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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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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 6 for OS X, Following Oracle's Quashing a Browser Vulnerability
Mar 7, 2013Apple on Monday patched Java 6 for OS X, following Oracle's lead and quashing a browser plug-in vulnerability that hackers have been exploiting. Oracle issued the "out-of-band," or emergency, update for Java 6 and Java 7 to patch two ...
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Twitter Announced That It Had Been The Target of an Attack
Feb 25, 2013The administrators of a popular iOS developer Web forum called iPhoneDevSDK confirmed Wednesday that it had been compromised by hackers who used it to launch attacks against its users. Security experts believe the site served as a gateway ...
Tags: iOS, PhoneDevSDK, Facebook, Apple
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Oracle Releases New Java Security Updates and Accelerates The Release of Java Patches
Feb 22, 2013Oracle released new Java security updates on Tuesday and announced plans to accelerate the release of future Java patches following recent attacks that have infected computers with malware by exploiting zero-day vulnerabilities in Java ...
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Apple Patched Oracle Software for Older Systems and Released a Malware Detection Tool
Feb 22, 2013The day it acknowledged company-owned Macs had been hacked using a "drive-by" Java exploit, Apple on Tuesday patched the Oracle software for older systems and released a malware detection tool. The Apple-issued "Java for Mac OS X v10.6 ...
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Some Computers Belonging to Apple's Employees Were Targeted by Hackers From China
Feb 21, 2013Apple on Tuesday said that some computers belonging to its employees had been targeted by hackers originating from China – the same group, reportedly, that last week infiltrated computers belonging to Facebook employees. ...
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Apple Released Its Own Update for Java 6 for Mac Users Running OS X Snow Leopard
Feb 6, 2013Apple on Friday released its own update for Java 6 for Mac users running OS X Snow Leopard, matching Oracle’s update for Java 7, which was patched the same day. Customers running OS X Lion or OS X Mountain Lion must update Java 7 ...
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Apple on Friday Shipped an Update to Java 6 for Mac Users
Feb 4, 2013Computerworld - Apple on Friday shipped an update to Java 6 for Mac users running OS X Snow Leopard, matching Oracle's cadence for Java 7, which was patched the same day. Customers running OS X Lion or OS X Mountain Lion must update Java ...
Tags: Apple, OS X, Computer Products
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Oracle Will Not Stop Bundling What Critics Describe as "Crapware" and "Foistware"
Jan 28, 2013Oracle will not stop bundling what critics describe as "crapware" and "foistware" with its Java installer anytime soon, a company representative intimated last week. The practice of offering up other software alongside Java updates, ...
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Trend Micro Has Spotted a Piece of Malicious Software
Jan 23, 2013Trend Micro has spotted a piece of malicious software that masquerades as the latest patch for Java, a typically opportunistic move by hackers. Oracle released two emergency patches on Sunday for its Java programming language and ...
Tags: Trend Micro, malicious software, Java
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Oracle on Sunday Issued an Emergency Java Update to Patch Two Critical Vulnerabilities
Jan 16, 2013Oracle on Sunday issued an emergency Java update to patch two critical vulnerabilities, including one that had been exploited in ongoing and accelerating attacks. Also yesterday, a researcher noted for uncovering scores of Java bugs ...
Tags: Oracle, emergency Java, Java bugs
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A Recent Java 7 Update Allows Users to Completely Prevent Java Applications
Dec 28, 2012A recent Java 7 update allows users to completely prevent Java applications from running inside browsers or to restrict how Web-based Java content is handled by the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) client. These features will benefit ...
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Security Explorations Claim to Have Discovered a Vulnerability in The Java 7 Security
Dec 21, 2012Security researchers from Poland-based security firm Security Explorations claim to have discovered a vulnerability in the Java 7 security update released Thursday that can be exploited to escape the Java sandbox and execute arbitrary code ...
Tags: security researchers, Security Explorations, vulnerability, Java 7
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Oracle Broke out of Its Regular Four-Month Patching Cycle on Thursday
Dec 18, 2012Researchers from security firm Security Explorations have claimed to have discovered a vulnerability in the Java 7 security update released Thursday that can be exploited to escape the Java sandbox and execute arbitrary code on the ...
Tags: Adam Gowdiak, highlightedpost, Java 7, Java 7 vulnerability