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Vulnerability Alerts

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Microsoft

MS08-022 – Critical: Vulnerability in VBScript and JScript Scripting Engines Could Allow Remote Code Execution (944338) - Version:2.1
Microsoft Security Advisory (951306): Vulnerability in Windows Could Allow Elevation of Privilege

CERT/CC

Latest Security Product Reviews

Risk Management

NetIQ Secure Configuration Manager 5.7

NetIQ's Secure Configuration Manager (SCM) is a combination of client server and web-based components to help organisations manage configurations of workstations and servers.

Vulnerabilities & Exploits

Secure Auditor 2.0

Secure Bytes Secure Auditor is actually a suite comprised of several different pieces designed to audit vulnerabilities across a broad range of systems.

Vulnerabilities & Exploits

Tenable Network Security

For this review, I decided to combine these products into a single group of their own. Please keep in mind that these products can be purchased separately and can function on their own.

Latest Security Features

Legal

Tactics: Show me the money

Looking for the board to invest in your security project? Learn to speak their language before you pitch, suggest Jessica Twentyman

Access Control

Cloud details are too fluffy

Cloud computing and security - what are the issues? Information at the moment is sketchy to say the least.

Vulnerabilities & Exploits

Web 2.0: Attack of the JavaScript malware

Imagine you are sitting in front of your computer and all of a sudden you hear weird sounds coming from your hard drive.

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Latest Security News

Access Control

Unauthorised web servers connected to IRS network

Sep 8, 2008

The Internal Revenue Service found 1,811 unauthorised web servers connected to its network.

Vulnerabilities & Exploits

Phishing drops as Rock Phish invests in technology updgrade

Sep 8, 2008

A highly organized gang of phishers took some time off to rebuild its botnet infrastructure -- but experts expect the scams to return with a vengeance.

Vulnerabilities & Exploits

Cisco warns of new security risks

Sep 8, 2008

Attack can cripple Access Control Server, security appliances.

Messaging

Chinese scammers launch new offensive

Sep 8, 2008

Chinese scammers are using search engine optimisation (SEO) techniques to subvert company details.

Messaging

Picasa and Flash become latest spam tools

Sep 5, 2008

Google's Picasa image hosting service is fast-becoming the new tool of choice for spammers to elude e-mail filters.