Flash’s Final Countdown Has Begun

The impending demise of Adobe Flash will create legacy challenges similar to Windows XP as companies begin to wean themselves off the vulnerable code base. Continue reading Flash’s Final Countdown Has Begun

Patched Flash Player Sandbox Escape Leaked Windows Credentials

One of Tuesday’s Flash Player patches was a do-over after the researcher who privately reported the problem earlier this year discovered the original patch incompletely resolved the issue. Continue reading Patched Flash Player Sandbox Escape Leaked Windows Credentials

Flash Player is Dead, Long Live Flash Player!

Adobe last week detailed plans to retire its Flash Player software, a cross-platform browser plugin so powerful and so packed with security holes that it has become the favorite target of malware developers. To help eradicate this ubiquitous liability, Adobe is enlisting the help of Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Mozilla. But don’t break out the bubbly just yet: Adobe says Flash won’t be put down officially until 2020. Continue reading Flash Player is Dead, Long Live Flash Player!

Adobe Fixes Six Vulnerabilities in Flash, Connect with July Update

Adobe only fixed six vulnerabilities in two products, making it the company’s smallest security bulletin of the year. Continue reading Adobe Fixes Six Vulnerabilities in Flash, Connect with July Update

Adobe Fixes Six Vulnerabilities in Flash, Connect with July Update

Adobe only fixed six vulnerabilities in two products, making it the company’s smallest security bulletin of the year. Continue reading Adobe Fixes Six Vulnerabilities in Flash, Connect with July Update

February Updates from Adobe, Microsoft

A handful of readers have inquired as to the whereabouts of Microsoft’s usual monthly patches for Windows and related software. Microsoft opted to delay releasing any updates until next month, even though there is a zero-day vulnerability in Windows going around. However, Adobe did push out updates this week as per usual to fix critical issues in its Flash Player software Continue reading February Updates from Adobe, Microsoft