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RSS Adobe releasedPDF Encryption and Security: Adobe PDF Encryption and Security History
White Paper Early PDF document security relied on weak 40 bit encryption and soon after it was released methods of breaking it were freely available on the Internet. In May 2001 128 bit encryption became available to prevent simple... [12 Nov 2009]
Adobe patches 28 flaws: Reader and Acrobat plugged
News Adobe has released a bulletin patching 28 vulnerabilities affecting Adobe Reader and Acrobat. See Adobe fixes 28 holes in Reader and Acrobat on CNET News.com for more on... [14 Oct 2009]
Google Chrome for Linux, arriving soon in 64 bits
News They hammered Adobe until it released a 64-bit version of Flash Player for Linux, and now they're agitating for 64-bit browsers. In the browser world, for example, it can be problematic running a 64-bit... [21 Aug 2009]
Adobe patches critical Flash hole
News Adobe has released a patch for a critical Flash Player problem that could let attackers take over people's computers through content viewed in a browser. The vulnerability affected a file that shipped... [31 Jul 2009]
Microsoft releases emergency patch to plug critical ActiveX hole
News Internet Explorer users running Flash Player and Shockwave Player are vulnerable, Adobe said in a blog post. Microsoft also has had discussions with Adobe, Sun and Google about some components involving... [29 Jul 2009]
Flash hole fix coming next week, says Adobe
News Adobe said Thursday that it will issue fixes next week for a critical hole in Flash that is being exploited in attacks against Adobe Reader version 9 on Windows. The vulnerability exists in current... [24 Jul 2009]
Android's Hero edges a Flash ahead of iPhone
News We have to make it work great, and need to get their agreement to have it released," said Adobe chief technology officer Kevin Lynch in a 2008 interview. Adobe Systems announced on... [25 Jun 2009]
Microsoft's Patch Tuesday unleashes record number of updates
News Adobe also issued security updates for Adobe Reader and Acrobat versions 7.x, 8.x, and 9.x for Windows and Macintosh on Tuesday in its first quarterly security update for its popular software for... [10 Jun 2009]
Adobe enlists Patch Tuesday to fix security
News Adobe security patches released on Patch Tuesdays 10 March and 12 May were coincidental, the post said. Adobe said on Wednesday it will release quarterly security updates to coincide... [21 May 2009]
Virus attacks rise: It's because you're too clever
News Adobe last month released a security update to fix a critical vulnerability in Adobe Reader 9 and Acrobat 9 for which exploits had been reportedly found in the wild for nearly two... [08 Apr 2009]
In the Mix for Microsoft? IE 8 and Silverlight to headline
News The expected release of Internet Explorer 8 is likely to be the biggest headline coming out of Microsoft's Mix conference this week, along with the anticipated arrival of Silverlight 3, the next version of its rival to... [18 Mar 2009]
Opera takes Turbo speed browsing for a test drive
News More elaborate websites that use advanced JavaScript techniques and Adobe's Flash technology, however, might require manual intervention to work via Opera Turbo. Browser maker Opera Software has released... [17 Mar 2009]
iPlayer realises Mac and Linux download dream
News The BBC has worked with Adobe's Air developer platform to create a desktop download manager for its online on-demand TV service, meaning users can now watch BBC content whether they're on or offline. According to Rose,... [19 Dec 2008]
Sun launches second version of OpenSolaris
News These include the 'contrib' repository for packages not yet approved for inclusion in the main repository, the 'extra' repository containing proprietary software such as Adobe Flash, and the 'pending' repository... [08 Dec 2008]
iPhone not getting a full Flash like Android
News Adobe released AIR 1.5 Monday, a version that inherits Flash Player 10 abilities such as better text rendering, support for right-to-left text scripts such as Arabic, multichannel audio, and 3D effects. [18 Nov 2008]
