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iPhone, QuickTime bitten by security bugs

Ryan, can you explain that? [was: Liars! This is Teh Unpossible!!]Wonder why these have not been tagged with the word "gaping" in the title? Weird.Does QuickTime have any secure code in it?I must say that I'm impressed with how many gaping security holes Apple has managed to cram into a...

Tags: Patches, Operating systems, Apple QuickTime, Apple iPhone, security bug, Apple Inc., vulnerability, security, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-09-09

iPhone, QuickTime bitten by security bugs

Apple has released security patches to cover serious security vulnerabilities in its iPhone, iPod Touch and QuickTime products. by Ryan Naraine

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple QuickTime, Security Bug, Digital Music, Digital Media, Security, Smart Phones, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2009-09-09

PHP 5.2.7 removed from distribution over security bug

PHP 5.2.7 removed from distribution over security bugOh dear. That's not good.ntRE: PHP 5.2.7 removed from distribution over security bugthis is one of good things about open-source technology, before an open source application-system-technology is being widely used. it is being tested thoroughly by the community. unlike windows technology the...

Tags: Scripting languages, security bug, PHP, security

Discussion threads 2008-12-08

PHP 5.2.7 removed from distribution over security bug

The open-source PHP Group has removed PHP version 5.2.7 from distribution because of a security bug that affects certain configurations. According to a notice from the Apache-backed project,  PHP users should use version 5.26 until PHP 5.2.8 is released with a fix for this issue. Due...

Tags: Security, PHP, Security Bug, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-12-08

iPhone update kills 12 security bugs

iPhone update kills 12 security bugsdoesn't the iphone run a a very similarsystem has macs do? cocoa isn't it? a watered down verison i think. well why 12 security bugs i thought mac's system was suppose to be perfect with nothing wrong with the system. i guess ifans should shut...

Tags: Apple Mac OS X, Operating systems, Apple iPhone, security bug, iPhone Update, security

Discussion threads 2008-11-21

iPhone update kills 12 security bugs

Apple has released iPhone OS 2.2 with patches for 12 documented security flaws, some very serious. The vulnerabilities covered by the patch which also affect iPod Touch could allow remote code execution, information theft, software crashes and weakened encryption settings. The skinny on this...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Security, Issue, SMS, Arbitrary Code Execution, Security Bug, Application Termination, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Telephony, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Networking, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-11-21

Apple swats Airport Base Station security bugs

Apple has rolled out a firmware update to fix a pair of security vulnerabilities in the Airport Extreme Base Station.The most serious of the two -- a weakness in the way the default configuration of Airport Extreme handles IPv6 connections -- could allow remote hackers to bypass certain access restrictions."This...

Tags: Patch Watch, Microsoft, Metasploit, Hackers, Data theft, Browsers, Wireless, Wi-Fi security, Pen testing, Exploit code, Apple

Blog posts 2007-04-09

IE patch carries security bug

IE patch carries security bugO'Damn , againShelendrea , I need your help on this one . how does this go again . A patch to fix a patch that was supposed to fix a patch that was suppose to fix a flaw or something like that in nature . Well...

Tags: Web browsers, Patches, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Microsoft Corp., IE Patch, class action lawsuit, security bug, security, Microsoft Internet Explorer

Discussion threads 2006-08-22

Firefox update kills security bugs, adds Mac support

Firefox update kills security bugs, adds Mac supportIt updated by itself?I would have hoped that it would have prompted you first.It will...Browser wars were fought once, don't get cocky young jedi...nice stuff..."includes an automated update mechanism to help people keep their systems up-to-date. "It was so simple to do. ...

Tags: Web browsers, security bug, security, Apple Macintosh, Mozilla Firefox

Discussion threads 2006-04-13

Cisco CallManager security bug alerts, fixes posted

Colleague Joris Evers reports today that Cisco has just issued a couple of fixes for two VoIP-related security flaws. Both flaws exist in Cisco's CallManager software, a screen of which is shown at the top. These flaws were referenced in separate advisories that warned one flaw could be conducive...

Tags: Cisco Systems Inc., TCP Connection

Blog posts 2006-01-18

Should security bugs be proprietary?

