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  • Pwn2Own sponsor betting on Internet Explorer, iPhone

    This will indeed be an impressive exploit from a technical standpoint.ZDI, for Zero Day Initiative, is TippingPoint's bug bounty program, which purchases the vulnerabilities and exploits used during Pwn2Own.
    19 March 2010
    Tags: Researchers • Operating Systems • Mac Os • Explorer • Exploits • Browsers

  • Microsoft Virtual PC flaw open to hackers

    A bug in Microsoft's software gives hackers a way to exploit virtual Windows machines which would be attack-proof if they were running on real hardware, a researcher said. A bug in Microsoft's software gives hackers a way to exploit virtual Windows…
    18 March 2010
    Tags: Windows Xp • Virtualised • Patch • Hackers • Flaw • Exploit

  • Hackers offered $100,000 for browser and phone exploits

    Security company 3Com TippingPoint has jacked up to $100,000 (£65,000) the prize money on offer to anyone able to hack a range of browsers and mobile devices at the forthcoming CanSecWest security conference.Running for the fourth year at the…
    17 March 2010
    Tags: Mobile Devices • Hack • Exploits • Event • Chrome • Browsers

  • IBM says less software security vulnerabilities found in 2009

    Some contributing factors, he said, could be the retirement of two of the most "prolific discoverers of vulnerabilities", r0t and rgod, and the disappearance of a well-known site for vulnerability publication, milw0rm.That aside, Bradley…
    15 March 2010
    Tags: Vulnerabilities • Sql • Malicious • Decline • Cent • Categories

  • Adobe Reader most attacked application, says F-Secure

    Microsoft reported that bug to Adobe via its Microsoft Vulnerability Research Program (MSVR), where the company's security researchers submit flaws they find in third-party software to the programs' makers.F-Secure's claim that Reader leads the…
    11 March 2010
    Tags: Pdf • Organizations • Maker • Exploiting • Exploited • Adobe

  • Microsoft warns of zero-day IE hole

    Elsewhere, Microsoft said that the vulnerability had been publicly disclosed.It doesn't look like an exploit has been publicly posted," noted Andrew Storms, director of security operations at nCircle Network Security, who added that Microsoft…
    10 March 2010
    Tags: Patched • Hackers • Fix • Explorer • Cycle • Browsers

Latest Features

  • Mobile developers speak out on Windows Phone 7

    In part that's due to Microsoft's increasing ability to exploit the underlying client graphics processing unit hardware through Windows. They've got a lot think about, and they're thinking hard. Microsoft has given software developers a lot to…
    19 March 2010
    Tags: Windows Mobile • Ui • Opportunities • Mix • Express • Deployments

  • Five doomsday scenarios for IT apocalypse

    In April 2009, an SQL injection exploit at registrar Domainz.net allowed Turkish attackers to take over the New Zealand sites for Microsoft, Sony, Coca-Cola, HSBC, and Xerox, among others. What if instead of a mere data breach, our financial…
    17 March 2010
    Tags: Wall Street • Stopped • Scenarios • Scenario • Rogue • Disaster Recovery

  • Eight things you should know about Windows Phone 7

    Windows Phone 7 as the "cloud phone"SQL Azure is only one of the cloud services that Microsoft wants to exploit with Windows Phone 7.Microsoft defines three classes of cloud services. At Microsoft's MIX10 web developer conference, a series of…
    17 March 2010
    Tags: Sql Server • Query • Microsoft Office • Marketplace • Downloading • Api

  • Mobile developers get ready for 4G data explosion

    With 4G networks due to hit the mass market over the next two years, some application developers are looking at ways to exploit the new high-speed connections to improve their apps' performance and capabilities.
    08 March 2010
    Tags: Streaming • Smartphones • Smartphone • Microsoft Office • Country • Connections

  • Overlooked online threats

    The thumbnail previews in Explorer generated by Acrobat were part of how one proof-of-concept exploit worked, so turning off that functionality or upgrading to a version known to be safe removes another potential source of attacks.I would like to…
    05 March 2010
    Tags: Race • Mechanisms • Inhouse • Danger • Addons • Ad

  • The state of Internet security

    While it took longer for CSRF to appear than expected, the rise in CSRF incidents is in line with authentication abuse since it provides an alternative mechanism for performing actions on behalf of a victim.The trinity of troubleRegardless of the…
    18 February 2010
    Tags: Priority • Login • Javascript • Input • Databases • Actions

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How-Tos

  • How to manage remote workers

    As virtual teams become more and more a reality for growing numbers of people, leading them effectively is critical for companies wishing to exploit the opportunities for achieving high priority business goals.The benefits and liabilities of…
    19 January 2010
    Tags: Differences • Reality • Achieve • Leverage • Skills • Priority

  • How to use Facebook and Twitter to market your business

    Social Media: Low Cost, Potentially High ImpactAs social networks, especially Twitter and Facebook, grow rapidly, so does the business interest in figuring out how to exploit them.Twitter had 54.7 million unique visitors worldwide in August 2009…
    27 November 2009
    Tags: Small Businesses • Tracking • Visitors • Ad • San Francisco • Complaint

  • How to protect yourself from Windows 7 hacks

    It would be even more impressive if Windows 7 proved invulnerable to the zero day exploit that hit the next day. It would be even more impressive if Windows 7 proved invulnerable to the zero day exploit that hit the next day.This newly found bug…
    13 November 2009
    Tags: Smb • Addressed • Windows Xp • Exploit • Attackers • Bulletins

