On 12th August, Microsoft released updates on its monthly Patch Tuesday. The update MS14-045 rated as ‘important’ that fixes Windows kernel security issues related to privilege escalation and code execution. Users have reported a blue screen of death (BSoD) on their machines which prompts Microsoft to pulled off the vulnerable Continue Reading

California-based security company Symantec has decided to bundle Nine Norton products into one product which will be available in the market from 23rd september for $79 on annual basis. Products like Norton Internet Security, Norton AntiVirus and Norton360 won’t be available separately as it will be stream line in a Continue Reading

Adobe systems has rolled out a new version of Adobe Reader and Acrobat 11.0.08. The latest release fixes zero-day vulnerability in the applications that allow an intruder to bypass sandbox protection mechanism. Only Windows platform are susceptible to this issue while OS X variants remain unaffected. Although advisory does not Continue Reading

Apple releases Safari 6.1.6 and 7.0.6 in order to fix WebKit issues and other security concerns. Seven vulnerabilities are fixed that allow remote code execution or crash the vulnerable browser. Out of Seven, Five were discovered by Apple and the rest two are credited to Google’s Chrome Security Team along Continue Reading

After being alerted about some privilege escalation vulnerabilities in its Endpoint Protection product on July 29, Symantec immediately released an advisory with mitigation solutions, and now it has made available a patch for administrators. They need to access the FileConnect service and download the Symantec Endpoint Protection 12.1 Release Update Continue Reading