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Exploit Code Released for Oracle Hole

Exploit code is being circulated that can crash Oracle 10g databases. The code was posted on the Full Disclosure mailing list on Thursday. David Litchfield, a...

Sony Could Use Some Humanitarian Advice

At the risk of appearing Pollyanna-esque and despite the inherent danger of wading into the rootkit battle, Id like to introduce Sony Corp. to...

eEye Spots Unpatched Flaw in QuickTime

Just weeks after Apple Inc. released a fix for three gaping security holes in its QuickTime media player, a private security research outfit has...

Critical Windows Patch Fights Takeover Attacks

Three image-rendering flaws in the Windows operating system could put millions of Internet-connected users at risk of PC takeover attacks, Microsoft Corp. warned on...

Sonys Second Rootkit DRM Patch Doesnt Hush Critics

Sony Corp. released yet another patch for its maligned digital rights management software on Tuesday, as the company fended off barbs from computer security...

New Open-Source Anti-Spam Server Software Arrives

Companies and ISPs that want to stop spam before it hits a users mailbox may be interested in VA Linux Systems Japans SMTPGuard, an...

Is This the Dawn of the Linux Worms?

Over the weekend reports began to filter in of a new network worm that focused on a variety of vulnerabilities in products typically found...

Goodlink Gets New Features

Good Technology Inc. on Monday introduced a new set of software and services designed to bolster the security of Goodlink, a mobile computing platform...

Congress Debates Building Consumer Protections into Security Bill

Data security legislation moved forward in the U.S. House of Representatives last week after Democrats lost a hard-fought battle to insert a number of...

E-Mail Security Vendors Riding High

Ferris Research last month painted an attractive picture of the e-mail security sector. The San Francisco-based research house, which focuses on messaging and collaboration, said...