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DNSSEC glitch causes .gov sites to become inaccessible

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Aug 15, 2013

Name servers unable to distinguish faulty from rogue responses.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Aug 12, 2013

Many devices simply waiting for router advertisements, good or evil.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Aug 9, 2013

We speak to VB2013 presenters Ilya Rabinovich and Randy Abrams about their research, Windows 8 security, and what they aim to bring to VB2013.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Aug 9, 2013

Both Barnaby Jack and Triton showed how white-hat hacking should be done.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Aug 8, 2013

Marketers upset about 'emails' that you can't unsubscribe from.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Aug 6, 2013

DNS caching causes attack to have a long tail.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Aug 5, 2013

Visitors to child abuse websites likely target of operation, but will there be collateral damage?

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Aug 2, 2013

NSA activities could make millions avoid US-based services.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Aug 2, 2013

We speak to VB2013 presenters Mark Kennedy and Igor Muttik about their research interests and what they aim to bring to VB2013.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Aug 1, 2013

The August issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to download.

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Microsoft issues emergency patch

Out-of-cycle update fixes serious, wormable flaw.
Out-of-cycle update fixes serious, wormable flaw.Microsoft has issued an emergency update to cover a serious vulnerability in the Windows Server service, breaking its usual monthly… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2008/10/microsoft-issues-emergency-patch/

Four critical updates this Patch Tuesday

11 updates to be issued by Microsoft in October's monthly patch release: 4 critical.
11 updates to be issued by Microsoft in October's monthly patch release: 4 critical.Microsoft has prepared a total of 11 updates for the October round of its monthly patch release… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2008/10/four-critical-updates-patch-tuesday/

Four critical updates in Patch Tuesday release

Monthly security update small but vital.
Monthly security update small but vital.Microsoft has released its monthly 'Patch Tuesday' batch of security updates, with only four items on the list but all of them marked… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2008/09/four-critical-updates-patch-tuesday-release/

'Olympic' emails contain malicious XLS attachments

Malware writers sprint to use vulnerabilities before next Patch Tuesday.
Malware writers sprint to use vulnerabilities before next Patch Tuesday. Security researchers have reported seeing emails containing XLS attachments designed to exploit a yet… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2008/03/olympic-emails-contain-malicious-xls-attachments/

Bumper Patch Tuesday short of one patch

Excel remains vulnerable as expected fix is dropped.
Excel remains vulnerable as expected fix is dropped.Microsoft has issued its monthly 'Patch Tuesday' set of security updates, with a larger than usual crop of patches for a variety… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2008/02/bumper-patch-tuesday-short-one-patch/

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DNSSEC glitch causes .gov sites to become inaccessible

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