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Think that software library is safe to use? Not so fast!

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In today’s world of agile software development and fast release cycles, developers increasingly rely on third-party libraries and components to get the job done. Since many of those libraries come from long-running, open-source projects, developers often assume they’re getting well-written, bug-free code. They’re wrong.

The major patching efforts triggered by the Heartbleed, Shellshock and POODLE flaws this year serve as examples of the effect of critical vulnerabilities in third-party code. The flaws affected software that runs on servers, desktop computers, mobile devices and hardware appliances, affecting millions of consumers and businesses.

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Unnamed Android Mobile Ad Library Poses Large-Scale Risk – Threatpost

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Unnamed Android Mobile Ad Library Poses Large-Scale Risk
Threatpost
“An attacker can convert Vulna to a botnet by hijacking its HTTP traffic and serving malicious commands and code,” the researchers said. There is also a Java weakness in the way it uses Android's WebView that could allow an attacker to serve malicious …

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Kendall library offering computer security class Aug. 14 – Houston Chronicle

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Kendall library offering computer security class Aug. 14
Houston Chronicle
The Kendall Neighborhood Library in Houston is offering a free computer security class on Wednesday, Aug. 14. The event will take place from 12:30-2:30 p.m. in the second floor conference room, 609 N. Eldridge Parkway. According to an announcement …

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Monett library to heighten Internet security – Cassville Democrat

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Monett library to heighten Internet security
Cassville Democrat
Monett library to heighten Internet security. Wednesday, July 24, 2013. By Murray Bishoff. Directors with the Barry-Lawrence Regional Library voted to increase security on the district's wireless service following an incident at the Monett Branch on May 6.

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