Should security bugs be proprietary?Cisco isn't the problem in this caseThe problem is the judge who issued the restraining order.Cisco is certainly within their legal rights to merely ASK for one. I don't see how any judge could justify their logic in granting one though.If Ford Motor had a problem...

Tags: security, security bug, Cisco Systems Inc., ISS

Discussion threads 2005-07-29

Should security bugs be proprietary?

After an extensive hullaballoo Cisco Systems has gotten former ISS employee Michael Lynn to shut up about a security flaw he found in its router software. Lynn said he found a buffer overflow in Cisco's software in April, alerted them to the problem, but they failed to fix it promptly....

Tags: Michael Lynn, Cisco Systems Inc.

Blog posts 2005-07-29

Offering a bounty for security bugs

Offering a bounty for security bugsHow about a $100 MILLION fine for BAD CODE ???Lets start with a million dollar fine for each of the first ten lines of code that causes an O/S security breach. Then we up the ante to $10 MILLION for each of the next ten...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, bounty, security, security bug, worker, Linux

Discussion threads 2005-07-24

Firefox update squashes security bugs

Firefox update squashes security bugsFirefox update squashes security bugsJust updated Firefox to 1.05. I'm the first kid on my block with the update and by the looks of it, on zdnet too :pNice titleIf microsoft fixes a bug... is "Another bug fixed for IE".... but if Firefox fixes a...

Tags: Web browsers, Mozilla Firefox, rep, Firefox Update, security, security bug, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2005-07-12

Major browsers bitten by security bugs

Major browsers bitten by security bugsfirefoxi, for one, am a little disappointed in mozillas response to this:'Chris Hoffman, director of engineering for the Mozilla Foundation, said the flaws should be fixed in Firefox by the time Firefox 1.0 ships, in the next couple weeks.'they are usually so much better about...

Tags: Web browsers, IE exploit, Web browser, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, Microsoft Corp., security bug

Discussion threads 2004-10-20

Mozilla to squash security bugs

Mozilla to squash security bugsBefore the NBMers weigh inAt least Mozilla tells you and doesn't make you wait for the next scheduled patch...hmmmm"The security code has been around for six or seven years"6 or 7 years and you didnt see it? That sort of hurts the many eyes theory....

Tags: Web browsers, Operating systems, Astro Boy, Mozilla Corp., Web browser, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, flaw, security bug

Discussion threads 2004-07-27

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Firefox, Chrome get quick fixes

Mozilla and Google have released new Firefox and Chrome browsers to fix bugs. The new Firefox patches one critical bug across Windows, Mac and Linux platforms. For Windows, Mac, and Linux, Mozilla Firefox 3.5.5 fixes three bugs: one critical bug across all platforms, and then one lower priority one...

Tags: Google Inc., Apple Macintosh, Mozilla Firefox, Bug, Web Browsers, Microsoft Windows, Internet, Operating Systems, Software, security, Chrome, Firefox, Seth Rosenblatt CNET News

News items 2009-11-06

CrashPlan 11.05.2009 (Mac)

CrashPlan is the ultimate backup solution for your home or business. Files are automatically compressed, encrypted, and transmitted to your designated backup destinations. Easily back up your laptop to a desktop, the office server off-site, or a remote employee's laptop to HQ. By using your own backup destinations you avoid...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Crashplan, CrashPlan 11.05.2009, Files, Backups

Software downloads 2009-11-05

AVG LinkScanner 8.5.361 (Windows)

The most dangerous page on the web may be the one you are about to click on. AVG LinkScanner provides an advanced layer of security against fast-moving, invisible web threats, and hacked web sites. It verifies the safety of web pages you visit, and of links returned from web searches...

Tags: Security, Web, Microsoft Windows, AVG Technologies USA, AVG LinkScanner, Channel Management, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-11-04

Apple Xcode 3.2.1 (Mac)

Xcode 3.2.1 is an update release of the developer tools for Mac OS X. This release provides bug fixes in gdb, Interface Builder, Instruments, llvm-gcc and Clang optimizer, Shark, and Xcode and must be installed on Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard and higher. Xcode defaults to upgrading an existing...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Apple Xcode, Xcode 3.2.1, Apple Mac OS, Desktops, Apple Mac OS X, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-11-01