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Apple Safari 5.1 increases security
Safari 5.1 includes improvements to performance, stability, and security. CFNetwork In certain situations, Safari may treat a file as HTML, even if it is served with the …
Vodafone femtocell hack allows call interception on unpatched devices
News that The Hacker’s Choice had revealed a proof-of-concept attack for hacking Vodafone’s Sure Signal femtocells (routers for boosting phone signals) and turning …
Is WordPress next in line for silent updates?
Silent software updates are still a topic of contention in the security world, but the successful implementation of the process by Google for its Chrome browser has definitely …
Microsoft fixes 22 vulnerabilities
In today’s Patch Tuesday, Microsoft released 4 bulletins addressing vulnerabilities affecting Windows and Office. Amol Sarwate, Vulnerability Labs Manager for Qualys, …
How to secure a moving target with limited resources
Today, as security threats increase and regulatory requirements grow more complex, businesses are recognizing that compliance and security are business-critical priorities. …
WordPress 3.1.4 fixes security issues
WordPress 3.1.4 is available now and is a maintenance and security update for all previous versions. This release fixes an issue that could allow a malicious Editor-level user …
Bad software patches cause critical IT failure
Half of businesses have suffered at least one business critical IT failure as a result of installing a bad software patch, according to GFI Software. The research also …
Firefox 5 fixes security and improves browsing
Mozilla released Firefox 5.0 that fixes several security issues, stability issues and introduces new features. Privacy-aware users will be happy to learn that the Do-Not-Track …
Malware and virtual patching info added to QualysGuard
Qualys announced that QualysGuard Vulnerability Management (VM) now integrates with Trend Micro Threat Intelligence and Trend Micro Deep Security providing customers with live …
WordPress 3.0.4 critical security update
Version 3.0.4 of WordPress is a very important update to apply to your sites as soon as possible because it fixes a core security bug in our HTML sanitation library, called …
Firefox 3.6.13 fixes many security issues
Mozilla released Firefox 3.6.13 that fixes several security issues. Miscellaneous memory safety hazards (rv:1.9.2.13/ 1.9.1.16) Mozilla developers identified and fixed several …
QuickTime 7.6.9 fixes security issues
Here is the security content related to QuickTime 7.6.9, available for download here. A local user may have access to sensitive information A filesystem permission issue …