Browsers feel the fuzz
Security researchers are starting to aim network fuzzers away from servers and toward browsers, finding that dozens of flaws have been missed. 2006-04-12 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11387 Groups argue over merits of flaw bounties Vulnerability researchers like getting paid for their research, but software companies criticize the programs. Do vulnerability-purchasing initiatives make sense? 2006-04-05 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11386 Seven arrested in online fraud crackdown An ongoing investigation, dubbed Operation Rolling Stone by the U.S. Secret Service, has turned up links to the massive debit-card breaches that have worried banks and consumers. 2006-03-31 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11385 Patches released for zero-day IE threat UPDATE: As hundreds of malicious Web sites attempt to exploit the most critical of two Internet Explorer flaws disclosed last week, two third-party firms release fixes to nix the threat. See also: Thousands download third-party patches 2006-03-28 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11384 Microsoft offers Apple security advice Microsoft giving advice to Apple on software security? What next, a lecture on timely shipping of product? 2006-03-24 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11383 Check Point calls off Sourcefire buy Citing an ongoing investigation into the deal by the U.S. Treasury Department, the companies decide to call it quits. 2006-03-24 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11382 Debit-card fraud underscores legal loopholes UPDATE: Three major data leaks in the last six months are likely responsible for a recent spate of debit-card fraud, but in two cases, no one has come forward to take responsibility. Under current state laws, such silence may be legal. 2006-03-20 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11381 Virus names likely a lost cause The Common Malware Enumeration Project clears up confusion for responders, but racing to name the latest virus in the media will continue to be the norm. 2006-03-09 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11380 Antivirus groups fight over Crossover sharing A young antivirus group's attempts to leverage a rare exclusive virus discovery into greater membership has earned it criticism from the old guard of antivirus companies. 2006-03-03 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11379 Triple threat to Mac OS X largely academic Two worms and an exploit for Apple's operating system hardly threaten consumers' computers, but should act as a wake-up call for Mac users. 2006-02-24 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11378 |
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