The vulnerabilities could be exploited by an attacker to execute arbitrary code. View full post on eSecurityPlanet RSS Feed For more information go to http://www.NationalCyberSecurity.com, http://www. GregoryDEvans.com, http://www.LocatePC.net or http://AmIHackerProof.com View full post on National Cyber Security
The 10 worst Web application-logic flaws that hackers love to abuse
Hackers are always hunting to find business-logic flaws, especially on the Web, in order to exploit weaknesses in online ordering and other processes. NT OBJECTives, which validates Web application security, says these are the top … View full post on National Cyber Security » Announcements
Microsoft April 2012 Patch Tuesday repairs critical IE flaws, ActiveX control issue
Microsoft repaired 11 vulnerabilities in April, including a critical update to its Internet Explorer browser and an ActiveX fix that affects a variety of software and server systems. View full post on SearchSecurity: Security Wire Daily News View full post on National Cyber Security
RSA denies flaws in security algorithm
After having its flagship RSA crypto system called flawed this week by prominent researchers in a paper they made available online, EMC’s RSA security division struck back by saying the paper’s results don’t indicate a fundamental flaw in the RSA algorithm but more likely a problem with implementing it. “On…
Adobe Patches Flash Player Security Flaws
The emergency update patches seven vulnerabilities. View full post on eSecurityPlanet RSS Feed View full post on National Cyber Security
Software vendors fail to stem tide of security flaws, report shows
Many of the software industry’s top vendors are still struggling to reduce the number of vulnerabilities across all classes of products, an analysis of 2011’s flaw figures by research company Secunia has revealed. Using its own database plus publically known Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs), Secunia’s Yearly Report 2011 found…
Microsoft to Patch 21 Security Flaws on Valentine’s Day
Four of of the nine security bulletins are rated critical. View full post on eSecurityPlanet RSS Feed View full post on National Cyber Security
Google’s Chrome 16 Patches 15 Security Flaws
The newest version of the browser addresses six high-risk, seven medium-risk, and two low-risk vulnerabilities. View full post on eSecurityPlanet RSS Feed View full post on National Cyber Security
Government applications still riddled with serious security flaws
The US government sector is markedly worse than private industry at eliminating a range of common but serious flaws from software code, an analysis of real applications submitted for review to testing company Veracode has found. The company found that 75 percent of government applications (including federal, state and local…
Cross-site scripting flaws pose a risk to web app data security, says Veracode
Cross-site scripting flaws are the most prevalent vulnerabilities found in Web applications, posing a risk to data and intellectual property, according to a study of thousands of applications by vendor Veracode. Veracode, a company that specialises in finding vulnerabilities in code, analysed more than 9,900 applications that were submitted to…