As anticipated, the latest round of Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday monthly release of security fixes addresses a widely known Internet Explorer (IE) vulnerability already being exploited by malicious hackers.
SIM card hack has severe implications for business
The impact of hacked SIM cards, one of the few stalwarts in the high-tech industry that has not seen a serious exploit, could be monumental.
Unusual file-infecting malware steals FTP credentials, researchers say
A new version of a file-infecting malware program that’s being distributed through drive-by download attacks is also capable of stealing FTP (File Transfer Protocol) credentials.
Researchers find another Android attack that can get past signature checks
A second vulnerability that can be exploited to modify legitimate Android apps without breaking their digital signatures has been identified and publicly documented.
5 security-bolstering strategies that won't break the bank
Security experts offer five tips for enhancing security that don’t cost a lot of cash – and sometimes no money at all – so companies can spend their security dollars on the hard stuff.
Google pressures industry to make software flaws public faster
Google threw the gauntlet down before the software industry to clean up its mistakes faster than has been done in …
For security’s sake, upgrade to a newer version of Office
You probably should upgrade before next April. After that month, Microsoft will no longer provide security updates for Office 2003 …
Adobe patches Flash and Shockwave
Adobe on Tuesday released security patches for both Flash Player and Shockwave Player, addressing a total of 19 vulnerabilities affecting …
Oracle to release more Java patches
According to a company blog post, Oracle is due to release another batch of patches for Java SE on February …
Java for OS X restored
Apple on Friday released its own update for Java 6 for Mac users running OS X Snow Leopard, matching Oracle’s …