TAG: Vulnerability

Research exposes vulnerability of GSM phones to new scams

27 Dec, 2011, 5:42 pm IST Mobile phones

A well-known expert on mobile phone security says a vulnerability in a widely used wireless technology could ... More

Security breach hits Linux Foundation sites, down for maintenance

12 Sep, 2011, 11:04 am IST Rossi Fernandes Web services

The latest victims of a hack attack are sites belonging to the Linux Foundation. More

Apple iOS 4.3.4 Fixes PDF Security Glitch, Still Jailbroken

16 Jul, 2011, 3:03 pm IST tech2 News Staff iOS

Earlier today, Apple launched an update to Apple iOS enabled devices that fixes a security flaw in viewing PDF files. More

First IE7 Specific Vulnerability Discovered

27 Oct, 2006, 2:14 pm IST Jayesh Mansukhani

Secunia has found the first IE7 specific vulnerability which allows URL's to be spoofed. More

MS Security Rollout Fixes 28 Security Issues

11 Oct, 2006, 12:20 pm IST Jayesh Mansukhani

Microsoft issues huge security rollout that fixes 28 security issues and marks the end of Windows XP SP1 support period. More

Microsoft To Issue 11 Bugfixes Next Week

06 Oct, 2006, 1:40 pm IST Jayesh Mansukhani

Microsoft to issue 11 security patches for Windows and Office products. More

Microsoft Suggests Workaround For Bug

02 Oct, 2006, 10:00 am IST Jayesh Mansukhani

Microsoft suggests workaround for critical bug. More

Microsoft Releases VML Bugfix

27 Sep, 2006, 11:55 am IST Jayesh Mansukhani

Microsoft releases VML bugfix two weeks ahead of schedule. More

Apple Fixes Wi-Fi Related Bugs

22 Sep, 2006, 6:11 pm IST Jayesh Mansukhani Wi-Fi Routers

Apple fixes 3 Wi-Fi related vulnerabilites that could have lead to code escalation More

Porn Sites Exploit IE6 Bug To Install Ad-ware

20 Sep, 2006, 6:11 pm IST Jayesh Mansukhani Windows

IE6 bug being exploited to install ad-ware by adult sites More

Microsft Patch Introduces New Security Problem

24 Aug, 2006, 10:00 am IST Jayesh Mansukhani

In what is becoming a rather annoying trend for Microsoft Windows users, yet another security patch issued by the software compan... More

Adobe Updates Its Software

13 Jul, 2006, 10:30 am IST Jayesh Mansukhani

Adobe Systems the desktop major has delivered fixes for two s... More

July is Browser Bug Month?

06 Jul, 2006, 6:30 pm IST Jayesh Mansukhani

It seems each day this month, a known security expert will expose a new vulnerability found in one of the major Internet browsers i.e. Firefox, IE, Op... More

Excel Vulnerability Hit By Worm

19 Jun, 2006, 4:30 pm IST Jayesh Mansukhani

A yet to be patched security vulnerability in Microsoft's Excel has begun to be exploited. A malicious Excel document is sent as an e-mail attachment... More

Windows 98 Not to get Crucial Fixes : Microsoft

12 Jun, 2006, 6:00 pm IST Jayesh Mansukhani

Microsoft has given up on the idea of patching security vulnerabilities in Windows 98 and Windows ME. The latest flaw has to do with the way Windows E... More

Microsoft Working on Patch for Word Vulnerability

23 May, 2006, 11:00 am IST Jayesh Mansukhani

In a follow-up to the Microsoft Word vulnerability found last week, Microsoft has indicated that they are  working on a fix. However it's likely th... More

New Microsoft Word Vulnerability in the Wild

20 May, 2006, 2:19 pm IST Jayesh Mansukhani

Security researchers have discovered a zero-day vulnerability in Microsoft Word, which is already being actively exploited by hackers in China and Tai... More

Microsoft Patch Tuesday: What To Expect

08 Apr, 2006, 2:30 pm IST Jayesh Mansukhani

A normal MS patch rollout does not normally warrant the share of news posts and blog mentions it gets. However, this week it is different. There are s... More

HP Warns of Printer Vulnerability

07 Apr, 2006, 12:20 pm IST Sharon Khare Printers

Hewlett-Packard (HP) has warned customers of a recently discovered vulnerability in two of its printer models - Color LaserJet 2500 and Color LaserJe... More