Security >> Software flaws

Black Hat a sure bet to be big, bold in Vegas

From a mock trial in "Hacker Court" to presentations titled "Bad Sushi" and "Satan is on My Friends List," security conference promises to be provocative.

August 7, 2008, 6:30 PM PDT

Microsoft: Vista SP1 will break these programs

List of applications affected by service pack installation include Trend Micro's Internet Security 2008 and the Times Reader.

February 21, 2008, 6:19 AM PST

Vista, Leopard, Linux to compete in hack contest

An ethical hacking contest will pit the three operating systems against each other next month at CanSecWest conference.

February 7, 2008, 7:34 AM PST

Secunia: CA backup product 'inherently insecure'

In annual report on security flaws, vulnerability-testing company strongly criticizes CA's ARCserve Backup product, as well as Symantec Mail Security.

January 16, 2008, 10:19 AM PST

Open-source security moves to next step

Eleven projects are certified as secure in government-backed initiative led by source code analysis specialist Coverity.

January 11, 2008, 9:23 AM PST

Intuit bug resurfaces at public Wi-Fi hot spots

A bug in a flawed QuickBooks update that deleted users' files could strike again if the software is used at public Wi-Fi hot spots.

January 3, 2008, 1:35 PM PST

Kaspersky inadvertently quarantines Windows Explorer

A false positive in company's antivirus products leads to quarantine or deletion of some Windows users' copies of explorer.exe.

December 21, 2007, 6:04 AM PST

When more bugs can mean tighter security

Q&A Mozilla Europe president explains why having fewer disclosed vulnerabilities doesn't mean Internet Explorer is safer than the open-source Web browser.

December 7, 2007, 11:35 AM PST

Critics rap Microsoft safety study of IE, Firefox

Redmond executive says IE is the safer bet after comparing vulnerabilities in the two browsers, but some say the study is flawed.

December 4, 2007, 10:20 AM PST