Hackers have moved in the last few years away from attacking platforms such as Windows, and instead on to attacking software.  This is in a large part because the security of operating systems such as Microsoft Windows have increased incredibly in recent years while other software companies have remained complacent. The latest threat is another [...]

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Microsoft has announced that it’s to extend it’s Microsoft Active Protections Program (MAPP) to include vulnerability sharing information from Adobe. The programme, launched in October 2008 allows sharing of information about security vulnerabilities with security software vendors.  So far 65 companies have signed up to the scheme.

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Apple software had more reported security vulnerabilities than any other company in the first half of 2010, according to security company Secunia, a reputable security company that tracks security vulnerabilities since 2002. Last years leader, Oracle, dropped to second spot while Microsoft managed to retain the third spot firmly in the last five years. Adobe [...]

Categories: Adobe, Apple, Microsoft, Security

Adobe just recently released updates to their pdf reader Adobe Reader, raising its version to 9.3.3. The update fixed several security issues of which at least one was actively exploited in the wild. Computer users who visit the Adobe website might notice that Adobe is not offering that version for download, anywhere on the page. [...]

Categories: Adobe, Security

Adobe today has released a new version of their pdf readers Adobe Reader and Acrobat raising the versions of said products to 9.3.3 respectively 9.3.3. Affected by the vulnerabilities are Adobe Reader 9.3.2 and earlier for Windows, Macintosh and Unix as well as Adobe Acrobat 9.3.2 and earlier for Windows and Macintosh. The security bulletin [...]

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Adobe has released the final version of Adobe Flash Player 10.1 after a series of release candidates and betas. The new version is fixing a security vulnerability that was disclosed earlier this week making it a recommended download and install on every system with Flash installed. The biggest change introduced in Flash 10.1 is hardware [...]

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Critical vulnerabilities that affected Adobe’s flagship products Adobe Reader, Acrobat and Flash Player were revealed in a security advisory by the Adobe Product Incident Response Team. The vulnerability affects Flash Player 10 and 9 as well as Adobe Reader 9 and Acrobat 9 which covers the majority of the install base. The vulnerabilities received a [...]

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Adobe, just like Microsoft, releases security updates on a schedule unless a vulnerability is actively exploited on a large scale and requires immediate attention. Updates for their pdf readers Adobe Reader and Acrobat have been released today that fix several security vulnerabilities. The critical vulnerabilities are affecting all operating systems that Adobe Reader is compatible [...]

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Adobe just announced changes to the way they deliver updates to their users, specifically an option to install an Adobe Reader update silently in the background without user interaction. The new feature will be enabled together with the scheduled release of Adobe Reader 9.3.2 on Tuesday, April 13. System administrators still have the options to [...]

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