Stories by: Matthew Broersma

The Web sites of three of the security industry's best-known companies include security flaws that could be used to launch scams against customers, according to a new report.

A New Zealand security researcher has published a software tool allowing attackers to quickly gain access to Windows systems via a Firewire port.

Researchers at Core Security Technologies are to demonstrate an attack that could allow hackers to extract private information from databases -- without requiring any bugs in the database management software.

In their current form, botnets are bad enough, but they are quickly evolving into a much tougher species to kill, according to security researchers.

Microsoft has won agreement with PC makers to add a fundamental change at the BIOS level to improve security in Windows Vista.

Some of the most popular anti-virus scanners on the market are open to exploitation according to a security researcher.

Microsoft is to give Windows Vista an option for users to install ActiveX controls without the need for administrator approval, the company has revealed.

Gartner is warning enterprises to prepare carefully before they leap into the murky waters of public instant-messaging services, and should look at using new federated systems from the likes of Microsoft and IBM.

Users of Windows laptops with Wi-Fi capabilities may be opening their hard drives up to snoopers, according to a security researcher.

Finnish security firm F-Secure has cracked a code used by the Sober worm, potentially allowing the company to block the worm from receiving updates.

Just how useful is the Common Malware Enumeration (CME) initiative debuted by U.S.-CERT this autumn?