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Elite hacker gang has unlimited supply of zero-day bugs
Computerworld
Computerworld - An elite hacker group targeting defense industry
sub-contractors has an inexhaustible supply of zero-days, or
vulnerabilities that have yet to be publicized, much less patched, Symantec
said today. In a blog post, the security firm said ...
<http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9231051/Elite_hacker_gang_has_unlimited_supply_of_zero_day_bugs>
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Apple plugs Java hole, shifts away from plug-in
Macworld (blog)
Apple has released a fix for a critical Java vulnerability, while also
taking further steps to distance itself from the technology, which has
become a major security risk in Web browsers. Apple released the fix
Wednesday for Mac OS X Snow Leopard, Lion ...
<http://www.macworld.com/article/1168453/apple_plugs_java_hole_shifts_away_from_plugin.html>
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Enterprises Should Bring Some Security Research In-House
Dark Reading
When it comes to prioritizing vulnerabilities, some security experts
believe organizations today put too much emphasis on the technical impact
rankings from security research community rather than focusing mitigation
efforts based on which attacks are ...
<http://www.darkreading.com/vulnerability-management/167901026/security/news/240007000/enterprises-should-bring-some-security-research-in-house.html>
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'Elderwood' Crew, Tied to Google Aurora Attack, Targeting Defense,
Energy ...
Threatpost (blog)
"In order to discover these vulnerabilities, a large undertaking would be
required by the attackers to thoroughly reverse-engineer the compiled
applications. This effort would be substantially reduced if they had access
to source code. The ...
<http://threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/elderwood-crew-tied-google-aurora-attack-targeting-defense-energy-finance-companies-090712>
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WordPress 3.4 update fixes security vulnerabilities
The H
The vulnerabilities are said to be in the Atom Publishing Protocol endpoint
and in code related to multi-site installations. New hardening measures
such as simplified error messages when an upload fails have also been
incorporated. Issues unrelated to ...
<http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/WordPress-3-4-update-fixes-security-vulnerabilities-1702501.html>
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zero-days
CNET
The group has used exploits for four zero-day vulnerabilities in attacks
over the past few months against targets across a variety of industries,
including energy, aeronautics, and financial, and particularly
manufacturers of components sold to defense ...
<http://news.cnet.com/8300-5_3-0.html?keyword=zero-days>
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Lost+Found: password readers, passcode stories, vulnerability prevention ...
The H
The Lost+Found eye test - can you spot where the passcode is? Zoom Too
short for news, too good to lose; Lost+Found is a roundup of useful
security news. This time: a new tool spits out Mac OS X passwords, mother
"cracks" iPhone, Microsoft gives ...
<http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Lost-Found-password-readers-passcode-stories-vulnerability-prevention-trojan-tales-1702809.html>
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September's Patch Tuesday is a lightweight
Infosecurity Magazine
Just when many IT administrators are planning to take their summer
vacations, Microsoft is adding to their workload with nine security
bulletins addressing 16 vulnerabilities, with three of the bulletins rated
as critical. Microsoft takes Flame break ...
<http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/28054/septembers-patch-tuesday-is-a-lightweight/>
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Set OS X Mountain Lion's Update Frequency To Any Schedule You Want
Lifehacker Australia
With all types of vulnerabilities getting patched by Apple all the time,
the default behaviour of searching for updates once a week might not be
enough for you. To change it, launch Terminal (Applications > Utilities)
and enter this command: sudo ...
<http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2012/09/set-os-x-mountain-lions-update-frequency-to-any-schedule-you-want/>
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Google Hackers Exploit Eight Zero-Days To Hit Defence Firms
TechWeekEurope UK
"The group seemingly has an unlimited supply of zero-day vulnerabilities.
The vulnerabilities are used as needed, often within close succession of
each other if exposure of the currently used vulnerability is imminent,"
a blog post from the company read.
<http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/news/google-hackers-zero-days-defence-aurora-91869>
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