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PC Magazine August 3, 2005 Ryan Naraine |
TCP Port Attack Imminent? An ominous increase in sniffing activity on TCP Port 445 could signal an impending attack targeting a recently patched Microsoft vulnerability. |
InternetNews December 1, 2004 Tim Gray |
Microsoft: WINS Patch Coming Microsoft said it plans to issue a patch for a security flaw in Windows Server software that may allow attackers to gain control over systems running the program. |
InternetNews December 14, 2004 Sean Michael Kerner |
Microsoft Patches Five in Cycle Microsoft today issued five patches in its latest patch cycle, addressing problems with WordPad, DHCP, HyperTerminal, Windows Kernel and WINS. |
InternetNews April 20, 2004 Ryan Naraine |
Exploit for Windows SSL Flaw Circulating Unpatched systems are at risk of DoS attacks but security experts warn the threat level could grow considerably. |
InternetNews December 23, 2008 Sean Michael Kerner |
New Zero-Day Exploit Emerges for Microsoft SQL Microsoft issues warning for attack vector that could paralyze database servers. |
InternetNews August 12, 2005 Tim Gray |
Windows Exploit Code Online The exploit code can lead to a remote system compromise, where an attacker can take control of an affected computer. A patch for this code is available online. |
InternetNews July 25, 2005 Sean Michael Kerner |
SANS: No Safety From Vulnerabilities IE vulnerabilities still abound, but Apple, Mozilla and Real Player users have little to gloat about. |
InternetNews February 10, 2004 Ryan Naraine |
Microsoft Patches 'Critical' ASN.1 Vulnerability Buffer overflows could give malicious hackers complete control of unpatched machines. |
InternetNews January 11, 2005 Tim Gray |
Microsoft Patches Three Holes, Offers Removal Tool The company issues fixes for Internet Explorer vulnerabilities and offers a free anti-malicious software removal tool. |
InternetNews September 9, 2008 Sean Michael Kerner |
Microsoft Updates for Media Vulnerabilities Be careful what you listen to on your PC. Hackers may want to get it. |
InternetNews January 8, 2008 Andy Patrizio |
First 'Patch Tuesday' of 2008 Proves Modest Microsoft's first "Patch Tuesday" of 2008 was fairly unexceptional as the company's monthly vulnerability fixes go, focusing on two security bulletins, only one of which is labeled "Critical," the most severe category. |
InternetNews November 23, 2009 |
Zero-Day Exploit a Threat to IE6 & 7 Browsers? Another zero-day hole emerges in key Microsoft software. |
InternetNews June 30, 2005 Sean Michael Kerner |
US-CERT: Veritas Vulnerability Exploited The federal agency warns that Vertias Backup Exec is being actively exploited a week after a security hole in the software was disclosed. |
InternetNews February 18, 2009 Richard Adhikari |
Hackers Target IE 7 Browser Again Users who failed to patch their computers after Microsoft released its monthly Patch Tuesday update last week could be in trouble - an Internet Explorer browser vulnerability for which the patch was sent out is under attack again. |
InternetNews November 21, 2005 Sean Michael Kerner |
Unpatched IE Flaw Now Exploitable Security firm published proof-of-concept code for a six-month-old unpatched IE flaw. |
InternetNews July 20, 2004 Ryan Naraine |
Windows 2000 Exploit Code Released Exploit code for a known security flaw in Microsoft Windows 2000 has been posted online, putting millions of users at risk of a PC hijack. Apply those MS04-019 and MS04-022 security patches as needed. |
InternetNews December 16, 2005 Jim Wagner |
Dasher Worm No Friendly Reindeer Corporations are at the most risk from a recently discovered worm. |
InternetNews October 20, 2005 Sean Michael Kerner |
Snort's Intrusion System Blows a Hole US-CERT issued an advisory this week warning that the open source Snort intrusion detection system had a highly critical buffer overflow vulnerability that could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. |
PC Magazine September 16, 2003 Dennis Fisher |
The Lookout: Windows Server 2003 Flaw Microsoft Corp. has issued a patch for the first serious vulnerability to be found in Windows Server 2003, which company officials have said is Microsoft's most secure OS yet. |
InternetNews October 9, 2007 Andy Patrizio |
Microsoft Patches IE, Office Holes A favorite target of virus writers, Internet Explorer, is the recipient of four new vulnerability fixes today from Microsoft in the latest of the company's regular monthly product updates. |
InternetNews April 28, 2004 Ryan Naraine |
Blaster Redux? SSL Worm Threat Rising Security experts have spotted the first signs of a Blaster-like worm circulating underground, prompting fears that major Internet disruptions could be less than a week away. |
InternetNews May 10, 2005 Sean Michael Kerner |
Mini Patch Day For Microsoft As part of its monthly patch cycle, Microsoft also expanded its monthly advisory reporting going beyond security bulletins with additional items that impact users' security. |
InternetNews October 14, 2004 Sean Michael Kerner |
Microsoft Releases Scanning Tool As part of Microsoft's update package released this week, the company included the MS04-028 Enterprise Scanning Tool which allows system admins to scan their networks to identify potentially vulnerable machines. |
InternetNews August 15, 2006 Andy Patrizio |