  • How to protect your privacy on Facebook and Twitter

    Twitter, with its 140-character limit, has made the use of URL-shortening services like Bit.ly a necessity.Unfortunately, attackers can easily exploit a shortened URL to lure users into accessing malicious Web sites.
    02 November 2009
    Tags: Opt • Seeking • Profile • Comments • Canada • Friends

  • Understanding malware attack techniques

    But many alerts or stories play up zero-day flaws that aren't being hit and may never be; see the next entry.Proof-of-concept: A flaw or attack that researchers have discovered but that bad guys have yet to exploit.
    08 September 2008
    Tags: Proof • Concept • Fix • Denial • Dangerous • Eyes

  • Ten tips for ultra-safe browsing

    The modern cybercriminal prefers to invisibly take control of your PC, and unpatched software gives them the perfect opportunity to do so.Today, a hijacked web page - modern digital crooks' attack of choice - will launch a bevy of probes against…
    13 August 2008
    Tags: Scans • Signature • Upload • Attachment • Secunia • Guarantee

Reviews

  • CoreTrace Bouncer application control review

    Many whitelisting applications cannot thwart buffer overruns that could be used to exploit an existing, authorised service. The exploit and payload went off just fine while Bouncer was disabled. It also offers unique write protection of whitelisted…
    05 November 2009
    Tags: Active Directory • Events • Rogue • Trusted • Preventing • Buffer

  • Snow Leopard: The in-depth review

    There will be small payoffs now, but next year's Macs will undoubtedly exploit these features to a much greater extent. But after a decade of constant advancement and regular operating-system upgrades, Apple has taken a pause with the release of…
    28 August 2009
    Tags: Classic • Exchange Server • Programmers • Drag • Boosts • Corner

  • Casio Exilim EX-FC100 review

    Video quality is very good, though you cannot use optical zoom while shooting video (typical for the video features on most cameras).The Casio Exilim EX-FC100's video features also exploit the camera's ability to record full frames at high speed.
    28 April 2009
    Tags: Cameras • Photography • Iso • Frames • Motion • Focusing

  • Mesh Elite GTX260 Pro review

    Youll need to run a 64bit OS to make full use of this memory, however, so make sure that your peripherals and installed applications are happy to run in this environment before you rush out and buy this machine.Our WorldBench 6 processing-speed…
    17 September 2008
    Tags: Speakers • Fly • Blu Ray • Ati • Elite

  • Adobe Photoshop Elements 7.0 review

    Adobe Photoshop Elements 7.0 continues to straddle the line between novices and more seasoned users, offering three levels of editing: Full Edit, Quick Fix, and Guided Editing.Online photo sharing is more popular than ever, with sites such as…
    27 August 2008
    Tags: Continues • Elements • Filter • Tricks • Edit • Adjust

  • Samsung Instinct review

    This is a shame, as in a sea of mobile phone mediocrity the Samsung Instinct does at least offer a viable alternative to the iPhone.Indeed, if the next-generation iPhone wasn't about to address some of the very same weaknesses the Samsung Instinct…
    24 June 2008
    Tags: Icon • Charging • Creation • Gps • Eyes • Navigation

White Papers

  • Professional Development Solutions from BCS

    Demonstrate your dedication to IT professionalism with BCS Group Membership The BCS Group Membership scheme will give you, your organisation and your IT team access to a range of products and services that will increase the capability of your IT…
    04 November 2009
    Tags: Enabled • Department • Enable • Enabling • Membership • Bcs

  • From fear to value: CIO strategies for propelling business through the economic crisis

    Download this white paper to find out how to employ IT to capitalise on business opportunties As executives working at the heart of business and technology, CIOs are uniquely qualified to help their organisations leverage available technology to…
    06 October 2009
    Tags: Cios • Executives • Opportunities • Exploit • Economic • Crisis

  • Back to Business: How Business Modeling Rationalises Data Warehousing

    Overly-complex designs were created, full of latency from too many layers and burdened with ongoing maintenance costs that exceed those of most operational systems.Today's business environment demands extreme measures to find efficiencies and to…
    22 October 2008
    Tags: Designs • Business Intelligence • Data Management • Storing • Latency • Assume

  • HP Datacentre Transformation solutions

    To exploit IT for business and competitive advantage. To increase ITs value, your organisation needs a business-centered view of your data center. HP Datacentre Transformation solutions enable this shift in focus.
    21 October 2008
    Tags: Datacentre • Integrate • Innovation • Growth • Enable • Shift

  • Strengthening Network Security

    Network security professionals are besieged by a nonstop flood of new software vulnerabilities, easy-to-get hacker toolkits, and an army of technology criminals eager to exploit network weaknesses for fun or profit.
    18 February 2008
    Tags: Profit • Compliance • Professionals • Vulnerability • Vulnerabilities • Criminals

  • A Business Approach to Right Time Decision Making

    The upshot of information arbitrage is that organizations optimize performance, because workers can correct problems and exploit new opportunities before it is too late to affect bottom-line results. To make effective decisions, business users need…
    05 December 2007
    Tags: Date • Opportunities • Affect • Decisions • Organizations • Views

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