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The Tor Project has released version 4.0 of its popular eponymous browser that allows users to use the Internet anonymously and privately, and to circumvent online censorship …

Admins of sites that run Drupal 7 are advised to update to the latest version of the platform – version 7.32 – because it fixes a critical SQL injection …

The OpenSSL Project has pushed out new releases of the popular eponymous open-source cryptographic library, which fix four serious vulnerabilities, including the POODLE …

With this month’s Patch Tuesday, Microsoft has provided patches for several critical vulnerabilities that allow remote code execution, some of which have been or are …

Microsoft is back in fine form this month with eight upcoming advisories affecting Internet Explorer, the entire Microsoft range of supported operating systems, plus Office, …

A critical security vulnerability in the popular online bug-tracking-and-testing tool Bugzilla has been patched, and users are advised to update to new releases as soon as …

The developer team behind the popular open-source content management system Joomla is urging users to update the software to the latest version – v3.3.6 (or v3.2.7 for …

Apple has finally released a security update for OS X that will close up the critical remote code execution Shellshock bug found in the GNU Bash UNIX shell. The update …

Apple has released the latest version of its mobile OS on Wednesday, and in it has fixed over 50 vulnerabilities, many of which are very serious: Two vulnerabilities allowed a …

Blackphone, the carrier- and vendor-independent smartphone that was created with the goal of placing privacy and control directly in the hands of its users, is not without its …

Mozilla has released the latest version of Firefox (v32) for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android, and the new browser sports some notable security improvements. For one, the new …

When it comes to security, only a total dope doesn’t understand firewalls, anti-virus and at least the basics of passwords. But how many end users, indeed how many IT …