Adobe released security updates for Flash Player, Adobe Reader and Shockwave Player on Tuesday to address critical vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to take control of systems running vulnerable versions of those programs. The Flash Player updates address four memory corruption vulnerabilities that can lead to arbitrary code execution. The Continue Reading
Microsoft has dispatched 13 patches for 47 bugs in its Windows, Office, Internet Explorer and SharePoint Server products. The Patch Tuesday release includes four critical patches, or Microsoft “bulletins,” with the bug of utmost concern being a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook. The bug could allow a remote attacker Continue Reading
The “picture passwords” used in Windows 8 machines are more vulnerable than Microsoft hoped, a research team claims. An analysis of more than 10,000 picture passwords found that a significant percentage could be cracked – due to the predictable “points of interest” that users chose. The “gesture” passwords allow users Continue Reading
Our heartbeats could be used instead of traditional passwords to unlock smartphones, tablets and cars using a new device being developed by Canadian company Bionym. Passwords scrawled on a scrap of paper are easily lost, jumbled letters and numbers are quickly forgotten and, with “password” still the most popular password, Continue Reading
An unaddressed five-month-old flaw in Apple’s Mac OS X gives hackers near unlimited access to files by altering clock and user timestamp settings. As reported by Ars Technica, a bug discovered five months ago has received renewed interest due to the creation of a new module in testing software Metasploit, Continue Reading
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