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iTunes update fixes security flaw
News Apple has issued an update to its iTunes music software, patching a security flaw that could open Mac or Windows machines to attack. Opening a maliciously crafted .pls file may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code...
[September 24, 2009, 14:48]
Debian released without security update feature
News New installations [of Debian 3.1 from CD and DVD] will not get security updates by default," said Debian developer Colin Watson in an e-mail warning. Debian is not the only high-profile software project to be forced to fix a dangerous security flaw...
[June 8, 2005, 9:50]
Panther: A £99 security update?
News Apple Computer's latest version of its Mac OS X operating system, Panther, patches security flaws that affect previous versions of the operating system, leaving security experts wondering if users will have to pay the £99 upgrade fee to be secure.
[October 30, 2003, 8:15]
EDS tests security update tool
News Electronic Data Systems on Wednesday announced a service to help customers track software patches for desktop computers -- the latest product meant to ease companies' security woes. There's a lot of interest in it, because companies spend a lot of...
[July 15, 2004, 8:00]
Microsoft accelerates Windows security update
News Security is now the number one priority for Microsoft and that will be demonstrated with SP2, he said, revealing that the update will contain enhanced memory protection in an attempt to reduce the operating system's vulnerability to buffer...
[October 15, 2003, 13:35]
Apple issues security update for Safari
News Apple released a security update for its Safari web browser on Wednesday. For more on this story, see Apple updates Safari for security on CNET News. Available for Windows and Mac, Safari 4.0.4 addresses a wide range of problem points.
[November 12, 2009, 9:00]
Apple QuickTime gets critical security update
News Apple has issued a critical security update for QuickTime media player, aimed at resolving vulnerabilities that could potentially allow a malicious attacker to take control of a person's computer, according to an Apple advisory released this week.
[January 26, 2009, 15:35]
Apple releases QuickTime security update
News Apple released a security update for QuickTime 7.1.6 on Tuesday, further removing a vulnerability first used by a security researcher in April to win $10,000 (£5,064) and a new MacBook in the "PWN to OWN" contest at CanSecWest 2007.
[May 30, 2007, 13:41]
Google offers update for Android security flaw
News The patch is intended to fix a highly publicised security problem with Android's web browser, and make a few other minor changes. The researchers who found the browser flaw — Charlie Miller, Mark Daniel and Jake Honoroff of Independent Security...
[November 4, 2008, 14:51]
Firefox update tackles authentication security holes
News Mozilla on Monday released two new versions of Firefox, 3.5.2 and 3.0.13, to patch two critical security holes. We strongly recommend that all Firefox users upgrade to this latest release," Mozilla said in a blog posting about the security issue.
[August 4, 2009, 8:24]
Firefox update targets 12 security flaws
News Mozilla released an update to Firefox 3 on Tuesday that patches 12 security vulnerabilities, four of which it rated as critical. Firefox 3.0.9, the web browser's third update this year, fixes two critical vulnerabilities in the Firefox browser...
[April 23, 2009, 9:00]
Apple update fixes 11 Safari security flaws
News This update addresses the security issue in the libxslt library detailed within CVE-2008-1767 in which processing an XML document may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution.
[November 14, 2008, 11:23]
Apple releases security update
News Apple published an update to its Mac OS X operating system on Thursday, closing 17 security holes in open-source and proprietary components. The advisory and patch information can be found on Apple's security site.
[December 3, 2004, 8:40]
Linux under threat from 'security update'
News Windows users have been successfully targeted a number of times with malware disguised as a fake 'security update'. Linux maker Red Hat is warning users about an email that pretends to be an official security advisory but is actually a phishing...
[October 25, 2004, 10:45]
Update for controversial network security tool
News SAINT is based on Dan Farmer and Wietse Venema's controversial security scanning tool SATAN but is developed and supported by WWDSI. It scans networked machines and reports which services -- e.g.http, ftp, finger and NFS -- are available...
[February 1, 1999, 17:40]
Vendor-neutral security certification update
News In a recent edition of "IT Certification Corner," guest columnist Molly Joss said that certifications are essential for all IT security staffers. Joss offered links to information about several security certification options, including the...
[April 4, 2003, 13:33]
VeriSign: Major internet security update by 2011
News VeriSign has said a significant outstanding internet security vulnerability will be closed by 2011, after delays caused by technical aspects of the implementation. VeriSign has been working with Icann, the internet naming co-ordinator, to bring...
[November 16, 2009, 4:00]
Apple patches OS X
News Apple on Tuesday released a security update for Mac OS X to repair 31 vulnerabilities, including a zero-day Wi-Fi hijack flaw. Apple's Security Update 2006-007 includes fixes for flaws in Apple's own code as well as third-party components that ship...
[November 29, 2006, 7:25]
'Critical' Microsoft patch may crash IE
News Microsoft's security update from 8 August to Internet Explorer (IE) is causing browser trouble for some systems. Microsoft has identified an issue with the security update MS06-042," the company said in a statement Tuesday.
[August 16, 2006, 9:05]
Yahoo's IM update bugs users
News The company said the update increases stability and reliability, and improves security. The reason why we do a package, bundle everything together, is so people can get the latest version with the security updates and the great new features...
[December 18, 2006, 8:14]
