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[http://www.pcmag.com] Reviews News & Opinions Downloads Business Daily Deals Login Register Subscribe Top Categories See all » Trending Tags See all » Follow More Blogs AppScout 'Lord of the Rings: Legends' Begins Its Quest on iOS, Android Forward Thinking Cognitive and Conversational Tools Take Center Stage at Microsoft Build Security of Flash 11 Sep 22, 2011 10:31 PM EST Comments By Larry Seltzer It's not easy to secure a platform like Flash, but Adobe has made progress over the years. Flash 11 adds some significant new features. Read More » Categories: Apple, Google, Linux/Unix, Privacy, Top Threat, Vulnerabilities, Malware, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Mobile Security, Software Patches, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Adobe Tags: Flash, cookie, private Adobe Issues Zero Day Fixing Flash Update Sep 21, 2011 10:49 PM EST Comments By Larry Seltzer The zero-day bug is a universal cross-site scripting issue. Google tipped their hand on this yesterday. Read More » Categories: Apple, Google, Linux/Unix, Top Threat, Vulnerabilities, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Mobile Security, Software Patches, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Adobe Tags: patch, vulnerability Hundreds of GoDaddy Sites Compromised to Serve Malware Sep 15, 2011 8:14 PM EST Comments By Larry Seltzer Usernames and passwords appear to have been stolen from site admins. Time to check your site and make sure you're not hacked. Read More » Categories: Google, Linux/Unix, Security Software, Top Threat, Vulnerabilities, Malware, Hacking, Servers Tags: wordpress, malware, hack, apache, htaccess, joomla Adobe Releases Critical Acrobat, Reader Updates Sep 13, 2011 4:40 PM EST Comments By Larry Seltzer 13 critical vulnerabilities patched in addition to last month's Flash updates. Read More » Categories: Apple, Linux/Unix, Top Threat, Vulnerabilities, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Mobile Security, Software Patches, Adobe Tags: reader, Adobe, Flash, Acrobat Linux Kernel Site Compromised Sep 01, 2011 1:48 PM EST Comments By Larry Seltzer The home of the Linux kernel has been hacked, but it's unlikely that the Linux source code was affected. Read More » Categories: Linux/Unix, Security Software, Vulnerabilities, Malware, Hacking, Software Patches, Servers Tags: trojan, kernel, hack, ssh Firefox and Other Mozilla Apps Rev to Blacklist Hacked CA Aug 31, 2011 1:30 PM EST Comments By Larry Seltzer New versions of Firefox, Thunderbird, and SeaMonkey remove a root certificate that was compromised to create rogue certificates. Read More » Categories: Apple, Google, Linux/Unix, Security Software, Top Threat, Vulnerabilities, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, E-Mail, Hacking, Identity, E-Commerce, Mobile Security, Software Patches, Firefox, Internet Crime, DNS, Networking, Phish, Servers Tags: firefox, mozilla, hack Massive Adobe Patch Release Fixes Flash Player, Media Server, Shockwave, Photoshop and Robohelp Aug 09, 2011 9:31 PM EST Comments By Larry Seltzer 23 vulnerabilities are patched in updates to 5 separate products. Read More » Categories: Apple, Google, Linux/Unix, Security Software, Top Threat, Vulnerabilities, Malware, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Mobile Security, Software Patches, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Adobe, Servers Tags: Adobe, Flash, Acrobat, shockwave, media server, photoshop, player, robohelp Millions of e-commerce Sites Hacked to Serve Malware Aug 08, 2011 4:15 PM EST Comments By Larry Seltzer Vulnerabilities in an open source e-commerce system are exploited to serve browser exploits. Read More » Categories: Linux/Unix, Security Software, Top Threat, Vulnerabilities, Malware, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Hacking, E-Commerce, Software Patches, Internet Explorer, Internet Crime, Adobe, Servers Tags: IE, pdf, java, MySQL, php, mdac, Armorize, oscommerce, ukraine Konica Minolta Focuses on Security in Multifunction Printers Jul 28, 2011 4:00 PM EST Comments By Larry Seltzer As concern over the security of data stored in printers, scanners and other such devices, vendors are beginning to put security features in them. Read More » Categories: Linux/Unix, Privacy, Security Software, Top Threat, Vulnerabilities Tags: printer, privacy, encryption, konica minolta, multifunction Can You Trust Indy Android Stores? Jul 08, 2011 4:21 PM EST Comments By Larry Seltzer Google allows 3rd parties to set up app stores, but are they trustworthy? Perhaps the question is are they any less trustworthy than Google's store. Read More » Categories: Apple, Google, Linux/Unix, Privacy, Security Software, Top Threat, Vulnerabilities, Malware, Hacking, E-Commerce, Mobile Security, Software Patches, Phish Tags: app, malware, aproov, handster Chromebook Runs Old Flash Version Jul 07, 2011 4:26 PM EST Comments By Larry Seltzer As a practical matter, Chromebook is secure by means of it being obscure. But the formal security practices are less than top-notch, leaving it open to attack by a deliberate hacker. Read More » Categories: Apple, Google, Linux/Unix, Security Software, Top Threat, Vulnerabilities, Malware, Hacking, Mobile Security, Software Patches, Adobe Tags: Google, discounts, Adobe, Flash, chromebook, samsung Class Loading Hijacking Could Crack Your Android Device Jun 30, 2011 6:20 PM EST Comments By Larry Seltzer A weakness in Android design combined with sloppy applications could allow one to take control of another. Read More » Categories: Google, Linux/Unix, Vulnerabilities, Malware, Hacking, Mobile Security Tags: Android, Google, class, dalvik, dex, java Symantec Paper Explores Mobile Security Models Jun 28, 2011 12:00 PM EST Comments By Larry Seltzer Mobile architects have taken 5 different approaches to protecting users, devices and data at different levels of the system. They all present their own challenges and trade-offs. This report specifically looks at iOS and Android. Read More » Categories: Apple, Google, Linux/Unix, Security Software, Vulnerabilities, Malware, Mobile Security Tags: Apple, iPhone, Android, iPad, Google, iOS, iPod Apple Fixes Dozens of Vulnerabilities in OS X Jun 23, 2011 9:58 PM EST Comments By Larry Seltzer In what may be the last update for the 10.5 versions of OS X, many critical bugs are fixed across many components of the operating system, including some which have been around for a long time. Read More » Categories: Apple, Linux/Unix, Top Threat, Vulnerabilities, Office, Software Patches, Networking, Servers Tags: Apple, iPhone, iPad, Mac, iTunes, App Store, MobileMe, OS X, iPod, patch, QuickTime, AirPort, ATS, Certificate Trust Policy, ColorSync, CoreFoundation, CoreGraphics, ImageIO, Libsystem, libxslt, MySQL, OpenSSL, QuickLook, Samba Reminder: Google Cutting Off Old Browser Support Jun 20, 2011 10:06 PM EST Comments By Larry Seltzer Google casts this decision as following from browser feature requirements, but it is also a security measure. 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