Stories about: Next Generation Security Software

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    Guide to VoIP security 03/07/2008 14:05:56

    New exploits against VoIP continue to emerge, but experts say these demonstrations reveal the need for vigilant security and are not fatal flaws to the technology.
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    How one site dealt with SQL injection attack 02/05/2008 08:34:08

    The massive wave of SQL injection attacks that started striking Microsoft-based Web sites around the world more than a week ago claimed as one of its victims Autoweb, a UK-based advertising and marketing site.
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    VOIP requires attention to security best practices 17/08/2007 08:40:57

    New exploits against VoIP continue to emerge, but experts say these demonstrations reveal the need for vigilant security and are not fatal flaws to the technology.
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    Researcher charts new, more dangerous Oracle attack 28/02/2007 13:50:26

    In a paper he plans to discuss Wednesday at the Black Hat DC 2007 conference, noted database security researcher David Litchfield is expected to outline a new attack method against Oracle databases that boosts the danger to unpatched systems.
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    Microsoft looks to create more 'standard' users 29/04/2005 07:58:04

    For security's sake, Microsoft wants more desktop business users to be '"standard."
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    QuickTime, RealPlayer spools broken by critical bugs 29/10/2004 07:56:27

    Two of the three most popular media players on the market have highly critical bugs that could allow remote system control by a hacker.
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    Experts publish 'how to' book for software exploits 16/03/2004 09:04:11

    A new book by leading security researchers on writing code to exploit security flaws in software, including Microsoft's Windows operating system, has caused some raised eyebrows in the technical community for publishing "zero day," or previously unknown, techniques for exploiting vulnerable systems.
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    New Microsoft hole leaves users doing patch work 12/02/2004 11:24:44

    Microsoft Corp.'s disclosure Tuesday of a sweeping new software vulnerability was met with annoyance but little surprise by users who woke up to yet another day of patching Wednesday.
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    RealNetworks warns of media player security flaws 09/02/2004 07:25:48

    RealNetworks's media player software contains vulnerabilities that could let an attacker take control of a PC on which the software is used to download multimedia files, the company confirmed last week.
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    Concerns mount over possible big Net attack 01/08/2003 09:08:45

    Security experts warn that a recently disclosed security vulnerability in Microsoft's Windows operating system may soon be used by a powerful Internet worm that could disrupt traffic on the Internet and affect millions of machines worldwide.
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    Microsoft still certifying leaky drivers 10/06/2003 08:29:05

    Months after promising to tighten up its procedures for certifying third-party software drivers, Microsoft Corp. is still giving the green light to network interface card (NIC) drivers that leak sensitive user information from machines running Windows Server 2003, according to a prominent security company.
 
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