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• NSW vote counting code could be released after bug discovery

  The NSW Electoral Commission says it is considering a suggestion that it release the source code of its vote-counting software following the discovery of bug by a group of researchers.

• Joomla patches critical remote execution bug

  The open-source project behind the widely used Joomla content management system has issued a patch for a vulnerability that is now being widely used by hackers.

• Google fixes Calendar glitch

  Google has fixed a problem that prevented a significant number of users from logging into their Calendar accounts.

• Researcher reveals Safari zero-day bug

  Apple's Safari browser contains a critical, unpatched bug that attackers can use to infect Windows PCs with malicious code, researchers at US-CERT and other security firms said today.

• Facebook Fixes Bug That Exposed Private Chats

  Another day, another Facebook security snafu. The popular social network has patched a major security bug that allowed users to snoop on their friends' private chats, and view their pending friend requests.

• Few answers after McAfee antivirus update hits Intel, others

  After distributing a buggy antivirus update that apparently disabled hundreds of thousands of computers on Wednesday, McAfee is still at a loss to explain exactly what happened.

• After attacks, Oracle patches Java bug

  One week after a critical bug was made public, Oracle has patched its Java virtual machine to fix an exploit that could be used to sneak malicious software onto a computer.

• Adobe working to fix security bug in Download Manager

  Adobe Systems is working to fix a glitch in software it uses to speed up downloads of its products that could give hackers a way to push malicious programs onto a victim's PC.

• Problems hit new Oracle support site again

  Problems once again wracked Oracle's new My Oracle Support portal this week, with some users reporting difficulties accessing the site.

• Microsoft fixes Office 2003 document lockout bug

  Microsoft has fixed a problem in Office 2003 that prevented the software from opening documents saved using its access control technology.

• Microsoft promises patch for critical Web server bug

  Microsoft yesterday said it is working on a patch for a bug in its popular Web server software, but it's unlikely the company will field a fix fast enough to make next week's regular release, a security expert predicted.

• Symantec offers fix for buggy Norton patch

  Symantec has posted a software fix after hundreds of users reported problems with a buggy update of the company's flagship Norton AntiVirus software.

• Windows 7 bug is no showstopper

  Microsoft released the RTM version of Windows 7 yesterday to the Microsoft technical community. The initial excitement quickly turned to sensational headlines about a "showstopper" or "critical" bug that may put a damper on the Windows 7 excitement and cause people and businesses to shun the new operating system as they did Windows Vista. Those headlines are the very definition of FUD (spreading fear, uncertainty, and doubt).

• Attackers exploit unpatched Excel vulnerability

  For the second time in the last five days, security researchers are warning that hackers are exploiting a critical unpatched vulnerability in widely-used software.