Except for Windows Server 2003 all remaining versions of Microsoft Windows are susceptible to 0-day flaw found in the OLE (Object Linking and Embedding) technology that allows remote code execution on the victim’s machine. OLE is used in the Microsoft Office applications to create and edit data in multiple formats. Continue Reading
In order to secure user accounts, Google is providing additional support to physical USB through two-factor authentication mechanism. Google has already implemented 2FA verification mechanism for their accounts which ask for user to provide input one-time-use codes received via text message or generated through mobile application. According to Google Security Continue Reading
In October’s Patch Tuesday, Microsoft has rolled out eight security bulletins covering 24 security vulnerabilities across Windows, .Net Framework and Internet Explorer (IE). The update also cover a bug which reportedly targets NATO machines. The advisory contains three security bulletins declared as CRITICAL i.e., MS14-056 addresses Internet Explorer, MS14-057 addresses Continue Reading
This month is quite busy for system admins as there are plenty of security updates available due to Microsoft Patch Tuesday along with Adobe, Firefox, OpenSSL and now Oracle has released 155 security vulnerabilities in its quarterly update. The CPU addresses 25 bugs related to Oracle Java SE, 24 fixes Continue Reading
Google released the latest version of Chrome browser fixing almost around 159 security vulnerabilities. It’s usually not often that Google addresses too many security patches simultaneously. Out of 159 bugs, 113 fixes related to minor vulnerabilities. Google also patched multiple high-risk vulnerabilities and one highly critical flaw in the V8 Continue Reading
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