Microsoft's Patch Tuesday has come and gone and we're in for a treat of new patches for the month, plus a handful from Adobe. Oracle runs on a quarterly patch schedule and will not be releasing any scheduled updates until July. But without further delay, here is the break down you've been holding your breath for: Microsoft: Two critical updates … [Read more...]
Microsoft Confirms Internet Explorer Zero Day, Being Used to Target DoE Employees
On Friday, May 3rd, Microsoft released Security Advisory 2847140 regarding a new flaw in Internet Explorer that was used in a targeted attack against Department of Energy employees and involved a compromised website hosted by the Department of Labor. The flaw in question allows a malicious individual to execute a program on a users' computer when … [Read more...]
April Java Security Updates
Another day, another dose of updates and advisories. And this time it's Oracle, the kind people who bring us Java (no cup included). On April 16th, Oracle announced a critical patch update to Java that addresses 42 fixes to the security of the program. The update impacts Java versions 7, 6, 5, and JavaFX version 2.2.7 and earlier. Users are … [Read more...]