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GameShadow automates PC game patches
News GameShadow identifies which games are stored on a user's PC or network and then uses the company's database to find and install available patches. Microsoft recently announced that as part of its Trustworthy Computing initiative, it will be...
[August 6, 2003, 14:40]
Oracle to push out 51 patches
News Oracle is to push out 51 patches for flaws in its software, in a critical patch update on Tuesday. The patches include fixes for 27 vulnerabilities in Oracle Database, five of which may be exploited remotely without authentication.
[October 15, 2007, 13:10]
Problem patches can cause mayhem
News Oracle patched nearly 90 vulnerabilities in its recent round of fixes, and this is only the first of what's likely to be many exploits reverse-engineered from the patches. This is especially a concern considering that the vendor only releases four...
[November 2, 2005, 11:05]
Apple rushes out security patches
News While Apple urges its users to install the patches, there is no immediate risk of attack, Tribble said. Apple on Monday released the second set of Mac OS X security fixes in two weeks. Security Update 2006-002 corrects problems caused by the...
[March 14, 2006, 16:05]
Microsoft releases critical patches for XP
News Microsoft on Tuesday released two critical patches for its Windows operating system, but a patch for underlying security problems in Internet Explorer 6 is not yet ready for prime time. As part of its monthly update release, the company issued...
[January 12, 2005, 7:30]
Linux vendors release security patches
News Linux vendors Red Hat, Novell and Mandrakesoft on Wednesday released patches for several vulnerabilities, ranging from flaws that could allow denial-of-service (DoS) attacks to buffer overflows. Red Hat also released multiple patches to resolve...
[January 14, 2005, 7:50]
Oracle issues critical patches
News The collection of patches for multiple security vulnerabilities is part of Oracle's new periodic approach to resolving bugs in its code, an issue that has bedeviled the software industry. The update includes nonsecurity fixes that are required by...
[April 14, 2005, 12:25]
OpenOffice patches three security holes
Talkback "OpenOffice patches three security holes" I assume this is only on the windows version, since it can gain access to the entire system. Linux isn't integrated" like M$ is, so is not as vulnerable or as buggy as M$ .
[July 5, 2006, 14:23]
Microsoft patches 'critical' Outlook, IE bugs
News Last year, Microsoft began to release advisories midweek due to customer comments indicating such a policy makes it more likely that patches can be applied quickly. For all security-related news, including updates on the latest viruses, hacking...
[April 24, 2003, 7:39]
Microsoft readies August patches
Talkback But why do these patches still require rebooting? Rebooting isn't such a problem for the seldom used single PC at home perhaps but it ain't no fun in server rooms packed with dozens and dozens of Windows boxes.
[August 7, 2005, 23:35]
Microsoft patches DirectShow, Video ActiveX flaws
News Microsoft on Tuesday issued patches to fix critical vulnerabilities in DirectShow and Video ActiveX that have been targeted in attacks, as well as fixes for holes in Embedded OpenType Font Engine and Microsoft Publisher that could allow someone to...
[July 15, 2009, 8:50]
Microsoft issues critical patches
News Microsoft has issued six patches — four of them critical — to fix 15 flaws in its software. The patches affect a variety of programs, including Windows Vista, Internet Explorer 7 (one critical) and Microsoft Office (one important).
[June 13, 2007, 15:22]
Latest Microsoft patches released
News The patches were delivered in seven security bulletins, five of which Microsoft deems "critical", its most serious rating. This includes patches for two so-called zero-day vulnerabilities that have already had attack code pushed out on the Internet.
[July 12, 2006, 17:15]
Microsoft patches 'important' security hole
News For all security-related news, including updates on the latest viruses, hacking exploits and patches, check out ZDNet UK's Security News Section. Microsoft released fixes on Wednesday for security risks that could make Windows 2000 Server and...
[June 26, 2003, 7:45]
Microsoft's patches: Can you trust them?
News Microsoft released a number of patches for its SQL server over a period of 12 months. Advice being given to companies is that they should avoid installing individual patches released by the software giant, and only deploy service packs once they...
[July 16, 2003, 13:26]
Adobe and Sun release critical patches
News Both Adobe and Sun issued patches for the vulnerabilities in updates last week. IT professionals have been warned to patch vulnerabilities in the Adobe Flash Player application and Sun Java Runtime Environment as soon as possible.
[July 16, 2007, 12:47]
Netscape patches get up-to-date
News Netscape on Wednesday released a new version of Netscape 8 to bring the Web browser up to date on security patches with Firefox, the code of which forms the basis for AOL's browser. That means it has all patches through Firefox version 1.0.7, which...
[October 20, 2005, 9:55]
Not all unlicensed windows copies are used by people with eye patches
Talkback My first reaction is if you are using pirated software than you should expect to be putting yourself at risk - from the source of the pirated software as they could have embedded a nasty in there and because you can't get updates/patches
[December 5, 2007, 10:14]
Apple patches Safari phishing flaw
News The newly released patches take care of flaws in the Apple Filing Protocol server and the Samba filing-sharing server, as well as multiple issues with the Cyrus authentication software, Mailman, SquirrelMail and Cyrus mail software.
[March 22, 2005, 8:15]
Apple patches trio of Wi-Fi hijack flaws
News Apple's patches come a month after researchers at SecureWorks demonstrated at the Black Hat security confab how an attacker could gain complete control over a laptop by sending malformed network traffic to a vulnerable computer.
[September 22, 2006, 8:50]
