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Attackers target zero-day Windows flaw
An "extremely critical" vulnerability has been discovered in Microsoft's XML Core Services, according to several security companies. Read more »
Microsoft probes report of IE flaw
A new flaw in Internet Explorer could be exploited to launch spoof-based attacks, or access and change data on vulnerable PCs, security experts have warned. Read more »
25-year-old BSD bug found and fixed
A Unix developer has discovered and fixed a filesystem bug in Berkeley Software Distribution, a widely used, open-source, Unix-like operating system, discovering in the process that the bug was at least 25 years old. Read more »
IE 7 bugs abound
People didn't lose any time in finding bugs in the latest preview release of Internet Explorer 7. Read more »
Symantec continues Vista bug hunt
After poking around the Windows Vista networking stack, Symantec researchers have tried out privilege-escalation attacks on an early version of the Windows XP successor. Read more »
No fix for 'critical' hole in Windows 98, ME
Microsoft will not fix a serious flaw in Windows 98 and Windows Millennium Edition because a patch could break other applications. Read more »
No Vista fixes in Microsoft's dirty dozen
Microsoft on Tuesday released fixes for 20 vulnerabilities in a variety of products including Windows, but none of the operating system flaws affect Vista. Read more »
Microsoft releases 'critical' updates for new programs
Microsoft on Tuesday released fixes for 19 security flaws in several of its products, including the new Internet Explorer 7, Office 2007 and Exchange 2007. Read more »
Microsoft patches zero-day Windows Media flaw
Microsoft on Tuesday in the US released seven security updates with patches for 11 security vulnerabilities, most of which affect the Windows operating system. Read more »
Microsoft to deliver patches by the dozen
Microsoft on Tuesday plans to release a dozen security bulletins, including a "critical" one for its own anti-spyware and other security products. Read more »
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Bug hunters, software firms in uneasy alliance
Although many software makers promote responsible disclosure, it isn't universally backed by the security community. Critics say it could make security companies lazy in patching. Full disclosure of flaws is better is preferred. Read more »
Gosling looks down Sun's open road
James Gosling discusses Sun's decision to release Java under the General Public License, whether open source is more secure than proprietary software, how IT departments can cut development costs, and why Microsoft still owns the desktop. Read more »
New security flaw in Outlook, IE
A Danish security researcher has warned that a recently discovered software flaw could leave user's systems open to malicious code carried on Web pages or in e-mails. Read more »
Microsoft to open more source code
Microsoft's shared source chief Jason Matusow talks about whether the company plans to release more Office source code. The question is, does anybody want it? Read more »
Open source, shared source or secret sauce?
When Microsoft shared its code, only a few people wanted to look. Were the open-source people wrong all along? Read more »
The secrets of open source security
The Linux vs. Windows security debate is a contest of examples, which stand in place of the concepts that comprise a larger, more fundamental question of what the security benefits and detriments are for the open source and closed source development models. Read more »
Open, closed source security about equal?
Proprietary programs should mathematically be as secure as those developed under the open-source model, a Cambridge University researcher argued in a paper presented in Toulouse, France. Read more »
Increase flexibility with the .NET schema object model
This article from Builder.com examines how the XML schema object model allows you to use .NET classes to manipulate schema components. Read more »
Analyse MySQL databases with SQLyog
MySQL Server enthusiasts can now take advantage of an interface similar to SQL Server's Query Analyser. SQLyog provides the functionality for free. Read more »
Don't get burned by downloaded code
Reusing code from the Web can save time and money, but there are potential problems too. Avoid these pitfalls when using downloaded code. Read more »
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