Microsoft, Adobe drop patches for dozens of bugs 

Microsoft, Adobe drop patches for dozens of bugs

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 10 January 2013 8:05 AM
Microsoft issues seven patches for 12 vulnerabilities.
Microsoft skips IE zero-day fix 

Microsoft skips IE zero-day fix

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 7 January 2013 7:30 AM
Microsoft to release seven bulletins this week.
Google, Microsoft drop fraudulent certificates 

Google, Microsoft drop fraudulent certificates

In Risk - By Dan Kaplan, 7 January 2013 7:16 AM
Turkish certificate authority issued two dodgy certificates.
Microsoft, Adobe patch a range of vulnerabilities 

Microsoft, Adobe patch a range of vulnerabilities

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 12 December 2012 12:48 PM
Exploits could emerge over holiday break.
Microsoft patches five critical flaws  

Microsoft patches five critical flaws

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 11 December 2012 8:49 AM
Makes 83 bulletins in 2012.
Pwning Androids, iPhones with Exchange 

Pwning Androids, iPhones with Exchange

In Messaging - By Darren Pauli, 19 November 2012 7:51 AM
Wipe phones, steal data and cause mayhem with ActiveSync.
Skype account hijack hole patched 

Skype account hijack hole patched

In Applications - By Darren Pauli, 17 November 2012 7:55 PM
Recovery function leads to account ownage.
Windows Phone 8 malware developed 

Windows Phone 8 malware developed

In Applications - By SC Australia Staff, 14 November 2012 11:56 AM
Indian hacker prodigy to disclose data-stealing app.
USB stick-sploit makes anyone a Windows admin 

USB stick-sploit makes anyone a Windows admin

In Applications - By Darren Pauli, 13 November 2012 8:33 AM
Windows 7 affected.
Microsoft to patch 19 vulnerabilities on Tuesday 

Microsoft to patch 19 vulnerabilities on Tuesday

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 9 November 2012 9:02 AM
Windows, Internet Explorer and Office get a fix
Vupen offers Windows 8 zero-day for sale 

Vupen offers Windows 8 zero-day for sale

In Applications - By Tom Espiner, 5 November 2012 3:05 PM
French outfit claims to have defeated Windows 8 security.
Microsoft strikes Yammer e-discovery partnerships 

Microsoft strikes Yammer e-discovery partnerships

In Applications - By Tom Espiner, 31 October 2012 9:26 AM
Keep tabs on staff.
Kelihos botnet closed 

Kelihos botnet closed

In Applications - By Danielle Walker, 22 October 2012 4:40 PM
Second defendant settles.
Microsoft engineer crafts exploitability index tool  

Microsoft engineer crafts exploitability index tool

In Hackers - By Darren Pauli, 18 October 2012 8:08 AM
Curbs vulnerability hype.
Spear phish uses Windows HLP files to skirt detection  

Spear phish uses Windows HLP files to skirt detection

In Applications - By Danielle Walker, 18 October 2012 7:32 AM
An increase in spear phishing, where trojans are hidden inside Windows help files, is assisting attackers in stealing information from a variety of industries.
Surprise patch party as Adobe, Microsoft issue fixes 

Surprise patch party as Adobe, Microsoft issue fixes

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 10 October 2012 5:33 PM
Flash fixes
Microsoft certificate rejection starts tomorrow 

Microsoft certificate rejection starts tomorrow

In Crypto - By Dan Raywood, 9 October 2012 8:21 AM
All certificates with fewer than 1024 bits to be blocked.
Microsoft forces malicious domain op to clean bot mess 

Microsoft forces malicious domain op to clean bot mess

In Networks - By Danielle Walker, 3 October 2012 12:28 PM
Microsoft settles with operator.
Hotmail called out for sly password gaffe 

Hotmail called out for sly password gaffe

In Messaging - By Darren Pauli, 25 September 2012 2:53 PM
Long passwords accessible via first 16 digits.
Microsoft critical patch hours away  

Microsoft critical patch hours away

In Applications - By Greg Masters, 21 September 2012 10:53 AM
Updates to arrive 3AM Saturday.
Internet Explorer zero day found 

Internet Explorer zero day found

In Applications - By Darren Pauli, 18 September 2012 10:07 AM
Internet Explorer 10 safe.
Microsoft to patch Flash flaw in IE10 

Microsoft to patch Flash flaw in IE10

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 18 September 2012 9:17 AM
Flash to be fixed ahead of Win 8 launch.
Microsoft thwarts Nitol botnet with restraining order  

Microsoft thwarts Nitol botnet with restraining order

In Networks - By Danielle Walker, 14 September 2012 10:32 AM
Swipes domain.
Microsoft fixes twin XSS, issues new cert requirement 

Microsoft fixes twin XSS, issues new cert requirement

In Applications - By Danielle Walker, 13 September 2012 9:08 AM
Vulnerabilities aren't high-risk.
Etsy joins bug bounty crew 

Etsy joins bug bounty crew

In Web/client - By Darren Pauli, 12 September 2012 9:59 AM
Offers $500 minimum, a t-shirt and a high-five.
Soft sailing in September patch run 

