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Hackers in China rumored to have hacked Google with IE zero day
21 Jan 2010
Last week, big news surfaced about Chinese hackers breaching Google, and many other well-known technology companies, possibly stealing source code and intellectual property. This week it has become clear that a zero day IE vulnerability was at fault.
Microsoft Black Tuesday: First Patch Day of 2010 not so black
12 Jan 2010
A Windows component called the Embedded OpenType (EOT) Font Engine suffers from an integer overflow vulnerability. To any major extent, it really only affects Windows 2000 (2K) administrators.
JUNOS DoS vulnerability can crash unpatched Juniper routers
09 Jan 2010
Juniper recently sent a security alert warning their customers about a critical DoS vulnerability that affects all versions of JUNOS, the operating system that runs on their routers.
First 2010 Microsoft Patch Day primarily affects Win2K administrators
09 Jan 2010
Microsoft plans to release a single security bulletin to kick off this year's patch cycle. The solitary bulletin only critically affects Win2K computers.
Microsoft disables Indeo codec due to a serious security vulnerability
09 Dec 2009
Microsoft released a Security Advisory describing a flaw in the popular video codec, Indeo. While the flaw lies within the Indeo codec, an attacker could exploit the vulnerability via Windows Media Player or Internet Explorer.
Microsoft Black Tuesday: December updates correct Critical Windows, Office, IE flaws
08 Dec 2009
This morning, Microsoft released six security bulletins, fixing a dozen security vulnerabilities in components that ship with Windows, Office, and Internet Explorer (IE). Microsoft rates three of the bulletins as Critical and three as Important.
December's Microsoft Patch Day looks just like last month's
04 Dec 2009
Once again, Microsoft plans to release a half dozen security bulletins, three of which are rated Critical. Tuesday's bulletins will include five Windows updates and one Office update.
Zero day IE 6 and 7 drive-by download vulnerability
24 Nov 2009
A grey hat researcher has released exploit code for a serious zero day IE vulnerability. Read on to learn how to protect yourself from this exploit until Microsoft patches.
Microsoft confirms a minor Windows 7 DoS vulnerability
18 Nov 2009
A research disclosed a Denial of Service vulnerability in Windows 7 without giving Microsoft time to patch. Learn why Corey thinks this flaw only poses a limited risk.
Safari users need to upgrade; mostly when using the Windows version
12 Nov 2009
Safari 4.0.4 fixes seven security vulnerabilities that affect both the OS X and Windows versions. However, Windows user are more at risk. Read on to learn more.
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