Oracle database flaw deemed serious, could expose data

CSO by Antone Gonsalves Some Oracle databases have what experts say is a serious flaw in the login system that a hacker can use to retrieve and change stored data. The flaw, in Oracle Database 11g Releases 1 and 2Ã'Â leaves the token that is provided by the server before authentication is completed open to a brute-force attack, said Esteban Martinez Fayo, the Application Security researcher that discovered...

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Apple seeks another $707 million in damages from Samsung

Sep 22, 2012 11:24 am | IDG News Service A California jury may have awarded Apple more than US$1 billion in damages in late August when it triumphed over Samsung in a hard-fought case over smartphone and tablet patents, but the iPhone maker is coming back for more: late on Friday it asked for additional damages of $707 million. The request includes an enhanced award of $535 million for willful violation of Apple's designs...

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Microsoft patches critical Flash bugs in Windows 8

Sep 22, 2012 09:51 am | Computerworld Updates IE10's integrated Flash Player with fixes to block ongoing hacker attacks  by Gregg Keizer Microsoft on Friday updated Flash on Windows 8 to protect IE10 users from attacks that may have started months ago. More than a week before, Microsoft had backed away from an earlier position that held it would not patch Flash until late October. Instead, the company...

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