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Reversing a Security Patch with Automated Exploits

2008-05-06 20:10:09 by Editor in IT Security - The IT Security Industry's Web Resource
 
...patch for the vulnerability is released. Since many dont know about vulnerabilities until a patch comes out, and many people dont apply patches immediately, the new information gives hackers an extra in, into the systems Hackers exploit this period of time - the so-called patch window - to launch attacks against unpatched machines. Typically,...
 
Tags: patch, phenomena hackers, hackers, hackers exploit, apply patches immediately, patch window, exploits, patches, exploit
 
 
 
 
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Oracle behind Microsoft on patch management, says database expert

2008-03-13 13:00:00 by Editor in Computerworld Security News
 
People may have laughed at Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing project back in the early days, but the company's demonstrated true leadership on the patch front -- unlike, say, Oracle, which lags five years behind it on patch management, according to one expert
 
Tags: patch management, oracle, patch front, microsoft, true leadership, expert, unlike, lags, project
 
 
 
 
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Massive Coordinated Patch Effort To DNS System Flaw

2008-07-08 17:56:25 by Editor in Cheap Hack
 
...patch in today's Microsoft monthly patches wasn't just a Microsoft problem. It was part of a coordinated effort to patch numerous DNS servers for a series of problems that are common to DNS implementations. The US-Cert advisory on the problem describes three problems which, research has shown, can be combined into effective spoofing attacks...
 
Tags: microsoft monthly patches, microsoft, dns servers, isc bind, isc, servers, attacks, internet systems consortium, status
 
 
 
 
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MS preps critical Vista patch

2008-01-04 16:17:32 by Editor in ElectricNews.net - SECURITY
 
Microsoft plans to issue two security patches next Tuesday, one of which earns the dreaded rating of critical, in this year's first edition of its regular Patch Tuesday update cycle
 
Tags: tuesday, regular patch tuesday, security patches, microsoft plans, critical, issue, edition, earns, cycle
 
 
 
 
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Microsoft sends patch to wrong users

2008-01-10 00:00:00 by HASH0x84707cc in Network World on Security
 
A day after Microsoft accidentally sent a patch to some users running the Windows Vista operating system, the company updated the preview release of Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) to a small group of testers, the company confirmed Thursday
 
Tags: vista service pack, windows vista, preview release, users, microsoft, patch, company, sp1, system
 
 
 
 
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Does your patch management program include IP Phones?

2008-02-14 08:27:10 by Editor in Adventures in Security
 
Many organizations have good patch management processes in place to protect desktops, laptops, and servers. However, IP phones often fall through the proverbial cracks when assessing critical patches. For organizations in which IP phones are becoming commonplace, this is an oversight that put the data and other resources at high risk
 
Tags: phones, patch management processes, proverbial cracks, critical patches, organizations, protect desktops, resources, laptops, data
 
 
 
 
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Apple issues laptop keyboard patch

2008-02-20 00:00:00 by HASH0x8473a78 in Network World on Security
 
Apple has introduced its latest software patch for the MacBook and MacBook Pro, a firmware update for the keyboard
 
Tags: macbook, macbook pro, software patch, apple, keyboard, firmware
 
 
 
 
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New VMware vulnerability without a patch

2008-02-24 15:59:48 by Editor in Adventures in Security
 
If you're using VMware on your client systems, and you've configured host-to-guest shared folders, your virtualized clients might possess a vulnerability for which there is no current patch
 
Tags: vmware, vulnerability, current patch, client systems, possess, folders, clients
 
 
 
 
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Microsoft's Patch Tuesday is an all-Office affair

2008-03-11 00:00:00 by John Fontana in Network World on Security
 
Microsoft's monthly Patch Tuesday focused entirely on Office, and most notably Excel, with four critical patches, including one that could allow a hacker to hijack a user's e-mail
 
Tags: monthly patch tuesday, critical patches, microsoft, office, notably excel, hacker, e-mail, user, hijack