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Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2018 14:52:21 +0000
Adobe and Microsoft each released security updates for their software on Tuesday. Adobe plugged five security holes in its Flash Player browser plugin. Microsoft pushed 17 updates to fix at least 60 vulnerabilities in Windows and other software, including two “zero-day” flaws that attackers were already exploiting before Microsoft issued patches to fix them.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Prashant Kadam| Date: Wed, 16 May 2018 13:10:48 +0000
The recent zero-day vulnerability CVE-2018-4990 in Adobe Reader enables attackers to perform a Remote Code Execution on targeted machines. Adobe has released a security advisory APSB18-09 on May 14, 2018 to address this issue. According to Adobe, the in-wild attack is targeted and it impacts limited Windows users. Vulnerable versions…
Read MoreCredit to Author: Prashant Kadam| Date: Thu, 10 May 2018 11:50:17 +0000
The recent zero-day vulnerability in Windows VBScript Engine (CVE-2018-8174), enables attackers to perform a remote code execution on targeted machines. Microsoft has released a security advisory CVE-2018-8174 on May 8, 2018, to address this issue. According to Microsoft, it impacts most of the Windows Operating Systems. Vulnerable versions Windows 7 x86 and x64 versions Windows…
Read MoreCredit to Author: Prashant Kadam| Date: Thu, 10 May 2018 11:50:17 +0000
The recent zero-day vulnerability in Windows VBScript Engine (CVE-2018-8174), enables attackers to perform a remote code execution on targeted machines. Microsoft has released a security advisory CVE-2018-8174 on May 8, 2018, to address this issue. According to Microsoft, it impacts most of the Windows Operating Systems. Vulnerable versions Windows 7 x86 and x64 versions Windows…
Read MoreCredit to Author: Rajib Singha| Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2018 11:30:50 +0000
Whether you are a normal user or a tech-guru, being aware of the computer security threats will help fortify your defense against them. So, here’s a handy A-Z dictionary of cybersecurity terms. Index A | B | C | D | E | F | I | K | L…
Read MoreCredit to Author: Shriram Munde| Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2018 09:10:30 +0000
Quick Heal Security Labs has recently learned about a serious vulnerability in Skype’s update installer – that’s the bad news. The worse news is, Microsoft is not going to patch the vulnerability anytime soon as this would require the updater to go through a ‘large code revision’. What is this…
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Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2018 21:13:27 +0000
Microsoft today released a bevy of security updates to tackle more than 50 serious weaknesses in Windows, Internet Explorer/Edge, Microsoft Office and Adobe Flash Player, among other products. A good number of the patches issued today ship with Microsoft’s “critical” rating, meaning the problems they fix could be exploited remotely by miscreants or malware to seize complete control over vulnerable systems — with little or no help from users.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Shriram Munde| Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2018 12:07:22 +0000
Vulnerabilities found in Broadcom Wi-Fi adapter of Lenovo laptop chipsets Lenovo recently released an advisory, warning customers about two critical Broadcom vulnerabilities which impact 25 models of its popular ThinkPad lineup. The Broadcom Wi-Fi chipsets used by Lenovo ThinkPad devices are affected by the CVE-2017-11120 & CVE-2017-11121 vulnerabilities. Both these issues…
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