Oracle's quarterly Critical Patch Update (CPU) arrived on Tuesday with 113 security flaw fixes for multiple Oracle products, including 20 for Java Standard Edition (Java SE).
- By John K. Waters
- 07/16/2014
Issues concerning Microsoft's July security update, released last week, have led to crashes for many users. One is connected to the InstallShield application and another is a compatibility issue with Dell Data Protection suite.
In a security advisory released by Microsoft today, 45 sensitive secure sockets layer (SSL) certificates that have been unofficially issued by hackers are now blocked for Windows systems.
Microsoft today released its monthly security update, which includes two items rated "critical," three "important" bulletins and one "moderate" fix.
An update to Microsoft's Windows Update/Microsoft Update client was released this week.
Those using the online encryption protocol OpenSSL are urged to upgrade their client due to a recently discovered flaw, according to the OpenSSL Foundation.
Microsoft this week has released the "myBulletins" online service -- a tool that allows IT to pick and choose which product patches to be informed about.
According to Betanews, a registry workaround can push through official security updates to Windows XP -- but there's a catch.
This week at Microsoft's TechEd conference, the company showed off the new PowerShell-based server protection scheme for IT pros called "Just Enough Administration" (JEA).
Microsoft's themes coming out of the TechEd keynote this year included mobile device management and security controls.
Microsoft's free Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET) may not operate correctly for some apps.
A new zero-day Internet Explorer flaw that has been seen to be used in limited online attacks, according to Microsoft.
According to findings in the latest Verizon security report, the majority of security attacks last year related to Web app attacks and retailer point-of-sale (POS) breaches.
Tech firm Splunk announced its latest Microsoft Exchange Server performance, operations and security issues app will be released next month.
An unpatched vulnerability in Microsoft Word is currently being used in limited attacks according to Microsoft
Applies to the "Creating and maintaining Active Directory objects" objective of Exam 70-640.
Microsoft on Monday offered some last-minute security advise for those who plan to still be on Windows XP after support ends.
Free antivirus maker Avast had some harsh words for Microsoft's decision to end support for Windows XP in April.
Microsoft's Component Store Cleanup utility will undergo improvements for Windows 8.1 users.
An Adobe Flash vulnerability in Internet Explorer 9 and 10 was used in attacks n targeting those who visit the Web site for Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW).