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Adobe Patches New Flash Zero-day Bug With Emergency Update
PCWorld
By Gregg Keizer, Computerworld Adobe today warned that hackers are
exploiting a critical vulnerability in its popular Flash Player program,
and issued an emergency update to patch the bug. "There are reports that
the vulnerability is being exploited in ...
<http://www.pcworld.com/article/255083/adobe_patches_new_flash_zeroday_bug_with_emergency_update.html>
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Adobe Patches Critical Flaw in Flash Player
PC Magazine
Attacks are already exploiting the vulnerability in the wild, according to
the company. The bug exists in all editions of the Flash Player, but
attackers are currently targeting only Internet Explorer users, Adobe said
in an advisory released May 4.
<http://securitywatch.pcmag.com/vulnerabilities/297507-adobe-patches-critical-flaw-in-flash-player>
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Outside Opinion: How to secure your business security
Chicago Tribune
As security vulnerability assessors, we repeatedly see the same kinds of
security mistakes across a wide range of business and government
enterprises. Probably the most serious mistake is having a poor security
culture. That includes being reactive ...
<http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-0506-outside-opinion-security-20120504,0,4028829.story>
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May's Patch Tuesday to address vulnerabilities in Windows, Office
FierceCIO
The upcoming Patch Tuesday, scheduled to take place May 8, will include
seven security bulletins addressing a total of 23 vulnerabilities. Three of
these bulletins have been tagged as "critical," while the rest are
considered to be "important.
<http://www.fiercecio.com/techwatch/story/mays-patch-tuesday-address-vulnerabilities-windows-office/2012-05-04>
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Reduced IT Vulnerabilities Do Not Deter Attackers
Midsize Insider
One would think that a reduction in the number of vulnerabilities across
the world's systems and networks would result in a reduction in the number
of malicious attacks as well, but new information from Symantec shows that
the opposite is true.
<http://midsizeinsider.com/en-us/article/reduced-it-vulnerabilities-do-not-deter>
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Microsoft's 'Patch Tuesday' For May Approaches
CRN
In all, 23 separate vulnerabilities are expected to be resolved through the
various patches. Partners should note that three of the upcoming bulletins
are classified as "critical" and relate to Windows, Office, the .Net
Framework, and Silverlight.
<http://www.crn.com/news/security/232901494/microsoft-8217-s-patch-tuesday-for-may-approaches.htm>
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A Patch Is Not Always a Patch
IT Business Edge (blog)
By date: The general rule, when a company releases a patch, is that you
should apply it immediately in order to fix vulnerabilities. But sometimes
a patch is not actually a patch; it is a configuration workaround. That's
what Oracle released earlier ...
<http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/poremba/a-patch-is-not-always-a-patch/?cs=50363>
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Commercial enterprises are putting our critical infrastructure at risk
PC Advisor
With so many connections and shared vulnerabilities between the two
infrastructures, the inevitability of this is unsettling. If the critical
infrastructure is successfully penetrated, electrical grids could be shut
down, water supplies could be turned ...
<http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/network-wifi/3355941/commercial-enterprises-are-putting-our-critical-infrastructure-at-risk/>
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Microsoft announces 7 bulletins for May 2012 Patch Tuesday, closes book
on ...
CSO
In a post on its TechNet blog, Microsoft blamed March's information leak in
the Microsoft Active Protections Program (MAPP) that led to several threats
against a Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) vulnerability on Chinese partner
company Hangzhou DPTech ...
<http://www.csoonline.com/article/705743/microsoft-announces-7-bulletins-for-may-2012-patch-tuesday-closes-book-on-mapp-data-leak>
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