Tag Archive for: critical

Patches for critical Word flaw, RSA key length, clerical timestamp code-signing error

There was a somewhat strange security update rolled out on Patch Tuesday, being that it does not address a security flaw, but rather a clerical timestamp error on binaries; this code-signing error will cause the digital signature on files produced and signed by Microsoft to expire and become invalid prematurely. Because “of the two k Read more

Ms. Smith’s blog

Time to disable Java AGAIN: 1 billion at risk from newest critical Java bug

Got Java? If so, then you might choke on it. Again. There’s really bad news in the security world today as was declared on the Full Disclosure mailing list. Security Explorations, a Polish security firm, announced another new critical Java flaw that is worse than the last Java zero-day. This one affects Java 5, Java 6 and Java 7. In other words, the security researchers said it puts 1 billion users…
Ms. Smith’s blog

Valentine’s Day Patch Tuesday: Microsoft to issue 9 patches, 4 critical

Microsoft announced today that the second Patch Tuesday of 2012 will see nine security bulletins, four of which were deemed critical. Read more

Colin Neagle’s blog

DNSCrypt – Critical, fundamental, and about time. (David Ulevitch/OpenDNS Blog)

David Ulevitch / OpenDNS Blog:
DNSCrypt – Critical, fundamental, and about time.  —  Today we unveil DNSCrypt, a new security tool we’ve developed that has been on our minds for a long time.  It has a simple but important function: encrypt all DNS traffic between you and OpenDNS.  Nothing else like it exists …

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