Oracle squashes a lot of bugs but one researcher says company's security practices "are simply not working"
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Adobe Issues Emergency Flash Player Patch
Adobe has issued an emergency patch in order to counter ongoing exploits against its Flash Player
Oracle Rushes Out Java Patch But ‘Serious’ Flaws Left Open
Java palaver as Oracle fails to satisfy security circles
Microsoft Issues Critical Updates In November Patch Tuesday
The November Patch Tuesday update fixes nineteen security flaws across a number of Microsoft products
Adobe Patches Critical Shockwave Bugs
Adobe finds some serious buffer overflow issues
Oracle Could Fix Serious Java Security Flaw ‘In 30 Minutes’
Researchers say Oracle could shore up Java security in just half an hour
Mammoth Oracle Patch To Address 109 Flaws
Updates cover plenty of severe vulnerabilities across a broad range of Oracle software
Microsoft Works With Adobe To Patch Windows 8 Flash Flaws
Microsoft has confirmed it is working with Adobe to patch flaws in the Flash player ahead of the Windows 8 launch
Microsoft Delivers Light Patch Tuesday Update
Microsoft's September Patch Tuesday has a relatively light load, but October promises to be more substantial
Oracle Rushes Out Java Security Fix For Zero-Day Flaw
Security community breathes a sigh of relief as Oracle reacts to pressure
Oracle Fixes Security Flaw In Flagship Database
Oracle has fixed a security flaw in its flagship database product that was exposed at the Black Hat security conference
Oracle Remedies 87 Security Flaws
Includes a fix for a dangerous vulnerability rated 10 out of 10
Microsoft Issues ‘Flame’ Patch
Microsoft has issued a fix for a security certificate flaw exploited by the Flame malware to make the code appear to have been legitimately signed
Oracle Issues Mammoth 88 Vulnerability Patch
Oracle fixes a load of vulnerabilities, many of which could be used for remote code execution
TomTom Sat-Navs Lose Their Way
A “leap year bug” blamed on the third-party software caused GPS navigation devices to lose the connection
Microsoft Warns Of Attractive Remote Desktop Flaw
Microsoft urges businesses to get patching over fears cyber crooks will take advantage of a remote desktop flaw
Oracle Halts Denial Of Service Threat With Patches
Oracle has issued patches to close down a vulnerability that could cause a denial of service in some products
McAfee To Issue Patch To Prevent Spam Hijacking
McAfee has promised to patch security issues in its hosted anti-malware service, including one that would turn a PC into a spam relay
Oracle Accused Of Downplaying Severity Of Database Security Flaws
Oracle may not be paying attention to its flagship database software and underreporting the severity of a "fundamental" flaw
Urgent Attention Advised As Oracle Issues Another Big Patch
Oracle has released patches for 16 critical bugs among the 78 vulnerabilities fixed in its flagship database and associated software
Microsoft Readies 7 Fixes For Upcoming Patch Tuesday
Microsoft has revealed it will close seven security loopholes with its upcoming Patch Tuesday update
Microsoft Releases ASP.NET Patch
Microsoft has patched a critical security vulnerability affecting all versions of the .NET Framework
Mozilla Patches HTML5 Bugs In Firefox 9
Mozilla has fixed six vulnerabilities in its Firefox 9 web browser, two of which concern issues with HTML5
Adobe Finally Updates Critical Reader Bug
Adobe has finally delivered a fix for the critical vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat
No Sign of Reader Fix As Adobe Patches ColdFusion
Adobe released a fix for ColdFusion but no date has been set for the Reader zero-day vulnerability
Microsoft Issues Temp Duqu Workaround
Microsoft stepped outside its usual Patch Tuesday routine and issued a temporary Duqu workaround
Apache Killer DoS Bug Patched By Oracle
Oracle patched the Apache Killer vulnerability in Oracle Fusion Middleware and Application Server
Adobe Revokes DigiNotar Certs, Issues 13 Patches
Alongside patches for vulnerabilities in Reader and Acrobat, Adobe has removed DigiNotar as a trusted CA
Apple Fixes iPhone Flaw, But Hackers Get Round It
Apple has patched iOS to stop the installation of JailbreakMe - but hackers claim to circumvented it already
Java Update Fixes 17 Remote Execution Vulnerabilities
Oracle has closed 17 remote execution vulnerabilities in Java, most are in the runtime browser plug-ins