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PHP team releases critical security update
The PHP Group released PHP 5.3.10 on Thursday in order to address a critical security flaw that can be exploited to execute arbitrary code on servers running an older version of the web development platform.
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Tilera 36-core server processor takes on Intel and ARM
Tilera today announced availability of its new 36-core processor, which the company says can trump traditional x86 server chips from Intel in performance-per-watt.
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Microsoft ASP.Net flaw targeted by hacker exploit code
Exploit code for a recently patched denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability that affects Microsoft's ASP.NET web development platform has been published online, therefore increasing the risk of potential attacks.
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Invisible DoS attack devised by white hat hacker
Qualys senior software engineer Sergey Shekyan has devised a new HTTP denial-of-service (DoS) attack method which relies on prolonging the time clients need to read web server responses.
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Amazon introduces Elastic Network Interfaces for cloud instances
Amazon Web Services has introduced Elastic Network Interfaces, which are attached to instances in a private cloud to allow for more flexibility when configuring the system.
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New ransom Trojan cons victims with 'trial' version
Researchers at security company BitDefender have discovered a new ransom Trojan that scrambles its victims? data before cheekily offering them a ?trial? version of the software to prove its ability to successfully unlock files.
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eBay simplifies data calls with new web query language
In the hopes of reducing the complexity of making data calls over the Web, eBay has launched a programming language, called ql.io, which bundles separate API requests into a single call.
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Oracle adds cloud support to WebLogic application server
For the new release of its WebLogic, Oracle has tailored the enterprise Java application server so that it can be used more easily in cloud deployments.
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A quarter of subdomains use IPv6, but most websites still require IPv4
Support for IPv6 has grown by almost 20 times in the past year by one measure, but most websites still can't be reached without IPv4, the current Internet Protocol, which is near running out of unclaimed addresses.
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Hackers poison Brazilian ISP DNS to infect users with banking Trojan
Security researchers from antivirus vendor Kaspersky Lab warn that cybercriminals hacked into the DNS (Domain Name System) servers of several Brazilian ISPs and used them to redirect users to websites that distributed malware.




