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PSI 3.0: Auto-Patching for Dummies
A new version of the Personal Software Inspector (PSI) tool from vulnerability management firm Secunia automates the updating of third-party programs that don’t already have auto-updaters built-in....
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Adobe Patches Critical Flash Flaws
For the second time in less than a month, Adobe has issued an update to fix dangerous flaws in its Flash Player software. The patch addresses two vulnerabilities rated “critical,” but Adobe says it is...
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Critical Security Update for Adobe Flash Player
Adobe has issued a security update for its Flash Player software that fixes at least two critical vulnerabilities in the widely-used program. At long last, this latest version also includes an...
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Urgent Fix for Zero-Day Mac Java Flaw
Apple on Monday released a critical update to its version of Java for Mac OS X that plugs at least a dozen security holes in the program. More importantly, the patch mends a flaw that attackers have...
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Adobe, Microsoft Issue Critical Updates
Adobe and Microsoft today each issued critical updates to plug security holes in their products. The patch batch from Microsoft fixes at least 11 flaws in Windows and Windows software. Adobe’s update...
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How to Find and Remove Mac Flashback Infections
A number of readers responded to the story I published last week on the Flashback Trojan, a contagion that was found to have infected more than 600,000 Mac OS X systems. Most people wanted to know how...
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Adobe, Microsoft Push Critical Security Fixes
Adobe and Microsoft today each issued updates to address critical security flaws in their software. Adobe’s patch plugs at least five holes in its Shockwave Player, while Microsoft has released a...
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FBI: Updates Over Public ‘Net Access = Bad Idea
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is advising travelers to avoid updating software while using hotel or other public Internet connections, warning that malicious actors are targeting travelers...
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If You Use LinkedIn, Change Your Password
An archive reportedly containing the hashed passwords of more than six million LinkedIn accounts is circulating online. LinkedIn says it is still investigating the claims, but if you use LinkedIn, you...
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Secunia’s Auto-patching Tool Gets Makeover
Vulnerability management firm Secunia has shipped a new version of its auto-patching tool — Personal Software Inspector 3.0 – a program for Windows users that can drastically simplify the process of...
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Banking on a Live CD
An investigative series I’ve been writing over the past three years about organized cyber crime gangs using malware to steal millions of dollars from small to mid-sized organizations has generated...
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Critical Security Fixes from Adobe, Microsoft
Adobe and Microsoft each issued security updates today to fix critical vulnerabilities in their software. Adobe’s fixes include a patch for a Flash Player flaw that is actively being exploited to...
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Dropbox Now Offers Two-Step Authentication
Online file-backup and storage service Dropbox has begun offering a two-step authentication feature to help users beef up the security of their accounts. The promised change comes less than a month...
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Security Fix for Critical Java Flaw Released
Oracle has issued an urgent update to close a dangerous security hole in its Java software that attackers have been using to deploy malicious software. The patch comes amid revelations that Oracle was...
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Internet Explorer Users: Please Read This
Microsoft is urging Windows users who browse the Web with Internet Explorer to use a free tool called EMET to block attacks against a newly-discovered and unpatched critical security hole in IE...
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Microsoft Issues Stopgap Fix for IE 0-Day Flaw
Microsoft today released a stopgap fix for a critical security flaw in most versions of Internet Explorer that hackers have been exploiting to break into Windows systems. The company said it expects...
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Microsoft has released an emergency update for Internet Explorer that fixes at least five vulnerabilities in the default Web browser on Windows, including a zero-day flaw that miscreants have been...
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The Scrap Value of a Hacked PC, Revisited
A few years back, when I was a reporter at The Washington Post, I put together a chart listing the various ways that miscreants can monetize hacked PCs. The project was designed to explain simply and...
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Adobe Ships Election Day Security Update for Flash
Adobe has released a critical security update for its Flash Player and Adobe AIR software that fixes at least seven dangerous vulnerabilities in these products. Updates are available for Windows, Mac,...
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Microsoft Patches 19 Security Holes
Microsoft today issued six software updates to fix at least 19 security holes in Windows and other Microsoft products. Thirteen of those vulnerabilities earned a “critical” rating, which means...
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