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Article | 14/05/2013 Microsoft rushes Explorer 8 patch release
Just 11 days after issuing an advisory, Microsoft has released a patch for a bug in Internet Explorer 8 that bedeviled the U.S. Department of Labor ea...
Article | 14/05/2013 Adobe releases critical security updates for Reader, Flash Player and ColdFusion
Adobe has released scheduled security updates for its Reader, Acrobat, Flash Player and ColdFusion products on Tuesday in order to fix many critical v...
Article | 9/05/2013 Microsoft releases fix-it for Internet Explorer 8 vulnerability
Microsoft has released a temporary fix for a zero-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer 8, which was used by hackers in a prominent attack against th...
Article | 8/05/2013 Highly critical vulnerability fixed in Nginx Web server software
The development team behind the popular Nginx open-source Web server software released security updates on Tuesday to address a highly critical vulner...
Article | 24/04/2013 Recently patched Java flaw already targeted in mass attacks, researchers say
A recently patched Java remote code execution vulnerability is already being exploited by cybercriminals in mass attacks to infect computers with scar...
Article | 16/04/2013 Java 7 Update 21 to fix bugs, change applet warning messages
Oracle will release a new version of Java on Tuesday that will include 42 security fixes and will make changes to how Web-based Java content will be p...
Article | 16/04/2013 Oracle shipping 128 patches for apps, database and middleware
Oracle is planning to release 128 patches on Tuesday covering security weaknesses that affect "hundreds" of its products.
Article | 12/04/2013 Microsoft amends security update after reports of system errors
Microsoft has amended a security update containing a patch that reportedly caused errors in some third-party software.
Article | 5/04/2013 PostgreSQL releases updates to address high-risk vulnerability, other issues
The PostgreSQL developers released updates for all major branches of the popular open-source database system on Thursday in order to address several v...
Article | 4/04/2013 Sophos fixes vulnerabilities in its Web security appliance
Security vendor Sophos has released an update for the software used on its Web gateway security appliance in order to address three serious vulnerabil...
Article | 29/03/2013 Critical denial-of-service flaw in BIND software puts DNS servers at risk
A flaw in the widely used BIND DNS (Domain Name System) software can be exploited by remote attackers to crash DNS servers and affect the operation of...
Article | 26/03/2013 Most Java-enabled browsers vulnerable to widespread Java exploits, Websense says
Most browser installations use outdated versions of the Java plug-in that are vulnerable to at least one of several exploits currently used in popular...
Article | 13/03/2013 Microsoft to roll out Windows Store app patches quickly
Microsoft will release security updates for applications in its Windows Store as those patches are available in order to speed up the updating process...
Article | 12/03/2013 Microsoft's latest patches squash potential USB hijack
As part of its monthly issue of software patches, Microsoft has fixed a Windows vulnerability that would have allowed someone to subvert a computer's ...
Article | 7/03/2013 Kaspersky Internet Security 2013 bug can lead to system freeze
Kaspersky Lab's Internet Security 2013 product contains a bug that can be exploited remotely, especially on local networks, to completely freeze the O...