News tagged with vulnerability
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Microsoft to patch 17-year-old bug
(PhysOrg.com) -- Microsoft's February security update will include a patch for a bug that dates back to Windows NT 3.1, which was released in July 1993. The vulnerability has been present but undetected in ...
Feb 08, 2010 |
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Pentagon plays down security breach with US drones
A day after the Pentagon acknowledged that Iraqi militants had used cheap software to intercept US drone feeds, a new report on Friday said senior military officials had dismissed that risk in 2004.
Dec 18, 2009 |
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'Culture of we' buffers genetic tendency to depression
A genetic tendency to depression is much less likely to be realized in a culture centered on collectivistic rather than individualistic values, according to a new Northwestern University study.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 27, 2009 |
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Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter: Preventive Care Continues; Science on Hold
During analysis of four safe-mode events this year, engineers for NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter project have identified a vulnerability to the effects of subsequent events.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 04, 2009 |
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Termites eavesdrop on competitors to survive
(PhysOrg.com) -- The drywood termite, Cryptotermes secundus, eavesdrops on its more aggressive subterranean competitor, Coptotermes acinaciformis, to avoid contact with it, according to scientists from CSIRO ...
Aug 26, 2009 |
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Apple says it's fixed iPhone SMS vulnerability
(AP) -- Apple Inc. says it has fixed an iPhone vulnerability that lets hackers knock people offline - and possibly take over the phones - by sending them specially crafted text messages.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jul 31, 2009 |
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Security researchers offer caution on smart grids
(AP) -- The race to build a "smarter" electrical grid could have a dark side. Security experts are starting to show the dangers of equipping homes and businesses with new meters that enable two-way communication with utilities.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jul 31, 2009 |
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Microsoft releases security patch for Web browser
Microsoft released a security patch on Tuesday aimed at preventing hackers from exploiting a vulnerability in its Web browser, Internet Explorer.
Jul 29, 2009 |
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Massive earthquake simulation could lead to stronger, safer wooden buildings
A destructive earthquake will strike a lone, wooden condominium in Japan next week, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Professor Michael Symans will be on site to watch it happen.
Jul 09, 2009 |
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Microsoft warns of serious computer security hole
(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. has taken the rare step of warning about a serious computer security vulnerability it hasn't fixed yet.
Jul 06, 2009 |
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Study finds role for parasites in evolution of sex
What's so great about sex? From an evolutionary perspective, the answer is not as obvious as one might think. An article published in the July issue of the American Naturalist suggests that sex may have evolved in part a ...
Jul 06, 2009 |
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China to stick to controversial software rule
China will not back away from a new rule requiring that Internet filtering software be shipped with all computers sold in the country despite heavy criticism of the plan, state media has said.
Jun 23, 2009 |
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A global responsibility to help vulnerable communities adapt
For one international community - the 165,000 strong Inuit community dispersed across the Arctic coastline in small, remote coastal settlements in Alaska, Canada, Greenland and Siberia - it is already too late to prevent ...
May 28, 2009 |
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Hackers breach US air traffic control computers
Hackers broke into US air traffic control computers on several occasions over the past few years and increased reliance on Web applications and commercial software has made networks more vulnerable, according ...
May 08, 2009 |
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PWN2OWN Hacker Contest Targets Smartphones
(PhysOrg.com) -- TippingPoint, a security response team at 3Com Inc, had offered $10,000 for each exploit of any smartphones, which included Apple Inc.'s iPhone and RIM's BlackBerry, as well as phones running ...
Mar 26, 2009 |
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