This week offered a lesson in how cybercriminals follow the news, and time their attacks to dupe the unwary – with several different attacks aimed at iPhone fans, in the week where Apple unveiled its iPhone 6.
In a move that has surprised many in the security community, Microsoft has disbanded its Trustworthy Computing unit, the group that was responsible for the pioneering work that helped reverse the company’s security reputation and make Windows a much more secure and reliable computing platform. The end of the TwC group comes as Microsoft is in […]
Apple Security Advisory 2014-09-17-5 – OS X Server 3.2.1 is now available and addresses arbitrary SQL execution, arbitrary javascript execution, and multiple vulnerabilities in PostgreSQL.
Apple Security Advisory 2014-09-17-4 – Safari 6.2 and Safari 7.1 are now available and address credential interception, arbitrary code execution, and data browsing vulnerabilities.
Apple Security Advisory 2014-09-17-3 – OS X Mavericks 10.9.5 and Security Update 2014-004 are now available and address PHP code execution, Bluetooth API validation, PDF handling, and various other vulnerabilities.
Debian Linux Security Advisory 3028-1 – Multiple security issues have been found in Icedove, Debian’s version of errors and use-after-frees may lead to the execution of arbitrary code or denial of service.
Debian Linux Security Advisory 3025-2 – The previous update for apt, DSA-3025-1, introduced a regression when file:/// sources are used and those are on a different partition than the apt state directory. This update fixes the regression.