Security News

Hackers Take Down Safari, VMware and Oracle at Pwn2Own
2019-03-21 17:51

On the first day of Pwn2Own 2019 hackers poked holes in Apple Safari, VMware Workstation and Oracle VirtualBox.

Many Vulnerabilities Found in Oracle's Java Card Technology
2019-03-21 14:35

Poland-based cybersecurity research firm Security Explorations claims to have identified nearly 20 vulnerabilities in Oracle’s Java Card, including flaws that could be exploited to compromise the...

Apple, Oracle, VMware Software Hacked at Pwn2Own 2019
2019-03-21 06:57

Apple’s Safari web browser and the Oracle VirtualBox and VMware Workstation virtualization products were hacked on the first day of the Pwn2Own 2019 hacking competition, earning researchers a...

Oracle Java SE 12 brings improvements to developer productivity
2019-03-19 13:25

Oracle announced the general availability of Java SE 12 (JDK 12), continuing the six-month release cadence that provides enterprises and developers faster access to completed enhancements to the...

DBM Cloud Systems enhances AIRE to automatically migrate functioning VMs in Oracle
2019-02-26 23:30

DBM Cloud Systems, a pioneer in enterprise-class, high-performance cloud data management solutions, unveiled a significant enhancement to its popular data management solution, AIRE (Advanced...

Firms Moving Sensitive Data to Cloud, But Security Still a Problem: Oracle
2019-02-20 20:50

Companies are increasingly moving sensitive data to the cloud, but cybersecurity, including the human factor and technology, is still a problem for many, according to a new report published on...

Old bugs, new bugs, red bugs … yes, it's Oracle mega-update day again
2019-01-18 02:56

Out of 284 flaws, 33 are rated critical. Big Red admins have big patches ahead Oracle admins, here's your first critical patch advisory for 2019, and it's a doozy: a total of 284 vulnerabilities...

Oracle Patches 33 Critical Vulnerabilities With January Updates
2019-01-16 13:32

Oracle Delivers 284 Fixes With January 2019 Critical Patch Update (CPU) Oracle this week released its first set of security patches for 2019, delivering a total of 284 new security fixes across...

Oracle and "Responsible Disclosure"
2018-11-14 12:46

I've been writing about "responsible disclosure" for over a decade; here's an essay from 2007. Basically, it's a tacit agreement between researchers and software vendors. Researchers agree to...

Civil rights group says Oracles, Tapads and Experians get let off for wanton info-sucking
2018-11-08 09:15

'Lesser-known' names escape public scrutiny, claims Privacy International Privacy International (PI) has filed complaints of "systematic infringements" of data protection law by seven info-sucking...