Vulnerabilities

What’s Your System’s Survival Time?

Microsoft Issues Emergency Out-of-cycle Patch for Windows Shell Vulnerability

Pardon Me, Steve

Consider me duly humbled. I took Steve Gibson...

Why People Are Complacent About Security

Every day I see another example of an insecure system. When I inquire about it, I'm told things like "Oh we used to keep up with it, but we haven't had any problems" or "We don't use that program anyway." I've always wondered: Why are they so complacent? I think I've finally figured it out: The...

Secunia Half Year Report 2010 Paints a Bleak Picture

The Router Attack is Back in the News – Ho-Hum

Subtitle: "How to Hack Millions of Routers" This really isn't anything new, it's just back in the news again. According to this article on Forbes.com:

Craig...

Vulnerability in Windows Help and Support Center Could Allow Remote Code Execution

This was first revealed on June 10, 2010 in...

Software for Secure Computing: Mozilla Plugin Check

As you know, I advocate keeping everything up to date on your PC, not just the OS. Applications, accessories and browser plugins are all subject to security vulnerabilities. Mozilla's Plugin Check makes it easy to see if your...

Uninstall Adobe Shockwave

Technospeak: Fundamentally Vulnerable Structure

I'm weary. Very weary. There is just so much to keep up with in the way of patches and fixes for security vulnerabilities across so many applications and in nearly every OS that I no longer even bother trying to stay on top of it all. My main concern, of course, is Windows/Microsoft and the...