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Microsoft Security Advisory (951306): Vulnerability in Windows Could Allow Elevation of Privilege
MS07-050 - Critical: Vulnerability in Vector Markup Language Could Allow Remote Code Execution (938127) - Version:2.0

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Latest Security Product Reviews

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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.

Vulnerabilities & Exploits

netVigilance SecureScout EagleBox SP 2.0

The netVigilance SecureScout EagleBox SP 2.0 is a highly comprehensive vulnerability management product.

Vulnerabilities & Exploits

StillSecure VAM 5.5

The StillSecure VAM appliance is serious vulnerability management in a single device.

Latest Security Features

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.

Vulnerabilities & Exploits

Weaponisation trumps skill

The rate and complexity at which exploits are being "weaponised" is rapidly increasing.

Risk Management

Q&A: Andrew Walls, Research Director, Gartner Australia

The fourth annual Gartner IT Security Summit kicks off next month and SC met with Andrew Walls, Gartner's local security analyst, for a sneak peak at the event's hot topics.

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Latest Security News

Vulnerabilities & Exploits

Antivirus sales to slow: Gartner

Aug 29, 2008

Antivirus product sales will slow in Australia in the next five years as enterprises broaden their use of security technologies.

Legal

Hacker Gary McKinnon loses appeal, U.S. extradition looms

Aug 29, 2008

Gary McKinnon, the alleged NASA hacker, has failed in his last-ditch appeal to the European Court of Human Rights to have his extradition to the United States quashed.

Messaging

FBI warns of hit man scam

Aug 29, 2008

The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) is warning internet users of spam emails claiming to come from internet hit men.

Vulnerabilities & Exploits

OMB mandates use of DNSSEC in gov't agencies

Aug 29, 2008

A White House office is ordering all federal agencies to implement a new standard for securing DNS connections.

Messaging

Spammers bypass filters with SWF file redirects

Aug 29, 2008

Spammers are stepping up their use of Shockwave Flash file redirects to avoid detection.