Aug
4
Anti-virus software does not make full use of Windows exploit protection features
Filed Under: SECURITY SOFTWARE
According to a blog posting by Brian Krebs, many anti-virus products do not make full use of Windows' Data Execution Prevention (DEP) and Address Space Layout Randomisation (ASLR) features in order to thwart attacks targeted at potential vulnerabilities.
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Jul
5
Hackers target Microsoft Windows XP support system
Filed Under: SECURITY ALERTS
Hi-tech criminals are "escalating" attacks on an unpatched bug in the Windows XP help and support system
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Jun
5
Using Windows for a Day Cost Mac User $100,000
Filed Under: MISCELLANEOUS
David Green normally only accessed his company’s online bank account from his trusty Mac laptop. Then one day this April while he was home sick, Green found himself needing to authorize a transfer of money out of his firm’s account. Trouble was, he’d left his Mac at work. So he decided to log in to the company’s bank account using his wife’s Windows PC.
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Apr
13
1-in-10 Windows PCs still vulnerable to Conficker worm
Filed Under: VULNERABILITIES
Jan
27
IE Windows vulnerability coughs up local files
Filed Under: VULNERABILITIES
Aug
19
Windows WINS attacks in the wild
Filed Under: VULNERABILITIES
The "critical" WINS vulnerability that Microsoft issued a patch for last week is now being exploited actively in the wild, according to the SANS Institute.
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