http://www.silicon.com Results for security flaws en-us http://www.silicon.com/i/s/feeds/simple_logo.gif http://www.silicon.com 124 50 News feed from silicon.com http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60673052p,00.htm According to recent research conducted by IBM® ISS X-Force®, more than half of all disclosed vulnerabilities in 2008 were Web application flaws. Learn how IBM Web application security solutions can help you reduce costs, manage risk and improve... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:14:31 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60719610p,00.htm As Fixed Mobile Convergence (FMC) is opening the door to a wealth of new opportunities for service providers and their customers, it also ushers in a number of potential security flaws that can be exploited. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 01 Oct 2009 01:24:29 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60719700p,00.htm Network IDS/IPS and first-generation Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) don't protect against today's sophisticated web application threats, such as cross-site scripting, injection flaws and other vulnerabilities listed on the OWASP Top 10. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 01 Oct 2009 01:24:29 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60693939p,00.htm No software is perfect—even the most rigorously tested and secured operating system or application will contain flaws and vulnerabilities. The open source development model allows innovation to happen rapidly in all areas—including security. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 18 Sep 2009 01:23:37 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/security/0,39024655,39516148,00.htm McAfee Avert Labs director Dave Marcus said two of the flaws, in particular, relate to serious security vulnerabilities in the networking components of Window Vista, Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2003 that could allow for malicious... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 09 Sep 2009 12:51:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/security/0,39024655,39484017,00.htm At the time, Microsoft said it was already seeing attacks based on the flaw, which affects Office XP, Office 2003, Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2004 and 2006, as well as Office Small Business Accounting 2006. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 12 Aug 2009 11:15:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/security/0,39024655,39453990,00.htm Two serious security flaws have been plugged. New versions of Google Chrome are out, fixing bugs and patching security holes in both the stable build and the beta build. Found by the Google security team, the threat was serious enough that Google... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 20 Jul 2009 10:51:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/security/0,39024655,39452610,00.htm Oracle has released fixes for 33 security flaws that affect hundreds of products across its range. Both of the flaws are remotely exploitable, do not require authentication and could allow an attacker to take control of a system, Oracle said. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 16 Jul 2009 10:40:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60612977p,00.htm It also reveals tools that are only found on Mac OS X and how they can be used to find security flaws, especially those that can be used in conjunction with fuzzing. It is particularly targeted for those security researchers already familiar with... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 13 Jul 2009 01:21:51 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/security/0,39024655,39450332,00.htm Independent security vendor Secunia gave the flaws addressed by the update a "highly critical" ranking. Both of the flaws affect WebKit, the open source layout engine used in Safari. This vulnerability could allow a website to execute HTML and... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:33:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60608657p,00.htm In this paper, the authors posit seven flaws or design challenges that must be met for the general public to accept and use identity management systems. Identity management systems' scale and complexity, combined with the privacy and security... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:19:37 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60608655p,00.htm Typical techniques involve the exploitation of flaws in the software of web-based forums, photo galleries, shopping cart systems, and blogs. The security 'Holes' that are taken advantage of are usually widely known, with corrective patches... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:19:37 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://hardware.silicon.com/pdas/0,39024643,39443974,00.htm The 46 flaws could allow an attacker to bypass security restrictions, shut down an application, disclose sensitive information, conduct cross-site scripting and cross-site request forgery attacks, or take over the device, Apple said in an advisory. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 19 Jun 2009 08:53:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://hardware.silicon.com/servers/0,39024647,39437240,00.htm RIM did not give details of the flaws but said they could be exploited via a specially crafted PDF file. The bug was ranked as "highly critical" in an advisory from independent security firm Secunia. RIM has warned of critical bugs in its... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:09:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60304973p,00.htm It also discusses many flaws in the TCP implementation that has occurred in various OS based systems. This paper also discusses TCP attack "IP SPOOFING" and recommends steps to improve the security state of a TCP based system. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 08 May 2009 03:31:25 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/security/0,39024655,39420667,00.htm Considering the large number of vulnerabilities that are found in web-based applications, it is of great importance that security is built into applications early on in the software development lifecycle - and that they are tested regularly to... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 22 Apr 2009 08:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/malware/0,3800003100,39415817,00.htm Microsoft's last major PowerPoint patch, which came out in August 2008, addressed three critical flaws in the software. In a security advisory, Microsoft said that at present, attacks are not widespread, but they are tailored to affect specific... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 03 Apr 2009 15:51:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60570234p,00.htm The presenter shows the recently released CAT.NET tool and how it helps with the detection of security flaws. The presenter of this webcast provides an overview of what static code analysis is and typical coding errors that static analysis can and... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 02 Apr 2009 01:22:05 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60569757p,00.htm The virtual safe provides the ease of use of full-disk encryption without any of the accompanying security or data portability flaws, but with the speed and flexibility of file-based encryption. Steganos provides a full range of PC security and... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 01 Apr 2009 01:27:24 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39412967,00.htm Work stops on £224m kids' database after security flaws found We need a holistic approach to information security that properly encompasses the social/cultural aspects, rather than the prevailing exclusive emphasis on security technology. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 30 Mar 2009 11:17:02 +0000