Thursday | 8 January, 2009

Stories about: Next Generation Security Software

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    How one site dealt with SQL injection attack 02/05/2008 08:34:08

    The massive wave of SQL injection attacks that started striking Microsoft-based Web sites around the world more than a week ago claimed as one of its victims Autoweb, a UK-based advertising and marketing site.
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    VOIP requires attention to security best practices 17/08/2007 08:40:57

    New exploits against VoIP continue to emerge, but experts say these demonstrations reveal the need for vigilant security and are not fatal flaws to the technology.
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    Oracle releases delayed Windows database patch 23/04/2007 08:14:37

    Oracle probably worried some DBAs last week when it released its [[ArtId:136270860|Critical Patch Update|new]], but neglected its most critical database flaw of the quarter for 9.2.0.8 users on the Windows platform. At the time, Oracle said this fix would come on April 30, but now it looks like Oracle has found a way to get the patch out.
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    Researcher charts new, more dangerous Oracle attack 28/02/2007 13:50:26

    In a paper he plans to discuss Wednesday at the Black Hat DC 2007 conference, noted database security researcher David Litchfield is expected to outline a new attack method against Oracle databases that boosts the danger to unpatched systems.
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    Hacker cancels plan to publicize Oracle database flaws 30/11/2006 08:48:36

    A bug hunter who had promised to disclose one zero-day bug in Oracle databases every day for a whole week in December has abruptly canceled his plans to do so.
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    Study: Oracle database has more flaws than SQL Server 28/11/2006 11:25:45

    Microsoft may be taking the most heat among software vendors for security problems but it's not always the one with the worst record.
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    Oracle mending fences with security researchers 29/05/2006 12:53:51

    Oracle once marketed its database as "unbreakable," but security researcher David Litchfield has a lesser opinion of the software.
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    Many Oracle users still waiting for April patches 03/05/2006 13:20:28

    Testing problems are forcing some Oracle users to wait a little longer than usual for the company's latest round of security patches, the first of which were released last month.
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    Oracle patch fails to fix attack 28/04/2006 08:28:56

    Oracle's latest security update may fix more than 30 flaws in its software, but it leaves Oracle databases vulnerable to a zero-day attack, according to a security researcher.
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    Oracle fires back at security researcher 30/01/2006 08:08:50

    Oracle and a security researcher are trading heated barbs over a vulnerability in the company's software that has gone unpatched since it was discovered in October.
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    Microsoft earns patching praise from IT execs 23/01/2006 08:21:36

    Microsoft may take the most heat on security vulnerabilities, but other software vendors need to catch up when it comes to dealing with flaws found in their products, according to users and analysts interviewed last week.
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