JERSEY CITY, N.J. -- In its continuing commitment to keep PCs safe from malware, Comodo, a leading security company, announced today an important, new security solution to prevent buffer overflow ...

Here’s how a buffer overflow attack happens: A cracker acquires a popular piece of Internet-related software, such as a Web server or an instant messaging client, and analyzes the code. It’s pretty ...

Advanced Micro Devices’ Opteron and Athlon 64 processors can detect a commonly used attack against PCs connected to the Internet and render it harmless by blocking malicious code from executing, AMD ...

A new alert from the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has outlined strategies to eliminate buffer overflow vulnerabilities in ...

Internet Security Systems Inc. has spotted what’s believed to be the first known buffer-overflow vulnerability associated with remote-access servers, which could allow a hacker to gain control of an ...

Pour a 12-ounce can of soda into an eight-ounce glass, and you've got spilled soda and a sticky mess. Hackers know this principle, too. But when they apply it in crafting viruses and worms, the mess ...

Snort can be buffer overflowed. About once a year, Snort gets a buffer overflow vulnerability. Any piece of additional software in a defense strategy has to be carefully considered (e.g. Snort, ...