VoIP vulnerabilities in Microsoft Communicator

Researchers at VoIPshield Labs have pinpointed a wide range of denial-of-service vulnerabilities in Microsoft Communicator, the unified communications that features business-grade instant messaging , voice, and video tools. The flaws, rated “high severity,” could cripple VoIP-powered communications on Office Communications Server 2007, Office Communicator and Windows Live Messenger. The skinny:

Microsoft Communicator Emoticon:  By issuing [...]

Apple turns to Google for Safari anti-phishing

Apple has quietly teamed up with Google to add anti-phishing features into the latest version of the Safari browser. The feature, turned on by default in Safari 3.2, displays a warning page (see screenshots below) when Safari users surf to a fraudulent Web site.  It is powered by Google’s blacklist of fake Web sites [...]