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Security researcher finds vulnerabilities in emergency alert system
Seattle-based application security company IOActive has uncovered significant vulnerabilities in Digital Alert Systems' DASDEC. News | 09 Jul 2013
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Report finds security tools add software vulnerabilities of their own
A report by iViZ Security Inc. found that overall vulnerabilities in security products in 2012 rose sharply. News | 31 May 2013
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Website vulnerabilities down, but progress still needed, survey finds
A survey released by WhiteHat Security finds that website vulnerabilities have decreased steadily in recent years, though problems persist. News | 02 May 2013
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Java vulnerabilities continue to crop up with Java 7, Update 11 release
Oracle continues to encounter security issues with Java as the Java 7, Update 11 release is found to have two significant vulnerabilities. News | 21 Jan 2013
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Adobe investigates zero-day that bypasses Reader X sandbox
Zero-day exploit Zero-day exploit was added to a custom version of the Black Hole attack toolkit, according to a Russian-based security firm Group IB. News | 09 Nov 2012
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Research firm discovers new Java sandbox vulnerability
A Java sandbox flaw could allow malicious code to run on any system running Java 5, 6, or 7. Users are advised to disable the Java browser plugin. News | 26 Sep 2012
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Little being done to prevent Web application threats, analysts say
Vulnerabilities in HTML 5 make it an emerging threat; however, SQL injection and XSS remain among the top attacks. News | 19 Sep 2012
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Java sandboxing could thwart attacks, but design may be impossible
Basic Java sandboxing has been around since 1995, but flaws in the Java virtual machine are highly targeted. Experts are calling on Oracle to do more. News | 29 Aug 2012
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UGNazi hacker group claims responsibility for Twitter outage
Hacktivist group UGNazi says it caused multiple Twitter outages Thursday. Update: Twitter says a "cascading bug" was to blame. News | 21 Jun 2012
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Adobe pushes patch for actively exploited Flash Player vulnerability
Adobe is addressing a zero-day flaw in Flash Player being used by cybercriminals in email attacks targeting Internet Explorer users. News | 04 May 2012
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