Foxit Reader Security Vulnerability
Since I discovered Foxit Reader in early 2006, I’ve been recommending it to everyone. There’s no question it’s a best-of-breed tool for speed and simplicity. But recently, Secunia issued a bulletin...
View ArticlePhlashing Attack Can Damage Systems Beyond Repair
It has long been an “everybody knows” that viruses and other malware cannot physically damage hardware. We’ve all seen those alarming emails that say, “…the virus destroys Sector Zero, thus permanently...
View ArticleSafari for Windows Flaw Quick Fix
Microsoft has issued Security Advisory 953818 advising Safari users to “restrict use of Safari as a web browser until an appropriate update is available from Microsoft and/or Apple.” According to...
View ArticleMicrosoft Releases Out-of-Band Security Bulletin MS08-067
Microsoft just released a critical update for a “privately reported” vulnerability in the server service: This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in the Server service. The...
View ArticleOpera Zero-day Vulnerability
Just as Opera completed patches for critical vulnerabilities in its browser, researchers discovered another remote code execution bug. In its recent article, “Opera scrambles to quash zero-day bug in...
View ArticleInternet Explorer Targeted by Zero-day Attack
Even though Microsoft released the biggest batch of patches ever on Tuesday–28 flaws affecting Windows, Office, Internet Explorer, Visual Basic Active Controls and Windows Media Player, 23 of them...
View ArticleMicrosoft Releases Security Advisory (961040)
Microsoft’s latest Security Advisory (961040) covers a vulnerability in SQL Server that could allow remote code execution: Microsoft is investigating new public reports of a vulnerability that could...
View ArticleI’ll Say it Again—Turn Off the Remote Web Management Interface!
I don’t know how many times I’ve told people that the embedded management interface on most devices is a security breach waiting to happen. I just got wind of some news, but can’t seem to find anything...
View ArticlePatch Tuesday – Microsoft Fixes Eight Security Flaws
All of them are critical, but not a single one of them affects Windows 7, scheduled for release on October 22. The most dangerous flaw covered by this month’s batch of patches is a remote code...
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Mozilla Disables Insecure Microsoft Firefox Add-on
When I fired up my laptop the other day, I was greeted with this pop-up box: If you’re running Firefox, you may have already seen it yourself. Recall that these add-ons were installed into Firefox...
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