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Oracle released the scheduled Java security update for April
This update should fix at least 42 security flaws in 24 products. Interestingly, this update also introduces some new features designed to alert users about the security risks of running some Java content. But, if you saw this article … Continue reading
Oracle has fixed the Java zero-day exploit
After the huge media impact that followed up the full disclosure of the vulnerability in Java 7 Update 10, many national and international organizations have started to recommend to their readers to uninstall Java (Germany’s BSI, US-Cert). Oracle couldn’t just … Continue reading
Microsoft revokes certificates used to sign the Flame trojan
Microsoft released Security Advisory 2718704 which revokes some certificated which apparently were used to sign the trojan Flame. In a blog post, Microsoft explains how they discovered that some components of the malware have been signed by certificates that allow software to appear as … Continue reading
Security updates for Safari and OS X Lion products
Apple released Safari 5.1.7 addressing multiple cross-site scripting, remote code execution, crashes and other vulnerabilities. Also notable is the automatic deactivation of Adobe Flash Player if it is older than 10.1.102.64 by moving its files to a new directory. This update presents the option to … Continue reading
Apple released OS X Lion v10.7.3 and Security Updates
Apple released OS X Lion v10.7.3 and the Security Update 2012-001 to address some vulnerabilities in various components. All the fixes are important, but these can have a direct negative effect on your personal privacy and security because they can be … Continue reading
Improve your security series
I have seen in various forums and on Facebook some of these links used and I thought it would be handy to see them all in one post. So, here they are sorted in chronological order, each linked to the … Continue reading
Microsoft security updates available
Microsoft published eight updates for Microsoft Forefront United Access Gateway, Microsoft Host Integration Server, Internet Explorer, Microsoft .NET Framework, Microsoft Silverlight, and Microsoft Windows. Six of these updates are important and two are critical because they allow a Remote Code Execution. … Continue reading
Adobe Flash Player security update
Critical vulnerabilities have been identified in Adobe Flash Player 10.3.183.7 and earlier versions for Windows, Macintosh, Linux and Solaris, and Adobe Flash Player 10.3.186.6 and earlier versions for Android. These vulnerabilities could cause a crash and potentially allow an attacker … Continue reading
Adobe and Microsoft released security updates
Adobe finally released its software which now removed completely the DigiNotar certificates from their Approved Trust List (AATL). Despite the fact that Adobe released a few day ago detailed instructions how to manually remove the certificate, we strongly suggest to all readers … Continue reading
Apple patches vulnerabilities in iWork
Apple released an update for iWork 9.0 through 9.0.5 which fixes three vulnerabilities which could potentially be used to perform malicious actions. The new version, 9.1, fixes a buffer overflow which could lead to unexpected program termination and also arbitrary code … Continue reading