Exploit code, Data theft, Browsers, Botnets
- Blog posts 2007-04-17
- Oracle Patch Day: 37 flaws fixed
- Oracle has released its quarterly "critical patch update" with fixes for a total of 37 security holes in its database and application server products.The April 2007 CPU addresses a wide range of vulnerabilities affecting the following product lines:* Oracle Database (14 flaws, including one with a CVSS base score of...
- Tags: Vulnerability research, Pen testing, Uncategorized, Responsible disclosure, Patch Watch, Oracle, Metasploit, Hackers, Exploit code, Data theft
- Blog posts 2007-04-17
- How to turn off RPC management of DNS on a large scale
- In an advisory issued earlier today, Microsoft issued several workarounds/mitigations for the Windows DNS server service zero-day attacks, including a recommendation that network admins completely disable remote management of RPC capability for DNS Servers.The recommendation included instructions on registry key edits but if youre in charge of a large-scale Windows...
- Tags: Zero-day attacks, Uncategorized, Responsible disclosure, Pen testing, Patch Watch, Microsoft, Metasploit, Hackers, Exploit code, Data theft, Browsers
- Blog posts 2007-04-13
- Microsoft: Beware of .HLP files
- Microsoft is urging Windows users to be very careful when opening ".hlp" attachments.The warning follows the release of exploit code for possible new zero-day bug in the Microsoft Help subsystem, which is used to display files with the ".hlp" extension. The proof-of-concept code, posted at Milw0rm.com, provides instructions on how...
- Tags: Zero-day attacks, Viruses and Worms, Spam and Phishing, Rootkits, Pen testing, Patch Watch, Microsoft, Hackers, Exploit code, Data theft, Vulnerability research, Uncategorized, Spyware and Adware, Responsible disclosure, Browsers
- Blog posts 2007-04-11
- Microsoft knew of Windows .ANI flaw since December 2006
- A private security research outfit says it notified Microsoft about the animated cursor (.ani) code execution vulnerability since December 2006, a full four months ahead of yesterday's discovery of Internet Explorer drive-by attacks.According to Alexander Sotirov, chief reverse engineer at Determina, his research team discovered and reported the flaw to...
- Tags: Zero-day attacks, Windows Vista, Vulnerability research, Uncategorized, Spyware and Adware, Spam and Phishing, Rootkits, Responsible disclosure, Pen testing, Patch Watch, Mozilla, Microsoft, Hackers, Firefox, Exploit code, Data theft, Browsers, Botnets
- Blog posts 2007-03-30
- Sun rushes out patch for Solaris Telnet exploit
- Sun Microsystems has rushed out patches to fix a code execution hole in the Solaris 10/11 telnet daemon (in.telnetd). The companys fix comes just days after a hacker known as "Kingcope" went public with details of the vulnerability, which allows a remote attacker to bypass the Sun Solaris telnet...
- Tags: Exploit code, Hackers, Patch Watch, Pen testing, Responsible disclosure, Uncategorized, Viruses and Worms, Vulnerability research
- Blog posts 2007-02-13
- MS Patch Tuesday: 12 bulletins, 6 critical, 20 vulnerabilities
- Microsoft's Patch Tuesday train rumbled into security central with a full load today: 12 bulletins with patches for at least 20 vulnerabilities in a wide range of widely used software products.Six of the 12 bulletins are rated "critical," Redmond's highest severity rating.As expected, there are fixes for gaping holes...
- Tags: Botnets, Browsers, Data theft, Exploit code, Hackers, Microsoft, Patch Watch, Uncategorized, Viruses and Worms, Vulnerability research, Zero-day attacks
- Blog posts 2007-02-13
Additional Resources
- Are there really 750 million mentally ill?
- Are there really 750 million mentally ill?Not hard to believe at all...just walk down a street or watch people as the are driving... hell look at some of the posters here!LoverockMike Cox (although he is probably the most sane...)Anton PhiladoryeShade TreeMike FarinaHey wait a minute... I see a trend here....
- Tags: flute, Messiah
- Discussion threads 2008-10-10
- MS Patch Tuesday heads-up: 11 bulletins, 4 critical
- MS Patch Tuesday heads-up: 11 bulletins, 4 criticalFunny...Looks like none of the usual trolls want to touch this one. Not after this disaster:http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=2017Eeewww! There we go again !! ntEeewww! There we go again !! nt
- Tags: MS Patch Tuesday, MS patch, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-10-10
- Wall Street: MSFT should buy Yahoo, consider RIM
- Wall Street: MSFT should buy Yahoo, consider RIMProof that investors should all be drownedThey do nothing but hold mankind back in their own self serving way.Competition is a basic factor for any free market, yet investors want it both ways.They should offer $11 a shareby Monday, it'll look like a...
