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TippingPoint: Our bounty squelched bug

 October 14, 2005 Flaw in Veritas's NetBackup was found and patched through a rewards program for security researchers, company says. TAGS: TippingPoint Technologies, 3Com Corp., VERITAS NetBackup, VERITAS Software Corp., researcher, bug, security

Offering a bounty for security bugs

 July 25, 2005 TippingPoint wants to be the first to know about flaws to protect its customers against potential attacks. TAGS: TippingPoint Technologies, Neel Mehta, security bug, vulnerability, hacker, iDefense, security company, 3Com Corp., security, Mozilla Corp., flaw, researcher, bug, Firefox, Web browser

3Com beefs up security with $430 million buy

 December 13, 2004 3Com will pay $430 million to acquire TippingPoint Technologies, which helps protect networks from malicious attacks. TAGS: TippingPoint Technologies, 3Com Corp., intrusion prevention, networking, security, switch, Symantec Corp., acquisition, CEO

iDefense ups the bidding for bugs

 July 27, 2005 One day after a rival announces it will pay for details on security bugs, iDefense says it will double its payouts. TAGS: TippingPoint Technologies, iDefense, 3Com Corp., payout, researcher, Black Hat, vulnerability, hacker, security, bug, Las Vegas, security company, e-mail

MacBook hacked in contest at security event

 April 20, 2007 Zero-day vulnerability in Safari Web browser used to commandeer a MacBook in hack-a-Mac contest at CanSecWest conference. TAGS: TippingPoint Technologies, Apple MacBook, vulnerability, contest, organizer, Apple Safari, Apple Computer, conference, security, attack, Apple Macintosh, Web browser

Mac hacked through QuickTime flaw

 April 24, 2007 Hack-a-Mac contest winner exploited a zero-day bug in QuickTime that could also expose Windows users. TAGS: TippingPoint Technologies, Apple QuickTime, Apple MacBook, vulnerability, Apple Computer, flaw, Firefox, Apple Macintosh, security, attack, Java, conference, Microsoft Windows, Web browser

Apple plugs QuickTime zero-day flaw

 May 1, 2007 Patch comes just over a week after the vulnerability was used to grab a $10,000 prize and a MacBook Pro in a hack-a-Mac contest. TAGS: Apple QuickTime, TippingPoint Technologies, Apple MacBook Pro, Apple MacBook, Apple Computer, vulnerability, flaw, security, media player, Java, conference, Apple Macintosh

Mozilla users urged to upgrade

 April 19, 2006 US-CERT says earlier versions of Firefox, other Mozilla software contain dangerous flaws. TAGS: Mozilla Corp., TippingPoint Technologies, Firefox, vulnerability, Mozilla Thunderbird, security, researcher

Black Hat: Hunting bugs, finding holes

 July 30, 2005 At security conference, researchers dig into flaws and fixes--and one gets into a dust-up with Cisco. TAGS: Black Hat, Cisco Systems Inc., TippingPoint Technologies, flaw, PGP Corp., researcher, router, bug, security, conference

Mozilla: Hackers control bug disclosure

 March 24, 2007 Software industry is still at the mercy of bug hunters when it comes to releasing security bugs, Mozilla executive says.Photo: Security researchers talk bugs TAGS: disclosure, TippingPoint Technologies, vendor, Mozilla Corp., researcher, security, software company, flaw, threat, bug, process, Microsoft Corp.

New tools test VoIP security

 August 3, 2006 Programs are meant to boost security, but attackers can also use them to disconnect calls or reassign extensions. TAGS: VoIP security, 3Com Corp., VoIP, TippingPoint Technologies, security tool, telephony, call, security

Flaw finders to software makers: It's payback time

 August 17, 2006 Bug hunters have listened to software firms about how to make flaws public. Now it's time for those companies to give them something back, they say. TAGS: disclosure, 3Com Corp., Black Hat, researcher, vendor, TippingPoint Technologies, iDefense, software company, VeriSign Inc., flaw, vulnerability, Gartner Inc., communication, security
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