security update Archives

The iOS failed passcode option, plus security update 11.4

David Harley | June 1, 2018 | daring fireball, ios, John Gruber, passcode, Paul Ducklin, security update

An underused passcode security option. And what did Apple just fix in iOS? ...

Ransomware Uses Process Hiding Technique to Evade Antivirus

Lucian Constantin | May 9, 2018 | Process Doppelgänging, Ransomware, Remote Code Execution, security update

A ransomware program called SynAck uses a sophisticated process hiding technique that was first documented last year as a proof-of-concept to evade detection. Dubbed Process Doppelgänging, the method was presented at the ...

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Microsoft Fixes 66 Vulnerabilities Across Its Products

Lucian Constantin | April 11, 2018 | AMD CPU, Flash Player, Microsoft patches, Patch Tuesday, security update, Spectre variant 2

Microsoft’s April security updates include fixes for 66 vulnerabilities in Windows components, the Edge and Internet Explorer browsers, the Office suite, the Hyper-V hypervisor, Visual Studio and even a wireless keyboard. Of ...

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Microsoft Issues Emergency Patch for Recently Found Kernel Vulnerability

Lucian Constantin | March 30, 2018 | android malware, cryptomining, Meltdown, Microsoft, Monero, security update

Microsoft has released an out-of-band patch for Windows 7 and Server 2008 systems to fix a recently identified vulnerability that allows attackers or malware to take full control of computers. The flaw ...

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Drupal Websites at Risk Due to Highly Critical Vulnerability

Lucian Constantin | March 29, 2018 | Cisco IOS, Cisco IOS XE, critical vulnerability, Drupal, security update

The Drupal Project has released patches for a highly critical vulnerability that affects all supported versions of the popular CMS, is very easy to exploit and can lead to a complete compromise ...

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Microsoft Fixes 34 Security Flaws in Windows, Office, IE and Edge

Lucian Constantin | December 12, 2017 | Microsoft, Patch Tuesday, security update, Windows

Microsoft’s security patches for December fix 34 vulnerabilities across the company’s products, including in Internet Explorer, Edge, Office and Windows. The largest number of vulnerabilities were fixed in the scripting engine used ...

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Adobe Releases Critical Security Patches for 9 Products

Lucian Constantin | November 14, 2017 | Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Connect, Adobe Digital Editions, Adobe DNG Converter, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop CC, Adobe Reader, application vulnerabilities, cyberespionage, Flash Player, Malware, security patch, security update, Vulnerabilities

Adobe Systems has released security patches for nine of its products to fix 86 vulnerabilities, the majority of which are rated as critical and important. In addition to Flash Player, Reader and ...

Update Your WordPress Website Now, Researcher Warns

Lucian Constantin | November 2, 2017 | Ransomware, security update, sql injection, Targeted Attack, wordpress

WordPress version 4.8.3, released Oct. 31, fixes a serious security issue that could result in SQL injection attacks. Details about the vulnerability are now public, so attacks could soon follow. “If you ...