patch in news
RSS patch in newsMicrosoft's 'Patch Tuesday' targets six critical flaws
News Microsoft has released six critical patches for August's 'Patch Tuesday', including a fix for six vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer. Karthik Raman, a research scientist at McAfee, said in a statement: "This is a mammoth Patch Tuesday, and we... [13 Aug 2008]
Apple patch fails to address DNS flaw, say experts
Apple's Domain Name System patch for Mac OS X systems is not completely effective, according to security experts. The patch was brought out by Apple on Friday for its Tiger and Leopard operating systems, to address a critical Domain Name System... [04 Aug 2008]
Apple releases patch for critical flaw
News Apple released a security update yesterday to users of its Tiger and Leopard operating systems to address a critical Domain Name System flaw, along with a dozen other updates. The DNS flaw, which was first reported by Dan Kaminsky of IOActive on 8... [01 Aug 2008]
RIM patches PDF security hole
News RIM has released a patch for a security flaw in BlackBerry Enterprise Server, which exposed corporate networks to hackers via a maliciously crafted PDF document. RIM's initial workaround was to prevent the BlackBerry Attachment Service from... [23 Jul 2008]
RIM warns on BlackBerry PDF flaw
News RIM quietly disclosed the flaw last week, but is yet to issue a patch. Until the company can issue a patch, RIM has warned customers to disable the BlackBerry Attachment Service, which allows BES to process PDF attachments for users to view on... [17 Jul 2008]
Coming soon - malware threats to iPhone 2.0?
News Earlier this month, a Mac OS X researcher also claimed that the iPhone operating system, which is a stripped-down version of Mac OS 10.5, does not have the patch updates that the desktop operating system has. [14 Jul 2008]
Google Talk finds a home on iPhone
News Apple patched Miller's Safari vulnerability for the desktop in April but so far has not issued a similar patch for the iPhone. Google is making its Google Talk instant-messaging application available for Apple's iPhone and iPod Touch, however these... [04 Jul 2008]
'Huge' Apple update plugs 40 Leopard security holes
News Included in the update is a patch for multiple vulnerabilities in the Adobe Flash Player plug-in. Apple has released an update to Mac OS X patching more than 40 security holes, as detailed in Security Update 2008-003/Mac OS X 10.5.3. [30 May 2008]
Apple patches up Safari
News Apple's most recent patch batch also fixed vulnerabilities in Safari for Windows. Apple has released another round of security patches for its web browser this week, targeting a vulnerability which allowed a MacBook Air to be hacked and two flaws... [18 Apr 2008]
Virtualisation: IT managers warned of security challenges
News Security is all centralised and managed from one place: there's only one image to patch. Security from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more. A is for Antivirus B is for Botnets C is for CMA [16 Apr 2008]
Insider security risks exposed
News Ways to combat Malfoy are countless, but include good patch management, efficient use of firewalls and having secure platforms, tools and processes, Samar said. Vipin Samar, VP of database security at Oracle, said: "You see a whole range of people... [10 Apr 2008]
Windows Server 2008: Microsoft has listened to users
News He added that the availability of a core version of the OS could be a significant benefit as it will require fewer patch updates and will be easier to manage due to its smaller footprint. Microsoft's long-awaited server operating system, Windows... [26 Feb 2008]
Microsoft's 'patch Tuesday' releases six 'critical' plasters
News This month's "Patch Tuesday" did not include a patch that had been promised in Microsoft's advance notification for February 2008. Microsoft could not be reached for comment at the time of writing to say why the patch had not been included. [14 Feb 2008]
Intuit Mac bug creeps back through public wi-fi
News QuickBooks released a patch for the bug on Saturday but warned users two days later of the dangers of using the QuickBooks software when connected to wi-fi hotspots. Vacin said Intuit would release a patch in the "next few days" which will disable... [04 Jan 2008]
Apple OS X more vulnerable than Vista?
News Tristan Nitot, president of Mozilla Europe, said it was more important to take into account the time it takes to patch vulnerabilities. Apple Mac operating systems had more critical vulnerabilities reported in 2007 than Microsoft's operating... [20 Dec 2007]
