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Apple closes open-source flaws with latest patch
The consumer technology company shuttered at least 40 software vulnerabilities affecting its Mac OS X operating system. 2008-10-13 Read more ... | Comment(s) | Post Comment Lawmaker's son indicted for Palin e-mail hack David C. Kernell, the 20-year-old son of Tennessee state representative Mike Kernell, pleads not guilty to a single count of unauthorized access to an e-mail account. 2008-10-09 Read more ... | Comment(s) | Post Comment Privacy survey urged for counterterror programs The National Research Council calls for all U.S. agencies to evaluate their programs based on how effective they are and whether they protect privacy. 2008-10-07 Read more ... | Comment(s) | Post Comment Researcher calls for peer review Partial disclosure prompts too many questions in the press and amongst researcher, and would benefit from independent evaluation, says flaw finder Dan Kaminsky. 2008-10-06 Read more ... | Comment(s) | Post Comment Report claims surveillance of Chinese messaging A Chinese messaging and voice-over-IP client logs chat conversations based on certain keywords and other criteria, a security researcher claims. 2008-10-03 Read more ... | Comment(s) | Post Comment Second bill tackles laptop border searches Three U.S. lawmakers propose a law to limit the searches of laptops or other electronic devices to cases where customs agents have reasonable suspicion of illegal activity. 2008-10-02 Read more ... | Comment(s) | Post Comment TCP flaws allow deadly DoS attacks, finders say Two security researchers claim that flaws in the network stacks used by most operating systems could allow attackers to send a low-bandwidth denial-of-service attack that could leave victims' systems unresponsive. 2008-10-02 Read more ... | Comment(s) | Post Comment Washington AG files spyware lawsuits The Attorney General of Washington files, with the help of Microsoft, its seventh lawsuit against a purveyor of misleading spyware. 2008-09-30 Read more ... | Comment(s) | Post Comment Hack-and-tell student quits school, awaits trial The 20-year-old student that allegedly hacked a college's e-mail system refuses to agree to sanctions, quit school and awaits his trial on computer-intrusion charges, according to a local news report. 2008-09-29 Read more ... | Comment(s) | Post Comment Apple, Cisco fix serious security flaws The consumer technology maker pushes out a large patch for Java on Mac OS X, while Cisco publishes a dozen updates to fix serious issues in its networking hardware. 2008-09-25 Read more ... | Comment(s) | Post Comment |
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