Microsoft fixed 59 vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer alone this month. Is that worryingly bad, or pleasingly good? Paul Ducklin investigates what actually came down the chute in the June 2014 Patch Tuesday…
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Mobile malware, Gameover, CryptoLocker, and SSL/TLS holes – 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
How long has mobile malware been around? Is it really game over for Gameover and CryptoLocker? Which cryptographic security libraries need patching? It’ll only take a minute to find out…
Apple Safari 7.0.4 closes 22 holes, including 21 listed under “arbitrary code execution”
Apple just pushed out another Safari update, bumping OS X’s native browser to version 7.0.4. Paul Ducklin found himself thinking, “Is it just me, or has Cupertino bumped up the frequency of Safari patches lately?”
As one security hole closes, another one opens! 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
How many years was that security hole in Linux ? How many security patches for XP? How many lock screen holes in iOS? How much do Google specs cost? Find out in this week’s 60 Second Security video…
Patch Tuesday wrap-up, May 2014 – Adobe and Microsoft both patch multiple remotable holes
Patch Tuesday updates from both Microsoft and Adobe are out. There aren’t any huge surprises this month, but both companies have critical patches for remote code execution holes…
Patch Tuesday for May 2014 – 8 bulletins, 2 critical, 0/zero/zilch/zip for XP
A quick note to remind you that tomorrow is Patch Tuesday. The scorecard is “2 from 8”, with eight security bulletins due, two of which are rated “Critical.” XP? Not a sausage…
SSCC 146 – Target, Microsoft, Dropbox and the mysterious “Webdriver Torso” [PODCAST]
Have a listen to the latest episode of our weekly security podcast. Sophos security experts Chester Wisniewski and Paul Ducklin look at what we can learn from the latest news.
Monday review – the hot 17 stories of the week
Catch up with everything we’ve written in the last seven days – it’s weekly roundup time.
Microsoft and Adobe have 0-days, AOL breached, and we win an award! 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
Are two zero-days better than one? What happened to AOL’s user database? And is that another award that Naked Security just won? Find out in 60 Sec Security for 03 May 2014…
Not to be outdone by Microsoft, Adobe announces zero-day exploit patch for Flash
Hot on the heels of Microsoft’s IE zero-day announcement comes an Adobe bulletin about a zero-day in Flash. (No, they’re *not* related, even though the current IE exploits use a Flash file to kick things off.)