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Apple Vulnerability Project Launches with QuickTime Exploit
An easy-to-exploit security vulnerability in Apple Computer’s QuickTime media player could put millions of Macintosh and Windows users at risk of code execution attacks. The…
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Security in 2007: Zero-Day World Puts Bull’s-Eye on Vista
Who will find the first major security flaw in Windows Vista? Will it be released as zero-day? Is there an end in sight to the…
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Mac OS X Spyware Sample Spotted
Anti-virus researchers have spotted the first signs of an adware/spyware program capable of launching browser windows on Apple Computer’s Mac OS X. According to a…
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Oracle Ships Mega Update for DB, Server Flaws
Oracle has shipped a monster critical patch update with fixes for more than 100 security vulnerabilities in a wide range of database and server products.…
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‘Vitriol’ Rootkit to Demo at MS Blue Hat Hacker Summit
Microsoft’s twice-yearly Blue Hat hacker summit, running Oct. 26-27, will kick off later this week with a demo of a virtual machine rootkit that can…
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Is the Botnet Battle Already Lost?
It’s dress-down Friday at Sunbelt Software’s Clearwater, Fla., headquarters. In a bland cubicle on the 12th floor, Eric Sites stares at the screen of a…
