Oracle Issues Critical Patch Update for Java SE; Apple Offers Two Java Updates for OS X
Yesterday Oracle released Java SE 7u9 for Mac and other operating systems, issuing a critical patch update to address...
Security & Privacy
Politically Motivated Malware Attacks Increasing Regardless of Operating System
Those of us in the anti-malware industry spend a lot of time talking about financially motivated malware. For those...
Security & Privacy + Security News
Advertisers up in arms about “Do Not Track”
A few months ago we wrote about “Do Not Track,” a web browser setting that users can enable if...
Mozilla Pulls Firefox 16, Ships Emergency Update After Critical Bug Discovered
Today Mozilla began pushing Firefox 16.0.1 as an emergency update for Mac and other operating systems that fixes four...
Firefox Celebrates Its Sweet 16
The Mozilla Foundation has released Firefox 16, the newest version of their free web browser. Fixed in Firefox 16...
Google Releases New Chrome Security Update, Fixes Flash (And Other) Bugs
The Google team has updated its Chrome web browser to version 22.0.1229.92 for Mac OS X and other operating...
Adobe Updates Flash Player to Address Exploitable Vulnerabilities
Adobe has released security updates for its Flash Player program, addressing vulnerabilities in the software. Most of the vulnerabilities...
What is Encryption and Why is It Helpful?
Someone recently asked me whether encryption could be used as a replacement for more traditional security tools like Anti-Malware...
Security Updates Aplenty for iOS and OS X
It’s kind of a miracle that the Internets didn’t choke to death last week, given the incredible number of...
Virgin Mobile Vulnerability Leaves 6 Million Subscribers Exposed
What companies consider “standard industry practices” for web security never fail to amaze. This time it’s Virgin Mobile US...