Network Security Assessment: From Vulnerability to Patch
Product DescriptionThis book will take readers from the discovery of vulnerabilities and the creation of the corresponding exploits, through a complete security assessment, all the way through deploying patches against these vulnerabilities to protect their networks. This is unique in that it details both the management and technical skill and tools required to develop an [...]
Patch smartphones to avoid compromises: Pure Hacking – Computerworld Australia
Security patching must move beyond the computer to the smartphone as … “There is not one anti-virus system on the marketplace that can ward off a persistent hacker and phishing attack,” he said. “I cannot emphasise that enough to organisations and …
Acrobat Users: Don’t Install Third-Party Security Patch – CIO
including Mac OS X, Windows, Linux, and Android. The third-party patch released yesterday by security firm RamzAfzar was purportedly developed in two hours, and has been released well ahead of the projected October …
Microsoft’s patch Tuesday plethora – ZDNet Australia
Microsoft issued three critical security bulletins on Tuesday, plugging 10 holes that could allow an attacker to remotely take control of a Windows computer via a malicious media file or streaming content, or malicious web content viewed through Internet Explorer. Overall, this Patch Tuesday release …
Windows patch cripples XP with blue screen, users claim (Gregg Keizer/InfoWorld)
Gregg Keizer / InfoWorld:Windows patch cripples XP with blue screen, users claim — Angry customers blame MS10-015 for Blue Screen of Death and XP reboot hell — Tuesday’s security updates from Microsoft have crippled Windows XP PCs with the notorious Blue Screen of Death (BSOD), users have reported on the company’s support forum.
Mozilla Blocks Microsoft Firefox Add-ons for Security – eWeek
Mozilla has disabled two Microsoft add-ons for Firefox to thwart a vulnerability that allows an attacker to take over Windows machines. The security flaw was fixed by Microsoft in the latest Patch Tuesday update.
Windows 7 critical holes fixed in record Patch Tuesday – CNET News
BBC News Windows 7 critical holes fixed in record Patch Tuesday CNET News The most severe of the three SMB flaws, which were first reported last month, could allow an attacker to take control of a computer remotely by sending a … Microsoft Releases Mammoth Security Patch InformationWeek Microsoft unleashes biggest security update ever today Yahoo! Tech Microsoft addresses critical SMBv2 flaw, fixes record number of flaws SearchSecurity.com TechRepublic
Patch Tuesday: MS plugs critical IE, Windows Media Player holes – ZDNet Blogs
Microsoft today released its largest ever batch of Patch Tuesday updates to fix a whopping 34 security holes in a wide range of widely deployed software products.
