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Web site security improves from appalling to merely bad

Posted July 2, 2012 - 9:35 am

Commercial web sites show impressive gains in security during recent years, but only if you compare the 1,100 serious vulnerabilities the average site suffered during 2007 compared to 79 now. That's a big change, but satisfactory only if you'd be happy with 79 holes in your boat.
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Microsoft said major flaw could be exploited in 30 days; estimate off by 29.5

Posted March 16, 2012 - 11:47 am

1. Microsoft patches a flaw in its remote-access code. predicts 30-day delay before malware appears to exploit it. 2. Researcher finds exploit available same day as the patch. 3. Exploit holds data "confidentially" submitted to warn Microsoft about the flaw in the first place.
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Pentagon wastes time defining cyberwar rather than trying to fight the one it's already in

Posted August 15, 2011 - 3:49 pm

U.S. military huddles in sentry booth, sweating the wording of its definition of 'intruder' as shadowy figures in large groups stroll past into sensitive areas of .mil cyberspace
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Sony's new security plan: so many flaws hackers tire before hitting them all

Posted May 23, 2011 - 7:52 am

Remember when Sony's firewall seemed more like a revolving door? It was actually more like a People Mover.
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Despite 13 patches, Microsoft still hasn't fixed critical flaw in Win7, IE9

Posted May 9, 2011 - 10:22 am

Security firm warns a critical flaw in the way DLLs are used in Windows still endangers even users with Microsoft most secure software, because it goes to the heart of how they work.
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Tests show reputation of firewall's effectiveness 'grossly overstated'

Posted April 13, 2011 - 3:53 pm

Tests by NSS labs show six leading firewalls are far less secure, stable and fast than vendors promised.
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Microsoft manufactures ironic failures

Posted February 24, 2011 - 5:57 pm

Microsoft seems to have been manufacturing ironic failures lately.
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