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Tag Archives: Java
Serious Security: The decade-ending “Y2K bug” that wasn’t
We explain why you really need to RTFM. Even if TFM is very long and complicated and you are very experienced.
Npm patches two serious bugs
JavaScript package users have been warned to update due to a bug that could enable an attacker to infect them with malicious applications.
Java updater to stop pushing Ask Toolbar, will foist Yahoo search on you instead
Oracle’s Java, infamous in the past for bundling the Ask Toolbar as part of its install and update processes, is ditching Ask in favour of Yahoo’s search engine.
SCADA programmers? It’s time for security by default! 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
Here’s the latest episode of our weekly 60-second security video. Enjoy the news in just one minute…
Big bag of fixes: Oracle’s Critical Patches for Jan 2015 close 160 holes, 93 remotely exploitable
Big bag of fixes! Oracle’s Critical Patches for Jan 2015 fix 160 holes in 48 products, with 93 of those vulnerabilities remotely exploitable.
HTML5 goes officially live – now you really CAN say goodbye to Java in your browser!
Of the 21.5 years that the WWW has been going strong, 15 have been spent getting from HTML 4 to HTML5. That’s quite a journey! Paul Ducklin takes look at where we are now…
SSCC 169 – Mirror, mirror, on the wall, what’s the biggest breach of all? [PODCAST]
It’s Chet Chat time! Here’s this week’s episode of our news-you-can-use security podcast…
Patch Tuesday for October 2014 – bigger than usual as Microsoft, Adobe and Oracle align
Oracle, Adobe and Microsoft patches are all arriving together on Tuesday 14 October 2014. Paul Ducklin looks at what to expect…
Microsoft brings Internet Explorer’s security into the 21st century
Internet Explorer (IE) will finally catch up with rival browsers next week when it begins blocking out-of-date ActiveX controls.