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The Significant Java Security Improvements Made by Oracle During The Past Six Months
Jul 23, 2013Despite the significant Java security improvements made by Oracle during the past six months, Java vulnerabilities continue to represent a major security risk for organisations because most of them have outdated versions of the software ...
Tags: Java, soft security, software, Computer Products
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The New Issue Identified by Security Explorations Has Been Known for at Least 10 Years
Jul 23, 2013Security researchers from Polish vulnerability research firm Security Explorations claim to have identified a new vulnerability in Java 7 that could allow attackers to bypass the software's security sandbox and execute arbitrary code on the ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
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Oracle Released a Huge Update for The Virtually Ubiquitous Software
Jun 20, 2013Java continues to be Public Enemy No. 1 when it comes to computer and network security. Oracle released a huge update for the virtually ubiquitous software, but attackers aren’t done exploiting Java as the weakest link in the security ...
Tags: Java Update, Oracle
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Apple on Tuesday Updated OS X Mountain Lion,Likely for One of The Last Times
Jun 5, 2013Apple on Tuesday updated OS X Mountain Lion, likely for one of the last times, with a combination of compatibility and reliability bug fixes as well as vulnerability patches. The update to OS X 10.8.4 -- the first from Apple since ...
Tags: Apple, Lion Bugs, Java Defenses
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Oracle Plans to Make Changes to Strengthen The Security of Java
May 31, 2013Oracle plans to make changes to strengthen the security of Java, including fixing its certificate revocation checking feature, preventing unsigned applets from being executed by default and adding centralized management options with ...
Tags: Oracle, Java Security Improvement
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A New Vulnerability That Affects The Latest Desktop and Server Versions of The JRE
Apr 25, 2013Java vulnerability hunters from Polish security research firm Security Explorations claim to have found a new vulnerability that affects the latest desktop and server versions of the Java Runtime Environment (JRE). The vulnerability is ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
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Apple Patched Java for The OS X Snow Leopard and Tweaked Safari
Apr 19, 2013Apple on Tuesday patched Java for the aged OS X Snow Leopard and tweaked Safari to give users more control over what websites they let run the vulnerability plagued Oracle software. Oracle on Tuesday shipped an update for Java 6 and Java ...
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Oracle Released Emergency Patches for Java to Address Two Critical Vulnerabilities
Mar 6, 2013Oracle released emergency patches for Java on Monday to address two critical vulnerabilities, one of which is actively being exploited by hackers in targeted attacks. The vulnerabilities, identified as CVE-2013-1493 and CVE-2013-0809, are ...
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Oracle Released Emergency Patches for Java on Monday
Mar 6, 2013Oracle released emergency patches for Java on Monday to address two critical vulnerabilities, one of which is actively being exploited by hackers in targeted attacks. The vulnerabilities, identified as CVE-2013-1493 and CVE-2013-0809, are ...
Tags: Oracle, Emergency Fix, Java Vulnerabilities
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A New Exploit for a Previously Unknown and Java Vulnerability Is Being Actively Used
Mar 5, 2013A new exploit for a previously unknown and unpatched Java vulnerability is being actively used by attackers to infect computers with malware, according to researchers from security firm FireEye. "We observed successful exploitation ...
Tags: Computer Products, Computer, software
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Two New Bugs in The Browser Plug-in to Oracle
Feb 27, 2013A Polish security firm known for rooting out Java vulnerabilities has reported two new bugs in the browser plug-in to Oracle, Security Explorations said today. On its bug-reporting status page, Security Explorations noted that it had ...
Tags: Java vulnerabilitie, Oracle, company news
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A New Exploit Kit Called Whitehole Has Emerged on The Underground Market
Feb 17, 2013A new exploit kit called Whitehole has emerged on the underground market, providing cybercriminals with one more tool to infect computers with malware over the Web, security researchers from antivirus vendor Trend Micro reported Wednesday. ...
Tags: Whitehole, underground market, malware, antivirus software
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Oracle's Head of Java Security Is Promising The Vendor
Jan 30, 2013Oracle's head of Java security is promising the vendor will "fix" issues with the widely used programming language, as well as improve its outreach efforts to community members, following a spate of high-profile vulnerabilities. "The plan ...
Tags: Oracle, Java security, programming language
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The Vendor Will "Fix" Issues with The Widely Used Programming Language
Jan 28, 2013Oracle’s head of Java security has promised that the vendor will “fix” issues with the widely used programming language, as well as improve its outreach efforts to community members, following a spate of high-profile ...
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Oracle Must Dramatically Step up Its Security Game
Jan 25, 2013Oracle must dramatically step up its security game, security experts said this week, following the release of a number of very public vulnerabilities in Java, many of which still remain unpatched. “Oracle should just take a mulligan ...
Tags: Oracle, security game, public vulnerabilities, Java