Security News

Samsung to Patch Windows Update Issue Within Days (Threatpost)
2015-06-26 20:53

Samsung said today it will no longer automatically disable Windows updates on PCs and laptops it manufactures and will release a patch "within a few days."

Samsung Program Disables Windows Update on PCs (Threatpost)
2015-06-25 18:01

Samsung's update mechanism for Windows PCs and laptops silently disables Windows Update, computing enthusiast Patrick Barker has discovered.

Samsung disables Windows Update, undermines the security of your devices (Help Net Security)
2015-06-25 12:05

Another example of how vendors sometimes choose to improve usability to the detriment of user security has been recently discovered by security researcher and Microsoft MVP Patrick Barker. Spurred ...

Deadly Windows, Reader font bugs can lead to full system compromise (Help Net Security)
2015-06-24 14:28

"Even in 2015 - the era of high-quality mitigations and security mechanisms - one good bug still suffices for a complete system compromise," Mateusz Jurczyk, an infosec engineer with Google Project Ze...