A German researcher at the University of Marburg has uncovered a security flaw in Microsoft's Java Virtual Machine (JVM). The flaw is a bug in Microsoft's bytecode verifier. According to Princeton University's Secure Internet Programming (SIP) unit...
The critical flaws occur in the software giant's implementation of the Java Virtual Machine, which allows platform-independent programs to run on a PC. The flaws] could enable an attacker to gain complete control over a user's system," stated the...
On Wednesday, Microsoft warned of eight flaws in its version of the Java virtual machine, the worst of which "could enable an attacker's Java applet to gain control over another user's system," according to the alert.
Intel Virtualization Technology - code-named Vanderpool and now emerging in server processors - accelerates some operations and makes it possible to run Windows on Xen without modifications to Windows that otherwise would be necessary.
The first feature that is being taken out of the initial Viridian release is so-called live migration, which enables people to move a running virtual machine from one physical server to another. The features will be included in a future version of...
As expected, Microsoft announced its new System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SVCMM) 2008, which will also be released within 30 days. Also on Monday, Microsoft said it had demonstrated that for the first time it could run Live Migration in a...