Windows kernel overflow vulnerability found

Microsoft has launched an investigation into a critical vulnerability discovered in the Windows kernel driver.The vulnerability could allow a hacker to run malicious code on the system in the kernel mode.According to Computer...

Microsoft has said that it is still reviewing the 'zero-day' vulnerability discovered by security consultant Secunia, but that attacks that exploit the flaw have not yet been spotted in the wild.The bug is related to a buffer...

January 2009 is shaping up to be one of the worst months ever as the Cornficker or Downadup worm is said to have infected more than 10 million computers worldwide and could become the biggest botnet network ever according to...

Microsoft has released a formal warning to Safari users and urged them to stop using Apple's web browser until the company comes up with a patch to close the vulnerability which affects all versions of Windows XP and Vista. The...

Direct/X vulnerability, of some concern. Secunia has a good overview here. CERT has this:By convincing a user to view a specially crafted HTML document (e.g., a web page or an HTML email message or attachment), an attacker may be...

There are a couple of vulnerability assesment tools that are free to run. Of course, the simplest and most obvious assesment (and absolutely most essential) is to simply run Microsoft Update. It will scan your machine and tell...

There is a new vulnerability out there, and SANS has reported it in the wild. We are on the lookout for sites and I will update as we get more information.For now, here are your references:Microsoft Security Advisory #927892...

The discovery of a new unpatched vulnerability in Microsoft’s Internet Explorer may aid criminals in phishing frauds.According to advice from security monitoring company Secunia the error could be exploited to fake the address...