Patch Management

GFI Software adds patch management to cloud offering

April 26, 2013

GFI Software has added a patch management capability to its GFI Cloud offering.
 

VMware sells Shavlik product portfolio to LANDesk Software

April 12, 2013

Systems management vendor LANDesk Software has acquired VMware's Protect product family of IT management solutions.
 

Microsoft releases nine bulletins, but no Pwn2Own fixes

April 11, 2013

Microsoft issued nine bulletins to fix 14 vulnerabilities this week; however it left several known flaws unpatched.
 

Microsoft issues seven bulletins for Patch Tuesday, but nothing for Pwn2Own vulnerability

March 13, 2013

Microsoft released seven bulletins last night, containing four patches rated as critical, to fix 20 vulnerabilities.
 

Adobe releases patches for zero-day flaws in Reader and Acrobat

February 21, 2013

Adobe has released patches for zero-day flaws in its Reader and Acrobat products.
 

Microsoft fixes 57 vulnerabilities on Patch Tuesday

February 13, 2013

Microsoft released 12 bulletins, five of which were rated as critical, to address 57 vulnerabilities on Patch Tuesday.
 

Microsoft to release seven bulletins next week, but no fix for Internet Explorer

January 04, 2013

Microsoft is to release seven bulletins next week, but will not patch the zero-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer.
 

Four critical patches among six bulletins from Microsoft, including IE9 fix

November 14, 2012

Microsoft released six bulletins on yesterday's Patch Tuesday, including four rated as 'critical'.
 

GFI Software adds mobile device management into version six of Vipre business

November 13, 2012

GFI Software has added patch management and mobile device management into the latest version of its business edition of Vipre anti-virus.
 

Flaws patched in Apple's Safari browser and iOS 6

November 05, 2012

Apple has released updates to address flaws in its Safari 6 web browser and iOS 6 mobile operating system.
 

Microsoft to deliver 13 security patches for 26 bugs

February 08, 2010

After a quiet January Patch Tuesday that saw only one security update, Microsoft is back with a vengeance this month.
 

IIS issue not a new vulnerability, says Microsoft

January 04, 2010

Microsoft has shot down reports that its Internet Information Services (IIS) suffers from a vulnerability, saying that customers only need to worry if they are running a nondefault configuration of the web server.
 

Microsoft patch batch includes fix for zero-day IE flaw

December 09, 2009

Microsoft delivered its monthly security update on Tuesday to rectify 12 vulnerabilities, five of which are present in Internet Explorer (IE) and comprise the most pressing patch to deploy.
 

"Nine-Ball" mass injection attack compromised 40,000 sites

June 18, 2009

A new threat dubbed "Nine-Ball" has compromised up to 40,000 legitimate websites, which are, in turn, infecting users with an information-stealing Trojan, according to security vendor Websense.
 

Researchers expect widespread exploit of Adobe PDF flaw

February 23, 2009

Attackers are actively exploiting a gaping zero-day hole in versions 9 and earlier of Adobe Acrobat and Reader, the company has warned.
 

Eight Microsoft fixes planned for Patch Tuesday

December 05, 2008

Microsoft plans to release eight patches on Tuesday - six for "critical" vulnerabilities - as part of its monthly security update.
 

Report: Nearly all computer users running insecure programs

Angela Moscaritolo December 04, 2008

Only two per cent of computer users are fully patched and the other 98 per cent are running at least one insecure, unpatched program, security firm Secunia said this week.
 

Worm exploiting Microsoft vulnerability developing into botnet

Angela Moscaritolo December 03, 2008

The "W32.Downadup" worm, exploiting the patched Microsoft's Windows Server Service (MWSS) vulnerability, is the key component in a developing botnet, researchers at Trend Micro said this week.
 

Four fixes shipped for "critical" RealPlayer holes

July 29, 2008

RealNetworks has issued fixes for four critical vulnerabilities in its RealPlayer program.
 

Oracle pushes out 45 patches; 14 for Database

July 16, 2008

Oracle on Tuesday released 45 fixes for vulnerabilities across its products, including the widely deployed Oracle Database.
 

As businesses weigh adoption, new iPhone plugs 13 flaws

July 14, 2008

The second version of the iPhone, released Friday, includes faster internet, GPS functionality and an application store — as well as 13 security fixes.
 

Sun and Apple offer security updates

July 11, 2008

Sun Microsystems has issued fixes for a number of vulnerabilities in its Java offerings, while six flaws in Apple TV were patched.
 

Attackers target zero-day Microsoft Word bug

July 10, 2008

Hours after releasing four patches as part of its monthly security update, Microsoft warned late Tuesday of a new, zero-day vulnerability in Word that is being actively exploited in targeted but limited attacks.
 

Multiple vendors cooperate to issue DNS design flaw fix

July 09, 2008

A massive domain name server (DNS) design vulnerability that could permit cache poisoning - effectively allowing an attacker to direct users to the website of his choosing - is set to be fixed by an unprecedented synchronized series of multivendor patches.
 

Microsoft Patch Tuesday fixes nine vulnerabilities

July 09, 2008

In its Patch Tuesday update, Microsoft addressed nine vulnerabilities by releasing four security updates, none of which were deemed critical.
 

Mozilla set to develop risk model for software development

July 08, 2008

Mozilla is trying to refute the notion that the buggier the software, the less secure it is.
 

Apple updates OS X to address security and performance issues

July 01, 2008

OS X Leopard gets a new version as the Mac maker moves to improve reliability and squash a whole hatful of vulnerabilities
 

Vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat leads to public exploit

June 25, 2008

Adobe has updated its Reader and Acrobat products to shore up a major vulnerability that is already being exploited in the wild
 

Apple releases latest Leopard OS update

May 29, 2008

The Mac manufacturer has fixed 70 problems - including more than 40 vulnerabilities - in its Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) operating system and associated components
 

Alcatel-Lucent to secure mobile workers with always-on datacard

May 22, 2008

The company is to bring to market next month a GPS and 3G enabled datacard which should give IT administrators 24/7 visibility of users' mobile devices
 

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Java security: Balancing existing testing platforms with open source solutions

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DDoS and downtime: Considerations for risk management

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Ponemon 2012 Global Encryption Trends Study

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