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Ruby on Rails bug is being exploited in the wild, researcher warns

May 29, 2013

Administrators of servers running Ruby on Rails are advised once again to upgrade to the latest versions of the framework (3.2.11, 3.1.10, 3.0.19, and 2.3.15), as a …

Microsoft fixes 33 vulnerabilities

May 14, 2013

Today for Patch Tuesday, Microsoft and Adobe are both coming out with critical fixes for a number of widely installed and attacked programs. Microsoft has 10 bulletins …

Microsoft to release 10 bulletins

May 10, 2013

It is the week before Patch Tuesday May and Microsoft has published its Advance Notification, giving us insight into what to expect next Tuesday. There will be 10 bulletins …

Self-updating apps are now banned from Google Play

April 29, 2013

Google has made added a short but very significant clause to its Google Play Developer Program Policies, banning apps downloaded from the official store to “modify, …

Exploit for recently patched Java flaw added to CrimeBoss exploit kit

April 23, 2013

If you are still using Java, you insist on updating in manually and you haven’t gotten around to installing the latest Critical Patch Update released a week ago, you are …

Most corporate computers missing critical software updates

April 18, 2013

87 percent of corporate computers are missing critical software updates that could threaten business security, according to F-Secure data from around 200,000 workstations …

Oracle plugs a host of critical Java vulnerabilities

April 17, 2013

Oracle’s Java SE Critical Patch Update for April 2013 contains 19 CVEs with CVSS base score of 10 (the highest you can go) indicating that exploiting the vulnerability …

Microsoft patches 13 vulnerabilities

April 9, 2013

April has turned out to be a rather slow month for Patch Tuesday. There are nine bulletins addressing a total of 13 vulnerabilities, but only two of the bulletins are rated …

Microsoft to release 9 advisories on Tuesday

April 5, 2013

April 2013 advance notice is out and it forecasts an interesting patching session for Microsoft administrators. There are 9 advisories affecting 16 distinct platforms in 5 …

Apple releases OS X 10.8.3

March 15, 2013

The 10.8.3 update is recommended for all OS X Mountain Lion users and includes features and fixes that improve the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac. The …

Adobe patches Flash again, but not the flaws exploited at Pwn2Own

March 13, 2013

As promised last year, Adobe has been issuing its scheduled Flash updates on the second Tuesday of each month – the same day that Microsoft chose for its monthly Patch …

Microsoft releases four critical bulletins

March 12, 2013

In terms of volume, the March Patch Tuesday is about average, with seven bulletins — four rated “critical” and three rated “important.” In …