Exploit Looks For Unpatched Windows Servers When both Microsoft and the government say patch your servers, you really shouldn't drag your feet. |
InternetNews September 23, 2004 Ryan Naraine |
Exploits Circulating for JPEG Flaw Just eight days after Microsoft released a fix for a "critical" flaw in the way JPEG files are processed, researchers have discovered proof-of-concept exploit code that is targeting unpatched machines. |
InternetNews April 13, 2007 Sean Michael Kerner |
Microsoft Confirms DNS Attacks Microsoft issues advisory and workaround to combat vulnerability in Windows Server DNS Service. |
InternetNews March 10, 2009 Sean Michael Kerner |
Microsoft Patch Tuesday Shores Up DNS DNS flaws are rated by Microsoft as likely to be exploited. |
InternetNews May 11, 2004 Ryan Naraine |
MS Patches Windows Code Execution Flaw A Help and Support Center flaw leaves Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 users are at risk of remote code execution attacks. |
InternetNews March 7, 2005 Sean Michael Kerner |
'Land' Bug Back to Bedevil Microsoft Servers Windows Server 2003 and XP SP2 machines without properly configured firewalls are at risk of a Denial of Service attack via the "LAND" bug, according to a security researcher. |
InternetNews November 9, 2004 Sean Michael Kerner |
Microsoft Plugs ISA Vulnerability Microsoft issued a patch for a vulnerability in its server software that could allow an attacker to spoof trusted Internet content. |
InternetNews September 15, 2006 Ed Sutherland |
Hackers Attack ActiveX Flaw in IE IE 5.01 and 6 users warned to disable ActiveX while the Microsoft investigates. |
InternetNews December 9, 2005 Sean Michael Kerner |
Do Hackers Look Before They Leap? University of Maryland researchers find that port scanning isn't necessarily a harbinger of an attack. |
InternetNews February 17, 2004 Ryan Naraine |
Blaster Type Virus Attack Called 'Imminent' Exploit code for 'critical' Windows ASN.1 flaw could lead to major network disruption. Microsoft Patches 'Critical' ASN.1 Flaw |
InternetNews January 10, 2006 Ed Sutherland |
Critical Patches Follow Windows WMF Trouble Microsoft issues two critical patches as part of January's monthly patch cycle, with similar warnings to the Windows Metafile image processor exploit. |
InternetNews March 9, 2004 Ryan Naraine |
Microsoft Patches Trio of Vulnerabilities Security fixes issued for Microsoft Outlook, MSN Messenger and the Windows Media Services. |
InternetNews January 25, 2005 Sean Michael Kerner |
Moveable Type Vulnerability Patched A new version of the blogging software patches a vulnerability that could leave sites open to become spam havens. |
InternetNews January 3, 2006 Sean Michael Kerner |
Microsoft Readies WMF Patch The zero-day Windows Metafile exploit is to be patched in the first update of the year. |
InternetNews December 28, 2007 Sean Michael Kerner |
Microsoft Expands Security Reporting Microsoft's new Security Vulnerability Research and Defense blog is designed to provide additional, in-depth technical details on Microsoft security updates. |
InternetNews September 8, 2009 |
Did Windows 7 Get Its First Zero-Day Exploit? How soon will it take before hackers start finding holes in Windows 7? The wait may be over. |
InternetNews November 13, 2007 Andy Patrizio |
Slow Patch Tuesday Should Not Be Dismissed Microsoft may have only one critical fix, but it's critical for a reason. |
PC World June 27, 2002 Joris Evers |
Windows Media Player Flaw Puts PCs at Risk Security hole in media player's antipiracy feature could allow hackers to access your computer. |
InternetNews May 30, 2006 Roy Mark |
Symantec Patches Antivirus Vulnerability Symantec said today it has fixed a vulnerability in its antivirus software suite that potentially could open a backdoor to hackers. |
InternetNews July 6, 2009 Stuart J. Johnston |
Microsoft Warns of New Zero-day Bug for XP Microsoft warns XP and Windows Server 2003 users to install workaround now. |
InternetNews January 28, 2005 Sean Michael Kerner |
Weak Passwords Leave Win MySQL Vulnerable Got a weak-password habit? If you're not running the latest anti-virus scanners along with MySQL, you could have a bot problem. |
InternetNews September 24, 2004 Ryan Naraine |
Scanner Tool Released To Thwart JPEG Attack Microsoft's detection tool can be used to identify vulnerable versions of the GDI libraries that handle JPEG processing. |
PC Magazine June 23, 2008 Matthew D. Sarrel |
How Secure Is Your Company? To protect your business, think like a thief. |
Unix Insider November 2000 Sandra Henry-Stocker |
Tapping on the walls Paring down your network services isn't the only way to protect your systems against attacks: port scanning can also be an effective tool. Here's how to stay one step ahead of your enemy... |
InternetNews January 7, 2010 Stuart J. Johnston |
Microsoft to Squish One Lonely Bug on Tuesday First 'Patch Tuesday' of the new year fixes a critical hole in Windows 2000. |
InternetNews December 12, 2008 Sean Michael Kerner |
Microsoft Expands Zero-Day IE Warning As reports of attacks in the wild come in, Microsoft says IE 7 is not the only vulnerable version of its browser. |
InternetNews November 23, 2004 Tim Gray |
Analysts: Expect More Ad Server Attacks Security analysts say attacks via ad servers are likely to continue. Another reason not to use Internet Explorer? |