- Tags: M$FT, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., MSFT, Research In Motion Ltd.
- Discussion threads 2008-10-10
- Netbook returns blamed on Linux 'teething problems'
- Netbook returns blamed on Linux 'teething problems'Where are these returned MachinesI keep looking online for refurbished Linux Netbooks and canīt find any. Are they being resold as new?'teething problems'well written but i would like the know the return rate for Linux not compared XP or vista, is it...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux
- Discussion threads 2008-10-10
- News to know: Apple's $800 laptop; MS and Mac Patch Days; Vista Home for business
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Ryan Naraine: Mac OS X Patch Day: 40 security flaws fixed MS Patch Tuesday heads-up: 11 bulletins, 4 critical Ed Bott: Look who's buying...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Laptop Computer, H-1B, Notebooks, Human Resources, Labor Relations, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, David Grober
- Blog posts 2008-10-10
- Mac OS X Patch Day: 40 security flaws fixed
- Mac OS X Patch Day: 40 security flaws fixedRE: Mac OS X Patch Day: 40 security flaws fixedInstalled this on one 10.5.5 and three 10.4.11 systems and experienced no problems yet.I see that you missed several other fixes:Finder CVE-ID: CVE-2008-3643 ...
- Tags: Operating systems, Desktops, security, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Mac OS X Patch Day, Mac OS X patch, Finder, Apple Inc., security flaw
- Discussion threads 2008-10-10
- 2009 Dodge Ram 1500 Laramie Crew Cab
- Photo gallery:2009 Dodge Ram 1500 Laramie CrewWhen we first laid eyes on the Dodge Ram, a few words came to mind: gargantuan, behemoth, colossal. The words that didn't immediately come to mind when the big ol' truck rolled into the CNET garage were "high" or "tech." However, after--literally--climbing into the...
- Tags: Memory, RAM, Dodge Ram, beep
- Product reviews 2008-10-09
- MS Patch Tuesday heads-up: 11 bulletins, 4 critical
- It will be a very busy Patch Tuesday for administrators managing Microsoft Windows computer systems. According to Microsoft's advance notice mechanism, 11 security bulletins will drop next Tuesday (October 14, 2008), covering a wide range of serious vulnerabilities. Four of the 11 bulletins are...
- Tags: Vulnerability, Exploit Code, Microsoft Corp., Bulletin, Security, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-10-09
- Mac OS X Patch Day: 40 security flaws fixed
- Apple has shipped another whopper of a patch to cover a total of 40 documented vulnerabilities affecting the Mac OS X ecosystem. The Security Update 2008-007, available for Tiger and Leopard, covers a range of third-party components and Mac OS X flaws that could users at risk...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Vulnerability, Arbitrary Code Execution, Application Termination, Apple Mac OS X, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-10-09
- Kevin Rose: advertising, can you Digg it?
- Kevin Rose: advertising, can you Digg it?diggable ads?Great article, Digg is a great site, it provides article people will find relevant and or interesting. I do question if the diggable ads will bring in more users and revenue.RE: Kevin Rose: advertising, can you Digg it?fake rolex watch ...
- Tags: Digg, advertisement, Kevin Rose
- Discussion threads 2008-10-09
- Apple's $800 notebook - Winners and losers
- Apple's $800 notebook - Winners and losersYou left out Apple as a choiceI think this will appeal more to the people who where allready going to purchase an Apple laptop then a less expensive Dell or HP.It may hurt Apple a bit in that the margins I would imagine, will...
- Tags: Notebooks, Apple Mac OS X, Operating systems, Apple Inc., notebook, OEM, Microsoft Corp., Apple Macintosh
- Discussion threads 2008-10-09
- Opera bitten by 'extremely severe' browser bug
- Opera bitten by 'extremely severe' browser bugThanks for the heads upUpgrading to Opera 9.6 now.RE: Opera bitten by 'extremely severe' browser bugDid that yesterday when they released it. However I wish that they could patch the "Clickjecking" vulnerability. I know this "Clickjacking" vulnerability is part of the older HTML spec...
- Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Windows, Opera Software, browser bug, administrative right, Web browser
- Discussion threads 2008-10-09
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