Apple today issued a Java update for OS X Lion and Snow Leopard to make it more difficult for hackers to exploit other vulnerabilities. The update brought Java 6 up to par with Oracle's version 35,which it released last ...
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Google has released a new version of its Chrome browser for iOS devices that stamps out some bugs,including one that interfered with Yahoo Mail. This upgrade fixes"compatibility issues"with some websites,including Yahoo Mail,in the Chrome ...
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Computerworld-Oracle today issued an emergency update to patch the critical vulnerabilities hackers have been using in increasing numbers to hijack Windows PCs. According to Rapid7,the security firm that maintains the Metasploit ...
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Oracle knew since April about the existence of the two unpatched Java 7 vulnerabilities that are currently being exploited in malware attacks,according to Adam Gowdiak,the founder and CEO of Polish security firm Security Explorations. ...
NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab(JPL)used static code analysis from Coverity to maximise the quality of the code running on the Curiosity rover. Curiosity successfully landed on Mars earlier this month.The developers at JPL used a suite of ...
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Google yesterday said it will pay up to$2 million for major vulnerabilities in its Chrome browser at a second Pwnium hacking contest this fall. Pwn2Own,a rival contest sponsored by Hewlett-Packard,will award as much as$200,000 in a ...
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It's easy to understand why,too.AWS represents a disruptive innovation within IT,and it's important to understand the basis of that disruption to understand what it means for IT going forward. Clayton Christensen coined the term ...
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Microsoft has rebranded the Hotmail service to become Outlook.com. Currently in preview, Outlook.com is being heralded as a re-imagined email service by Microsoft. Further reading Microsoft admits to angering partners with Surface ...
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Computerworld-Microsoft last week warned IT administrators that critical vulnerabilities in code licensed from Oracle could give attackers access to Exchange Server 2007 and Exchange Server 2010 systems. Oracle patched the vulnerabilities ...
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The UK Food Standards Agency(FSA)is reminding people to take extra care with their food as temperatures rise,as parts of the UK are experiencing some warmer weather. FSA noted that cases of food poisoning soar during the summer months,as ...
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Facebook is to expand its reward scheme for hackers who uncover vulnerabilities in its products to include network vulnerabilities. Details of the expanded scheme are to be announced this week at the DefCon Hacking Conference in Las ...
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Just two weeks before researchers are to disclose bugs in Windows "gadgets" at Black Hat, Microsoft acknowledged unspecified security vulnerabilities in the small pieces of software supported by Vista and Windows 7. To deal with the ...
Google is readying a new set of Analytics usage reports designed specifically for mobile applications,the company announced at its I/O developer conference on Friday. So far,Google Analytics has approached mobile-application tracking ...
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Businesses need to understand the critical importance of secure software development in defending against hackers. "Businesses need to look at their reliance on software and consider the importance of secure development to their ...
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King Jackpot revamps its weekly jackpot schedule and offers new games and winnings to players online, with new weekly slot tournaments and more. CHANNEL ISLANDS, June 20, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- King Jackpot is one of the top bingo ...
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