Microsoft Patch Tuesday, August 2020 Edition

Microsoft today released updates to plug at least 120 security holes in its Windows operating systems and supported software, including two newly discovered vulnerabilities that are actively being exploited. Yes, good people of the Windows world, it’s … Continue reading Microsoft Patch Tuesday, August 2020 Edition

Microsoft Patch Tuesday, May 2020 Edition

Microsoft today issued software updates to plug at least 111 security holes in Windows and Windows-based programs. None of the vulnerabilities were labeled as being publicly exploited or detailed prior to today, but as always if you’re running Windows on any of your machines it’s time once again to prepare to get your patches on. Continue reading Microsoft Patch Tuesday, May 2020 Edition

Adobe Releases Critical Patches for Flash, Acrobat Reader, and Media Encoder

Adobe today released its monthly software updates to patch a total of 87 security vulnerabilities in its Adobe Acrobat and Reader, Flash Player and Media Encoder, most of which could lead to arbitrary code execution attacks or worse.

None of the flaws… Continue reading Adobe Releases Critical Patches for Flash, Acrobat Reader, and Media Encoder

Adobe Fixes 24 Critical Flaws in Acrobat Reader, Flash, Shockwave Player

During its regularly scheduled April security update, Adobe overall issued 43 patches, including ones for 24 critical vulnerabilities in eight of its products. Continue reading Adobe Fixes 24 Critical Flaws in Acrobat Reader, Flash, Shockwave Player

Adobe Releases Security Patches for Flash, Acrobat Reader, Other Products

Good morning readers, it’s Patch Tuesday again—the day of the month when Adobe and Microsoft release security patches for their software.

Adobe just released its monthly security updates to address a total of 40 security vulnerabilities in several of … Continue reading Adobe Releases Security Patches for Flash, Acrobat Reader, Other Products

New Service Scans Chrome Extensions for Vulnerabilities and Privacy Risks

Over the past few years, hackers have increasingly abused Google Chrome extensions to steal people’s data, inject rogue ads into websites or hijack CPU power to mine cryptocurrency. Now, a new online scanning service aims to shed more light on t… Continue reading New Service Scans Chrome Extensions for Vulnerabilities and Privacy Risks