September 2012 Patch Tuesday
September will be a relatively light month overall but the Java vulnerability in Java 7 update 7 has really caused some waves. Microsoft On the Microsoft side, the September Patch…
Read moreAndroid Jelly Bean (v4.1) coming to Galaxy SIII and Note 10.1 ‘very soon’
My fondness of the Android Operating System is nothing new (note, I do not *dislike* iOS [the Apple one or ios, the Cisco one], I just prefer Android and like…
Read moreBlackhole now includes update to exploit JRE vulnerability (noted yesterday)
Yup, well before a patch is available, Blackhole now has an update to exploit the newly discovered JRE vulnerability. Details are available over at the F-Secure website here.
Read moreCyber Tech Cafe mail server IP address blacklisted
At some point yesterday, one of the Cyber Tech Cafe mail server IP Addresses was blacklisted and a large number of emails were rejected by receiving servers. We have isolated…
Read moreCritical, ‘highly exploitable’ vulnerability found in JRE (Java Runtime Environment)
According to this article from F-Secure, a new vulnerability has been found in the Java Runtime Environment and is currently being integrated into several toolkits. The article is very well…
Read moreCritical vulnerability found in Adobe Flash Player (Windows, Mac, Android and Linux)
On 21 August, Adobe released an update that addressed a critical vulnerability in the Adobe Flash Player. All users are encouraged to install the update as soon as possible. The…
Read moreAttacks against vulnerabilities patched in August Patch Tuesday already spotted in the wild
We knew it was coming, but this article from Ars Technica does a good job of reminding folks of the importance of making sure that their updates are installed (and…
Read moreBacktrack 5 R3 released
One of my favorite Linux distributions is Backtrack. Backtrack is a penetration testing distribution and includes (among a *lot* of other things) the Metasploit framework, which is the tool that…
Read moreiPhone 5 pre-orders on 12 September?
According to iMore.com, we may see iPhone 5 pre-orders as early as 12 September with an official launch 9 days later on 21 September. Not sure if this is a…
Read moreGadgets in Microsoft Sidebar can be a security threat
The sidebar is enabled by default in most new installations of MS Windows Vista and MS Windows 7. Microsoft has confirmed potential security issues with this and has issued a…
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