Watch Out for KillerBee
| Security Headlines From Around the Web Article Published March 09, 2010
The suite of tools is designed to test the security of ZigBee networks.
Tags: wireless, Linux, open source, network, attack
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Windows Security Gets Boost from ClamAV
| Security News Article Published March 04, 2010
Open source antivirus comes to the Windows desktop with a little help from a new cloud backend to accelerate security.
Tags: open source, Windows, antivirus, Sourcefire, ClamAV
Pidgin Updated
| Security Headlines From Around the Web Article Published February 22, 2010
The update patches three vulnerabilities.
Tags: open source, instant messaging, security, fixes, bug
Metasploit Gains Further Commercial Adoption
| Security News Article Published February 18, 2010
Yet another commercial tool integrates open source metasploit for security testing – is this a good thing?
Tags: open source, security, Metasploit, Rapid7, Core Security
Google to Pay Bounty for Chrome Bugs
| Security Headlines From Around the Web Article Published February 01, 2010
The company will pay up to $1,337 for each bug found in its Chrome browser.
Tags: Google, open source, security, bug, vulnerability
BIND Software Updated
| Security Headlines From Around the Web Article Published January 25, 2010
The update patches a vulnerability that could lead to DDoS attacks.
Tags: open source, DNS, update, patch, vulnerability
Mozilla Updates Thunderbird to Version 3.0.1
| Security Headlines From Around the Web Article Published January 22, 2010
The security and stability update addresses three critical vulnerabilities.
Tags: Mozilla, open source, e-Mail, bug, vulnerability
ZigBee Vulnerability Found
| Security Headlines From Around the Web Article Published January 19, 2010
Developer Travis Goodspeed has warned of a vulnerability in the wireless protocol.
Tags: wireless, open source, developer, vulnerability, modules
BerliOS Hacked
| Security Headlines From Around the Web Article Published January 15, 2010
Hackers recently replaced the home page for the open source platform.
Tags: open source, hackers, security, cyberattack, online
Zend Updated
| Security Headlines From Around the Web Article Published January 13, 2010
Versions 1.9.7, 1.8.5 and 1.7.9 of the open source Zend Framework have been released.
Tags: open source, security, bug, framework, Cross-Site Scripting
Hackers Hit OpenX Vulnerabilities
| Security Headlines From Around the Web Article Published December 28, 2009
Hackers are using vulnerabilities in OpenX to insert malicious code in advertisements on popular Web sites.
Tags: open source, advertising, vulnerabilities, hackers, OpenX
Piwik Updates to Version 0.5
| Security Headlines From Around the Web Article Published December 10, 2009
The new version of the Web analytics tool patches a cookie-related security hole.
Tags: search, open source, server, security, Web site
Cisco: U.S. No Longer the Spam Leader
| Features Article Published December 08, 2009
State of Internet Security 2009 report finds zero days are down, but social networking threats are up.
Tags: Facebook, Linux, open source, Cisco, consumer
German Researcher Exposes FreeBSD Vulnerability
| Security Headlines From Around the Web Article Published December 08, 2009
Recent versions of FreeBSD can give unprivileged users control over the operating system.
Tags: open source, IT, control, hackers, bug
WordPress Bloggers Tricked by 'Clever' Worm
| Security News Article Published September 09, 2009
Using an outdated version of WordPress blogging software can pose security challenges.
Tags: open source, social networking, malware, developer, worm
Black Hat Attendees Focus on Oracle, Mac
| Features Article Published July 30, 2009
Experts at the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas show tools to automate penetration testing of Mac OS X and Oracle databases.
Tags: OS X, open source, Windows, Oracle, Black Hat
Open Source Hacking: Revealing Metasploit's Misdeeds
| Security Trends Article Published July 29, 2009
A new forensics platform will reveal whether a system has been compromised by the open source Metasploit.
Tags: open source, Windows, server, security
Security Update for OS X, Safari
| Security News Article Published May 14, 2009
Apple releases fixes for a wide array of security concerns, including a vulnerability in Safari.
Tags: Safari, OS X, open source, Apple
Trend Micro Buys Third Brigade to Promote Cloud
| Security News Article Published April 30, 2009
Web security vendor Trend Micro will acquire Third Brigade, which will further its move into cloud computing.
Tags: virtualization, VMWare, open source, datacenter, Trend Micro
Mozilla Security Stresses Testing
| Features Article Published April 28, 2009
Johnathan Nightingale of Mozilla's security team argues that testing is key -- and that simply counting bugs isn't a good measure for security.
Tags: fuzzer, Mozilla, Firefox, open source, SEC
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