On Tuesday, Microsoft pushed out seven new security bulletins – along with their accompanying patches – as well as a new policy that affects both third-party apps and those developed by Microsoft itself.
Oracle renumbers Java patch updates, confuses users even more
Oracle has changed the numbering of its Java security updates, prompting one expert to say, “As if Java updates weren’t …
D-Link publishes beta patches for IP camera vulnerabilities
D-Link has published beta patches for vulnerabilities in the firmware of many of its IP surveillance cameras, which could allow …
Oracle releases 128 patches
Oracle released 128 patches on Tuesday, covering security weaknesses that affect “hundreds” of its products. Four of the patches concern components of …
Disabling Java on your Mac
With the news that some Apple, Facebook, and Twitter employees’ Macs were hacked, as well as Apple and Oracle’s subsequent software …
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 …
Yahoo email patch ineffective, security researchers say
Security researchers say a patch released by Yahoo earlier this week for a serious email vulnerability did not fix the …
Cisco working to fix broken patch for VoIP phones
Cisco Systems plans to release a new patch for a vulnerability in its VoIP phones after the first patch did …
Oracle to stop patching Java 6 in Feb
Java 6 will be retired from security support in less than two months, and users and businesses should prepare now …