Sam Costello

A security hole in the way Macromedia Inc.'s Flash player handles ActiveX content could allow an attacker to run the code of their choice on vulnerable systems, according to a security advisory published by eEye Digital Security Inc. late Thursday. Macromedia is offering a new download of the player that fixes the flaw.

The cost of computer security incidents continued to rise in 2001, to a total of US$456 million,

Corporations were hit with a monthly average of 113 virus infections for every 1,000 computers they owned in 2001

The Internet has become a riskier place for businesses since the fall of 2001 and doesn't look to be any more secure in the near

The challenges and problems of computer and network security won't be adequately addressed until companies

Macromedia announced upgrades to an array of its Web design and development tools, including Dreamweaver, ColdFusion and Fireworks.

A security vulnerability that could affect users of Microsoft Corp.'s Outlook 2000 and 2002 e-mail clients who use the company's Word application as an e-mail editor has been patched, according to an advisory from Microsoft.

Despite the deal seeming to be on the brink of completion, Network Associates Inc. Thursday said that it is withdrawing its bid to buy out its subsidiary McAfee.com Corp. after discovering accounting irregularities that will cause it to restate its 1999 and 2000 financial results.