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Kaminsky details DNS flaw

Security researcher Dan Kaminsky has offered more details about a fundamental flaw in the Domain Name System and the extent of the vulnerability. Read more »

Microsoft warns of unpatched IE flaw

Microsoft has issued a security advisory for Internet Explorer, after a research firm published a working exploit to demonstrate how attackers could take advantage of the flaw. Read more »

Microsoft admits to Vista flaw

Microsoft is investigating a security vulnerability which affects Vista, its newly launched operating system. Read more »

Web 2.woe: Simple security flaws going unfixed

Web application vulnerabilities are simple to fix -- but they're here to stay and will likely get worse, say security analysts. Read more »

Exploit code chases two Firefox flaws

Two vulnerabilities in the popular Firefox browser have been rated 'extremely critical' because exploit code is now available to take advantage of them. Read more »

Expert: Hold developers liable for flaws

Software developers should be held personally accountable for the security of the code they write, said Howard Schmidt, a former White House cybersecurity adviser. Read more »

Microsoft: Extra patching a precaution

A fix distributed to some Windows XP systems earlier this week is a preventative measure and not a new issue, Microsoft said Thursday. Read more »

Antivirus insecurity at Black Hat confab

Experts are warning that the popularity of antivirus software could turn the defensive measure into a security risk. Read more »

Two flaws embitter Microsoft's Java

Microsoft has released an advisory warning all users of its Windows operating system of two new critical flaws that could allow a malicious attacker to take control of a victim's PC. Read more »

Judge halts Defcon hacking speech

A federal judge on Saturday in the US granted the Massachusetts transit authority's request for an injunction preventing three MIT students from giving a presentation about hacking smartcards used in the Boston subway system. Read more »

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Are keywords the answer for font sizing?

With font sizes in CSS, you have three choices: absolute measurements, relative measurements, and keywords. Here's why we think keywords are the best compromise Read more »

Is IT certification still relevant for developers?

The IT certification landscape has drastically changed over the years. It was once considered the measuring stick for IT knowledge, is this still true? 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 »

Beating the software blues

Tealeaf Technology founder Robert Wenig says that the quality of software applications continues to plague the computer industry. 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 »

Develop secure software at the application level

Protect your application from input overflow and underflow attacks, and from other common tactics with these development techniques. Read more »

Explore sequence diagrams

In our third installment on UML we'll show you how to use sequence diagrams as a tool in your application development and an understanding of object interaction. Read more »

Seven deadly excuses for poor design

Some companies look at customer satisfaction to determine their success while other unwittingly reward their staff for products that don't meet the needs of end users. Read more »

Develop 'personal mastery' for effective project management

Peforming a pesonal SWOT analysis can help you cultivate valuable management skills. This article will show you how to develop the discipline to achieve 'personal mastery.' Read more »

Show class collaboration in your application development

The dynamic aspects of class collaborations can be represented in UML with sequence diagrams. Find out how to use sequence diagrams as a tool in your application development and get a better understanding of object interaction. Read more »

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Discover what you already knew

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- Have you ever thought the metrics measured against you as a code monkey to be unfair or a waste? Well you could be right. Read more »

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  • Staff Crying, mooning and leaving

    In this week's roundup we see that continuous whining can get results, Linux users get 64-bit Flash and Moonlight previews, the latest in the Yahoo/Microsoft relationship and Senator Conroy ducks and weave in Senate Question Time. Read more »

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    Despite the recent employment axe hitting Sun the company has pushed out a new release of its Netbeans open source IDE with an eye to appeal more to Web developers. Read more »

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    Attending last weekend's BarCamp in Sydney, it was hard to escape the conclusion that a certain "dot-com bust" flavour had seeped into the kool aid previously being drunk by Australia's web 2.0 and early stage start-up sector. Read more »

    -- posted by Renai LeMay

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