http://www.itworld.com/taxonomy/term/1140/all xx http://www.itworld.com/security/78897/cisco-patches-dos-vulnerability-uc-manager Cisco on Wednesday released an update to patch a vulnerability found in the SIP service of its Unified Communications Manager. http://www.itworld.com/security/78897/cisco-patches-dos-vulnerability-uc-manager#comments Networking Security News Cisco Unified Communications Manager vulnerability Fri, 25 Sep 2009 07:22:55 -0400 CaraGarretson 78897 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/security/71299/0-day-activex-vulnerability With several stable and easy to use exploit examples circulating, the current Active-X threat is likely to make its way into mass exploitation, says Brent Huston, CEO and Security Evangelist for Microsolved, Inc. In a Campfire Chat this afternoon, Huston led a discussion on issues around this threat and urged security professionals to start building awareness in their organizations. http://www.itworld.com/security/71299/0-day-activex-vulnerability#comments Security Tip ActiveX Microsoft vulnerability Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:54:32 -0400 abennett 71299 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/security/64193/researchers-find-ways-sniff-keystrokes-thin-air Researchers say they've discovered new ways to read what you're typing by aiming special wireless or laser equipment at the keyboard or by simply plugging into a nearby electrical socket. http://www.itworld.com/security/64193/researchers-find-ways-sniff-keystrokes-thin-air#comments Security News vulnerability Thu, 12 Mar 2009 15:46:52 -0400 ITworld staff 64193 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/security/63146/adobe-flaw-has-been-used-attacks-early-january A dangerous and unpatched vulnerability in Adobe's PDF-reading software has been around a lot longer than previously realized. http://www.itworld.com/security/63146/adobe-flaw-has-been-used-attacks-early-january#comments Security News Adobe PDF vulnerability Tue, 24 Feb 2009 09:16:06 -0500 ITworld staff 63146 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/security/63143/attackers-targeting-unpatched-vulnerability-excel-2007 Microsoft's Excel spreadsheet program has a 0-day vulnerability that attackers are already exploiting on the Internet, according to security vendor Symantec. http://www.itworld.com/security/63143/attackers-targeting-unpatched-vulnerability-excel-2007#comments Security News Microsoft Excel vulnerability Tue, 24 Feb 2009 09:04:38 -0500 ITworld staff 63143 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/mobile-amp-wireless/62119/cisco-warns-four-wlan-controller-vulnerabilities Cisco Wednesday issued a security alert warning of a quartet of vulnerabilities affecting all of its wireless LAN controllers, including the Catalyst 6500 and 7600 wireless modules, with software version 4.2 or higher. http://www.itworld.com/mobile-amp-wireless/62119/cisco-warns-four-wlan-controller-vulnerabilities#comments Mobile & wireless Networking Security News Cisco vulnerability wlan Thu, 05 Feb 2009 10:48:35 -0500 ITworld staff 62119 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/windows/62026/removing-admin-rights-stymies-92-microsofts-bugs Nine of out 10 critical bugs reported by Microsoft last year could have been made moot, or at least made less dangerous, if people ran Windows without administrative rights, a developer of enterprise rights management software claimed Tuesday. http://www.itworld.com/windows/62026/removing-admin-rights-stymies-92-microsofts-bugs#comments Security Windows News vulnerability Wed, 04 Feb 2009 10:06:34 -0500 ITworld staff 62026 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/windows/60763/researcher-worm-infects-11m-windows-pcs-24-hours The computer worm that exploits a months-old Windows bug has infected more than a million PCs in the past 24 hours, security firm F-Secure said Wednesday. http://www.itworld.com/windows/60763/researcher-worm-infects-11m-windows-pcs-24-hours#comments Security Windows News Microsoft vulnerability worm Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:57:39 -0500 ITworld staff 60763 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/security/60666/microsoft-patches-super-nasty-windows-bugs Microsoft on Tuesday patched three vulnerabilities in the company's Server Message Block (SMB) file-sharing protocal, including two that could make "swiss cheese" out of enterprise networks, according to one researcher. http://www.itworld.com/security/60666/microsoft-patches-super-nasty-windows-bugs#comments Security News Microsoft vulnerability Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:07:38 -0500 ITworld staff 60666 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/security/59693/microsoft-warns-sql-attack Just days after patching a critical flaw in its Internet Explorer browser, Microsoft is now warning users of a serious bug in its SQL Server database software. http://www.itworld.com/security/59693/microsoft-warns-sql-attack#comments Security News database Microsoft SQL Server vulnerability Tue, 23 Dec 2008 09:27:24 -0500 ITworld staff 59693 at http://www.itworld.com