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Firefox 14 Contains Vulnerability Patches, Security-Related Features
PCWorld
In addition to addressing numerous vulnerabilities, Firefox 14 also secures
Google Web searches by enabling HTTPS for search queries initiated through
the location bar, search box or the right-click menu. "We automatically
make your Google searches ...
<http://www.pcworld.com/article/259433/firefox_14_contains_vulnerability_patches_securityrelated_features.html>
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Colon cancer researchers find genetic vulnerabilities
Denver Post
More than 200 researchers investigating colon cancer tumors have found
genetic vulnerabilities that could lead to powerful new treatments. The
hope is that drugs designed to strike these weak spots will eventually stop
a cancer that is now almost inevitably ...
<http://www.denverpost.com/nationworld/ci_21106135/colon-cancer-researchers-find-genetic-vulnerabilities>
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Firefox 14 released with new security features and vulnerability patches
Macworld
One of the critical advisories covers a vulnerability in the "javascript:
URL" function that could allow attackers to bypass the JavaScript sandbox
and execute malicious scripts with elevated privileges. Another critical
flaw patched in Firefox 14 could be exploited ...
<http://www.macworld.com/article/1167750/firefox_14_released_with_new_security_features_and_vulnerability_patches.html>
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Oracle Patches 87 Security Flaws in Critical Update
eWeek
The most critical of the vulnerabilities impacts the Oracle JRockit Java
Virtual Machine (CVE-2012-3135), and has a base score of 10.0—the highest
possible rating. From an exploitation standpoint, a 10.0 score is a
"perfect storm," explained Rapid7 Security ...
<http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/Oracle-Patches-87-Security-Flaws-in-Critical-Update-134140/>
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Levin Opening Statement, 'US Vulnerabilities to Money Laundering, Drugs,
and ...
Equities.com
For the last decade, this Subcommittee has contributed to the battle
against money laundering and terrorist financing by exposing problems that
increase U.S. vulnerabilities to abuse. In 2001, for example, this
Subcommittee released a report showing how ...
<http://www.equities.com/news/headline-story?dt=2012-07-18&val=282100&cat=finance>
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Oracle Customers Urged To Defend Against DoS
Dark Reading
"MySQL vulnerabilities may be the most impactful from a database security
perspective," he says. "In fact, some recent research we recently conducted
revealed that of the 1.74 million MySQL servers identified, slightly more
than 50 percent did not enforce ...
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Industry coding consortium issue guidelines for safer applications
[Computer ...
Equities.com
An industry consortium dedicated to assuring the security of software has
issued guidelines to lower the risk that vulnerabilities that could be
exploited by attackers will wind up in finished code. In particular, the
Software Assurance Forum for Excellence in ...
<http://www.equities.com/news/headline-story?dt=2012-07-19&val=285573&cat=tech>
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Oracle issues its July critical patch update
Inquirer
A fix relating to Oracle's Fusion Middleware product Jrockit has a Common
Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) - a scoring system to judge seriousness
of vulnerabilities - score of 10.0, the highest possible. Six fixes are
included for Oracle's MySQL database, ...
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Microsoft Issues Patch for Zero Day and Other Vulnerabilities
Midsize Insider
Microsoft has issued a security patch to address both a zero-day
vulnerability, as well as 15 other key flaws in some of its most popular
software. Three of the vulnerabilities were rated "critical"--the highest
level of severity. Products affected include all versions ...
<http://midsizeinsider.com/en-us/article/microsoft-issues-patch-for-zero-day-and>
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Veracode Outlines Security Risks Facing the Retail Industry
MarketWatch (press release)
It's much easier for an attacker to find a vulnerability in an application,
as DLP controls can more easily be bypassed. Research from Veracode shows
that organizations spent an estimated $35 billion on security
infrastructure in 2011, yet hundreds of data ...
<http://www.marketwatch.com/story/veracode-outlines-security-risks-facing-the-retail-industry-2012-07-18>
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