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Phone network vulnerability reveals location information
Minnesota Public Radio
The vulnerability in phone networks can be exploited with just a mobile
phone and laptop, said researcher Denis Foo Kune. "Anybody can set up this
particular apparatus to be able to listen to broadcast messages from the
towers," Kune said.
<http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2012/02/17/phone-network-vulnerability/>
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Report: third party programs rather than Microsoft programs responsible
for ...
ZDNet (blog)
By Dancho Danchev | February 17, 2012, 5:51am PST Summary: According to
Secunia's recently released "Yearly Vulnerability Research Report",
third party applications rather than Microsoft programs are responsible for
the majority of vulnerabilities.
<http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/report-third-party-programs-rather-than-microsoft-programs-responsible-for-most-vulnerabilities/10383>
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Adobe issues patch for 'critical' Flash vulnerability
GCN.com
By 1105 Media Staff Adobe has released a fix for a critical zero-day flaw
in Flash Player that repoptedly has been exploited in the wild, and issued
updates addressing six other vulnerabilities. The vulnerability Adobe
classified as "critical," a ...
<http://gcn.com/articles/2012/02/17/ecg-adobe-zero-day-flash-flaw.aspx>
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Serious Internet Explorer 9, 8, 7, Vulnerabilities
Infoboom
Though it was purely coincidence, it's rather bittersweet that Microsoft
announced some serious vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer 9, 8, and 7 on
Valentine's Day. It's as if they were showing their love for their users by
warning them of these ...
<http://theinfoboom.com/articles/serious-internet-explorer-9-8-7-vulnerabilities/>
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Mozilla: Firefox can be hacked via booby-trapped images
ZDNet (blog)
By Ryan Naraine | February 17, 2012, 11:01am PST Summary: For the second
time in a week, Mozilla patches a "critical" vulnerability that could
be remotely exploitable and can lead to arbitrary code execution. For the
second time this week, ...
<http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/mozilla-firefox-can-be-hacked-via-booby-trapped-images/10406>
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Vulnerability in libpng prompts Firefox and Thunderbird updates
The H
According to the release notes, the version 10.0.2 updates to the open
source web browser and the news and email client address a security
vulnerability; however, at the time of writing, the project's security
pages provide no details of what has been ...
<http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Vulnerability-in-libpng-prompts-Firefox-and-Thunderbird-updates-1436810.html>
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Copy of Adobe issues Flash Player update, fixes Adobe XSS zero-day flaw
SearchSecurity.com.au
Adobe Systems Inc. issued a high-priority security update for its
ubiquitous Flash Player software, repairing seven critical vulnerabilities,
including a cross-site scripting (XSS) flaw that is being actively targeted
in phishing attacks against ...
<http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com.au/news/2240117538/Copy-of-Adobe-issues-Flash-Player-update-fixes-Adobe-XSS-zero-day-flaw>
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Interactive response systems vulnerable to hacking: experts
The Hindu
The vulnerabilities of Interactive Voice Response System (IVRS) were
exposed at the Nullcon — a conference of cyber security personnel
attended by ethical hackers, government officials, intelligence
organisations and cyber security firms here.
<http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/article2903851.ece>
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How Microsoft Made Windows Secure From Ground Up
InformationWeek
For more than a decade, the SDL has generated impressive results for
Microsoft--leading, for example, to the decline of critical vulnerabilities
in 2011 to their lowest level in five years. Steven Lipner, the partner
director of program management for ...
<http://www.informationweek.com/news/security/app-security/232601071>
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Cisco's Nexus switches open to DoS attacks
Network World
Cisco this week issued a security advisory for a vulnerability in its NX-OS
operating system, the software driving its Nexus data center switches. The
vulnerability could leave the switches open to denial of service (DoS)
attacks, the advisory states.
<http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/79844>
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