Author: Ryan Naraine

Highly Critical RealVNC Flaw Fixed

A “highly critical” flaw in RealVNC’s virtual network computing software could allow malicious hackers to access a remote system without a password, according to a

Spam Botnet Taken Over By Good Guys: Now What?

Researchers at TippingPoint Technologies’ Digital Vaccine Laboratories havefound a way to infiltrate and seize control of one of the world’s largestspam-spewing botnets, a breakthrough that

Database Attacks Confirmed by Microsoft

Anunpatched security flaw in Microsoft’s Jet Database Engine is beingused to launch targeted attacks against Windows users, according to an advisory from the software vendor.

Beware of Malicious Excel Files

  According to an alert issued by the United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team, a malicious Trojan has been rigged into .xls files that are