Soft sailing in September patch run

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 10 September 2012 10:04 AM
But crypto upgrade may make for a rough October.
Light Patch Tuesday will include new encryption rule 

Light Patch Tuesday will include new encryption rule

In Networks - By Dan Kaplan, 7 September 2012 8:39 AM
Next week's monthly patch batch from Microsoft is not very burdensome, but it includes a new requirement that certificates must contain RSA key lengths of more than 1,024 bits.
McAfee update chaos sparks user fury 

McAfee update chaos sparks user fury

In Applications - By Darren Pauli, 21 August 2012 2:33 PM
Enterprises offered hotfix, consumers asked to reinstall.
Adobe misses serious bugs in Reader 

Adobe misses serious bugs in Reader

In Applications - By Darren Pauli, 16 August 2012 2:14 PM
Vulnerabilities detailed in Windows, Mac and Linux
Microsoft targets Bafruz trojan 

Microsoft targets Bafruz trojan

In Applications - By Danielle Walker, 16 August 2012 2:01 PM
Trojan targets Facebook, mines Bitcoins and disables anti-virus.
Microsoft, Adobe issue security updates for more than 50 bugs 

Microsoft, Adobe issue security updates for more than 50 bugs

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 15 August 2012 5:32 PM
Active exploits to boot.
Microsoft to shutter a 'hacker's playground' of bugs 

Microsoft to shutter a 'hacker's playground' of bugs

In Networks - By Dan Kaplan, 10 August 2012 2:29 PM
Patch Tuesday to offer nine patches for 10 vulnerabilities.
Microsoft to shutter a 'hacker's playground' of bugs 

Microsoft to shutter a 'hacker's playground' of bugs

In Networks - By Dan Kaplan, 10 August 2012 2:29 PM
Patch Tuesday to offer nine patches for 10 vulnerabilities.
Patched Windows bug wreaks havoc 

Patched Windows bug wreaks havoc

In Web/client - By Fahmida Y. Rashid, 8 August 2012 10:44 AM
Vulnerability used to target political, industrial and defense organisations.
KBouncer takes out BlueHat prize 

KBouncer takes out BlueHat prize

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 1 August 2012 7:15 AM
PhD grad wins Microsoft defensive tech competition.
Spy trojan steals audio, video, email, IM, keystrokes, from Windows, Mac and mobile 

Spy trojan steals audio, video, email, IM, keystrokes, from Windows, Mac and mobile

In Applications - By Darren Pauli, 27 July 2012 5:55 AM
And it is the first trojan to use a Mac rootkit.
Skype fixes leaky instant message bug 

Skype fixes leaky instant message bug

In Applications - By Darren Pauli, 18 July 2012 2:36 PM
But not for Mac.
Microsoft revokes certificates with fewer than 2048 bits 

Microsoft revokes certificates with fewer than 2048 bits

In Crypto - By Dan Raywood, 12 July 2012 11:57 AM
Kills insecure Windows gadgets.
Researchers question Android spam botnet 

Researchers question Android spam botnet

In Applications - By Fahmida Y. Rashid, 9 July 2012 10:11 AM
More proof needed.
XML zero day fix arrives next week 

XML zero day fix arrives next week

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 6 July 2012 10:09 AM
Microsoft pushes nine patches.
Android botnet pushes drug spam 

Android botnet pushes drug spam

In Networks - By Darren Pauli, 6 July 2012 9:59 AM
Spam sent from Yahoo!
BlackHole toolkit targets Microsoft XML flaw 

BlackHole toolkit targets Microsoft XML flaw

In Applications - By Fahmida Y. Rashid, 4 July 2012 6:45 AM
Popular toolkit targets unpatched Windows hole.
Microsoft still bucks bug bounty trend 

Microsoft still bucks bug bounty trend

In Web/client - By Darren Pauli, 28 June 2012 3:30 PM
Redmond says BlueHat is better.
Microsoft automates cloud access management for engineers 

Microsoft automates cloud access management for engineers

In Cloud - By Darren Pauli, 26 June 2012 9:20 AM
Office 365 support 'democratised'.
BlueHat security finalists announced 

BlueHat security finalists announced

In Applications - By Darren Pauli, 22 June 2012 1:25 AM
Three finalists eye defense against Return Oriented Programming attacks 
Botnet take downs could disrupt police investigations 

Botnet take downs could disrupt police investigations

In Networks - By Darren Pauli, 21 June 2012 4:57 AM
Legal hurdles prevent open discussion.
Privacy statements too complex: Microsoft 

Privacy statements too complex: Microsoft

In Risk - By Darren Pauli, 21 June 2012 1:44 AM
Business urged to keep it simple.
Provider cuts smart meter vulnerabilities in half  

Provider cuts smart meter vulnerabilities in half

In Networks - By Darren Pauli, 20 June 2012 6:21 AM
Avoids patch cost blow-outs.
Payments provider forces Chinese to patch, run firewalls 

Payments provider forces Chinese to patch, run firewalls

In Risk - By Darren Pauli, 20 June 2012 4:49 AM
Millions of security slack users sent warning notices.
Trojan exploits Internet Explorer hole 

Trojan exploits Internet Explorer hole

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 20 June 2012 1:52 AM
Amnesty International infected with trojan.
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