ActiveX

Google's Native Client: The second coming of evil ActiveX?

Why IT organizations will rightfully reject the company's latest attempt to extend its reach into... more
Dranzer helps test code for ActiveX vulnerabilities

Dranzer is an open source tool that developers can use to test code for certain kinds of ActiveX... more
RIM releases patch for buggy ActiveX control

Flaw in an ActiveX control used to load third-party apps onto BlackBerrys leaves Windows PCs... more
Google tests ActiveX alternative

Google's Native Client open-source software allows developers to write programs that work directly... more
Microsoft kills more third-party ActiveX controls

Company issues kill bit updates for Hewlett-Packard, Aurigma ActiveX controls... more
Symantec: Microsoft Access ActiveX attacks will intensify

Easy-to-use Neosploit toolkit takes advantage of a vulnerability revealed last week in Microsoft's... more
ActiveX, QuickTime are buggiest browser plug-ins

A recent study by Symantec found that ActiveX accounted for 79 percent of all plug-in flaws found... more
Don't disable ActiveX, after all

Barely a week goes by without one or more... more
Don't throw out ActiveX (or Java)

For years, many security consultants and well-meaning guidelines have recommended completely... more
Microsoft: Ask us and we'll kill your ActiveX control

Microsoft said that it would lock down other vendors' vulnerable ActiveX controls if the vendor... more
New attack kit targets bag of ActiveX bugs

The latest attack package uses seven ActiveX exploits, some of which have not been seen in the wild... more
Symantec confirms ActiveX bugs in its own consumer software

Flaws in several of Symantec's Norton security products could give attackers the means to hijack... more
Be prepared: ActiveX attacks will persist

Flaws in the technology, poor development practice, and a large user base add up to big risks... more
3 safeguards for securing ActiveX controls

Security: Writing secure... more
Security pros: Kill ActiveX

Wave of IE plug-in bugs prompts US-CERT to recommend disabling ActiveX... more
Writing Secure ActiveX Controls

This recent news story touches on a long-standing problem: Attackers zero in on Yahoo Jukebox's... more
Attackers zero in on Yahoo Jukebox's ActiveX flaw

Flaw in an ActiveX control used by Yahoo's Music Jukebox allows attackers to install software and... more
Microsoft vulnerability rooted in ActiveX control

Microsoft describes how to disable the control that could allow an attacker to remotely take... more

ActiveX

Google's Native Client: The second coming of evil ActiveX?

Why IT organizations will rightfully reject the company's latest attempt to extend its reach into... more

Dranzer helps test code for ActiveX vulnerabilities

Dranzer is an open source tool that developers can use to test code for certain kinds of ActiveX... more

RIM releases patch for buggy ActiveX control

Flaw in an ActiveX control used to load third-party apps onto BlackBerrys leaves Windows PCs... more

Google tests ActiveX alternative

Google's Native Client open-source software allows developers to write programs that work directly... more

Microsoft kills more third-party ActiveX controls

Company issues kill bit updates for Hewlett-Packard, Aurigma ActiveX controls... more

Symantec: Microsoft Access ActiveX attacks will intensify

Easy-to-use Neosploit toolkit takes advantage of a vulnerability revealed last week in Microsoft's... more

ActiveX, QuickTime are buggiest browser plug-ins

A recent study by Symantec found that ActiveX accounted for 79 percent of all plug-in flaws found... more

Don't disable ActiveX, after all

Barely a week goes by without one or more... more

Don't throw out ActiveX (or Java)

For years, many security consultants and well-meaning guidelines have recommended completely... more

Microsoft: Ask us and we'll kill your ActiveX control

Microsoft said that it would lock down other vendors' vulnerable ActiveX controls if the vendor... more

New attack kit targets bag of ActiveX bugs

The latest attack package uses seven ActiveX exploits, some of which have not been seen in the wild... more

Symantec confirms ActiveX bugs in its own consumer software

Flaws in several of Symantec's Norton security products could give attackers the means to hijack... more

Be prepared: ActiveX attacks will persist

Flaws in the technology, poor development practice, and a large user base add up to big risks... more

3 safeguards for securing ActiveX controls

Security: Writing secure... more

Security pros: Kill ActiveX

Wave of IE plug-in bugs prompts US-CERT to recommend disabling ActiveX... more

Writing Secure ActiveX Controls

This recent news story touches on a long-standing problem: Attackers zero in on Yahoo Jukebox's... more

Attackers zero in on Yahoo Jukebox's ActiveX flaw

Flaw in an ActiveX control used by Yahoo's Music Jukebox allows attackers to install software and... more

Microsoft vulnerability rooted in ActiveX control

Microsoft describes how to disable the control that could allow an attacker to remotely take... more

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Why IT organizations will rightfully reject the company's latest attempt to extend its reach into... more

Dranzer is an open source tool that developers can use to test code for certain kinds of ActiveX... more

Flaw in an ActiveX control used to load third-party apps onto BlackBerrys leaves Windows PCs... more

Google's Native Client open-source software allows developers to write programs that work directly... more

Company issues kill bit updates for Hewlett-Packard, Aurigma ActiveX controls... more

Easy-to-use Neosploit toolkit takes advantage of a vulnerability revealed last week in Microsoft's... more

A recent study by Symantec found that ActiveX accounted for 79 percent of all plug-in flaws found... more

Barely a week goes by without one or more... more

For years, many security consultants and well-meaning guidelines have recommended completely... more

Microsoft said that it would lock down other vendors' vulnerable ActiveX controls if the vendor... more

The latest attack package uses seven ActiveX exploits, some of which have not been seen in the wild... more

Flaws in several of Symantec's Norton security products could give attackers the means to hijack... more

Flaws in the technology, poor development practice, and a large user base add up to big risks... more

Security: Writing secure... more

Wave of IE plug-in bugs prompts US-CERT to recommend disabling ActiveX... more

This recent news story touches on a long-standing problem: Attackers zero in on Yahoo Jukebox's... more

Flaw in an ActiveX control used by Yahoo's Music Jukebox allows attackers to install software and... more

Microsoft describes how to disable the control that could allow an attacker to remotely take... more

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