Apple is rolling out an OS X patch to deal with the DigiNotar fiasco following criticism last week about their slow response to the security threat posed by a hacker stealing SSL (secure socket layer) certificates. Apple announced the patch in a security update bulletin. “Fraudulent certificates were issued by…
Adobe admits Google engineer responsible for Flash Player bug patches
Adobe last week acknowledged that as many as 80 bugs in Flash Player were reported by a Google security engineer, as it continued to defend its decision not to spell out details of the vulnerabilities. Google also cited the same number, apparently putting to rest the spat between the engineer,…