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Word, Kerberos vulnerabilities highlight busy October Patch Tuesday
TechTarget
In October's Patch Tuesday announcement, Microsoft patched vulnerabilities
in seven security bulletins and released a cumulative update for Windows 8
and Windows Server 2012. All supported versions of Windows Server up to
Windows Server 2008 R2 ...
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Microsoft: The number of reported application vulnerabilities has increased
InfoWorld
After a period of steady decline that started in 2009, the number of
application vulnerabilities has seen a significant increase during the
first half of 2012, according to the latest version of Microsoft's SIR
(Security Intelligence Report) that was ...
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'Pinkie Pie' trips up Chrome, close to $60K at Hack in the Box
Computerworld
Google security officials said they are in the process of verifying the
vulnerability, which if valid, will net Pinkie Pie US$60,000, the top
reward for the second Pwnium competition held this year. The reward goes to
someone who creates a full Chrome ...
<http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9232217/_39_Pinkie_Pie_39_trips_up_Chrome_close_to_60K_at_Hack_in_the_Box?taxonomyId=17>
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The number of reported application vulnerabilities has increased,
Microsoft ...
ITworld.com
October 09, 2012, 2:01 PM — After a period of steady decline that started
in 2009, the number of application vulnerabilities has seen a significant
increase during the first half of 2012, according to the latest version of
Microsoft's Security ...
<http://www.itworld.com/security/301792/number-reported-application-vulnerabilities-has-increased-microsoft-report-says>
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Microsoft, Abobe patches beef up Windows security
NBCNews.com (blog)
Yesterday, Adobe rolled out fixes for 25 vulnerabilities in its Flash
Player, ahead of its normal schedule. Microsoft also surprised customers,
following suit and pushing its own nearly identical patch for Internet
Explorer 10. Microsoft's Monday ...
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Microsoft: Software Activation-Key Generators Major Malware Conduits
Dark Reading
Blame it on Angry Birds: The main threat in the first half of the year was
a software activation key generator used to spread malware mainly to users
of Angry Birds Space and Battlefield -- Bad Company. The Win32/Keygen
software was detected nearly 5 ...
<http://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/167901121/security/vulnerabilities/240008762/microsoft-software-activation-key-generators-major-malware-conduits.html>
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Vulnerabilities in JavaScript: Secure coding insights and tips
TechTarget IN
When the words 'Java' and 'security' are used together, a common assumption
is that the reference is to server-side Java. Myths abound here, such as
the belief that security is a server-side concern and that JavaScript
itself cannot have security ...
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Google Play Search Problem Exposes Vulnerabilities of Cloud Computing
Midsize Insider
Google Play's search feature was down briefly Friday, October 5. The
problem was quickly fixed but is a good example of the growing pains of any
Web-based store. After all, the services were only bundled and given the
new name in March. The error also ...
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Weaponized Bugs: Time For Digital Arms Control
InformationWeek
Instead, valuable bugs are now being resold by firms such as Endgame
Systems and Vupen, who make no bones about the possibility that
vulnerabilities might be used for espionage or even offensive operations. [
Read So You Want To Be A Zero Day ...
<http://www.informationweek.com/security/attacks/weaponized-bugs-time-for-digital-arms-co/240008564>
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Apple-owned fingerprint scanner could make users less secure
Bizjournals.com
An independent team of security researchers said they found serious
vulnerabilities in AuthenTec's fingerprint scanning software that make it
easy for a hacker to take control of PCs using the scanners. Researchers
found that UPEK Protection Suite ...
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