Security News

Policy would require agencies to patch cybersecurity holes within 72 hours of discovery
2012-06-15 10:44

http://www.nextgov.com/cloud-computing/2012/06/policy-would-require-agencies-patch-cybersecurity-holes-within-72-hours-discovery/56271/ By Aliya Sternstein Nextgov June 14, 2012

Linux vendors rush to patch privilege escalation flaw after root exploits emerge
2012-01-25 07:54

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9223675/Linux_vendors_rush_to_patch_privilege_escalation_flaw_after_root_exploits_emerge By Lucian Constantin IDG News Service January 24, 2012

Microsoft plans big January Patch Tuesday
2012-01-06 09:20

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9223180/Microsoft_plans_big_January_Patch_Tuesday By Gregg Keizer Computerworld January 5, 2012

Microsoft scratches BEAST patch at last minute,	but fixes Duqu bug
2011-12-14 09:36

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9222639/Microsoft_scratches_BEAST_patch_at_last_minute_but_fixes_Duqu_bug By Gregg Keizer Computerworld December 13, 2011

Oracle Patch Batch Affects 'hundreds' of Products
2011-10-19 10:11

http://www.csoonline.com/article/691961/oracle-patch-batch-affects-hundreds-of-product By Chris Kanaracus IDG News Service October 18, 2011

March Patch Tuesday leaves IE unpatched for Pwn2Own hackers
2011-03-04 11:05

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/03/04/ms_march_patch_tuesday_pre_alert/ By John Leyden The Register 4th March 2011 Microsoft -- unlike its browser rivals -- will not be patching Internet...

Firm scrambles to patch vBulletin software flaw
2010-07-23 09:10

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-10714192 By Jonathan Fildes Technology reporter BBC News 22 July 2010 A serious flaw in software widely used to power online discussion sites could allow...

Hackers Beating Efforts to Patch Software Flaws
2005-08-23 18:16

http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/holes/story/0,10801,104092,00.html By Jaikumar Vijayan AUGUST 22, 2005 COMPUTERWORLD The speed at which hackers are taking advantage of newly...

Fake Microsoft security alert includes Trojan patch
2005-07-01 09:36

http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,102907,00.html By Robert McMillan JUNE 30, 2005 IDG NEWS SERVICE A new wave of spam that disguises itself as a Microsoft Corp....

Re: Oracle Patch Fixes 23 'Critical' Vulnerabilities
2005-01-21 08:07

Forwarded from: security curmudgeon : In the past, Oracle has been criticized for its lackadaisical approach : to addressing critical security flaws. At the Black Hat security : conference in Las...