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PrintDemon – patch this ancient Windows printer bug!
Bugs can last a long time… even if you thought you removed them years ago.
Serious Security – How ‘special case’ code blew a hole in OpenSMTPD
Patch now before you receive a message that’s more than just bad news!
Avoid that cyberflash – 60 Second Security
Here’s our weekly 1-minute video: Android, Adobe and Apple’s AirDrop all get a look in this time.
Another Android hole: “OCtoRuTA” – One (Java) Class to Rule Them All
Yet another large-scale vulnerability has been revealed in Android. This one lets an otherwise innocent-looking app go rogue, and enjoy privileges normally limited to the trusted parts of Android.
Apple lets rip with update spate: OS X, iOS, Safari, iTunes, QuickTime
Apple just opened the stopcocks and released a Hoover Dam’s worth of security-related updates. Yes, there are numerous new features and products in there too, but it’s the security fixes that make a compelling reason to update.
SSCC 204 – You want an extension to your extension for Windows XP? [PODCAST]
Here’s the latest episode of our weekly security podcast, the award-winning Chet Chat. Enjoy!
Update Tuesday wrap-up, March 2015 – FREAK fixed fast, and lots more from Microsoft
Adobe published no bulletins for March 2015, so this one is all about Microsoft…
Update Tuesday wrap-up, January 2015 – See? We didn’t use the word “Patch”!
Like fingers and thumbs, not all updates are patches, even if all patches are updates. So, here’s the skinny on Update Tuesday…including the security patches, of course.
Patch Tuesday wrap-up, December 2014 – why “Important” can be Critical…
Adobe and Microsoft put forth their respective Patch Tuesday updates this week, bringing you their last scheduled patches of 2014. Paul Ducklin digs in…