Microsoft fixes critical flaws in Windows and Silverlight

Microsoft today shipped eight security updates that patched 23 vulnerabilities in Windows, Internet Explorer, .Net Framework, Silverlight and other bits in its portfolio. Two of the updates were labeled “critical,” Microsoft’s most serious threat ranking, while the other six were rated “important,” the next most severe tag. All but eight…

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Keep your Mac safe from Web security flaws

This year there have been numerous reports suggesting that the fundamental security infrastructure of the Web is on shaky ground. In March we heard about a collection of stolen security certificates, and in August the release of more than 500 improperly issued certificates came to light. Whenever you connect to…

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Researcher uncovers more SCADA zero-day flaws

An Italian researcher has published details of a new batch of unpatched vulnerabilities found in the SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) products from seven different vendors. Assessing the significance of the 14 zero-day vulnerabilities explained by Luigi Auriemma in proof-of-concept detail with exploit code is incredibly difficult to do,…

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Researcher keeps Android app security flaws to himself

A security researcher is standing by the claim that his company has discovered security vulnerabilities in a dozen common Android applications, despite declining to reveal which applications are affected. Riley Hassell of Privateer Labs had been due to give a presentation ‘Hacking Android for profit’ revealing the issues at last…

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Google tracks down privacy flaws in Google+

Google’s new social networking site Google+, built to beat Facebook primarily on privacy features, has several privacy bugs the company is working to fix. While some enthusiastic beta testers clamour for Google to open the social networking site to everybody now, it’s clear Google needs to address these issues before…

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