Microsoft has released 31 security fixes as part of its Patch Tuesday software update. These cover major products including Windows and Internet Explorer, as well as the firm’s .NET Framework and Forefront Protection for Exchange. Four of the updates are marked as critical and three as important. Dustin Childs, group Continue Reading

Apache Tomcat is a widely used Web server for hosting applications developed with the Java Servlet and the JavaServer Pages (JSP) technologies are at risk due to denial-of-service issue. Recently, Security researchers published a proof-of-concept exploit for vulnerability that allows attackers to launch denial-of-service attacks against websites hosted on Apache Continue Reading

Adobe has released a patch for a critical flaw in its Flash Player, which is believed to have been actively exploited by hackers. The patch addresses a flaw prevalent in the Windows and Mac OS versions of Adobe Flash Player 12.0.0.43 and earlier, and Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.335 and earlier Continue Reading

Mozilla has addressed a total of 13 security vulnerabilities with the release of Firefox 27. The list includes four critical, four high, four moderate and one low-impact flaws. The critical vulnerabilities, which can be exploited to execute arbitrary code without user interaction, are a use-after-free during image processing, an issue Continue Reading

Oracle has issued its first patch update of 2014 on Tuesday and it just so happens that it has been one of its biggest ever that includes a slew of security patches, many of which address vulnerabilities in Java. The Critical Patch Update will address 144 flaws in hundreds of Continue Reading