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Apple's iOS had more security vulnerabilities than Android in 2012
Inquirer
Symantec's report revealed that there are 387 documented vulnerabilities on
Apple's iOS software, compared to a mere 13 on Android. However, despite
Apple's higher iOS vulnerability score, Android remained the leading mobile
operating system in the ...
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Oracle Issues Critical Java Update, Plugging 42 Vulnerabilities - CRN.com
CRN
Oracle issued a massive update to its highly targeted Java software, fixing
42 Java vulnerabilities, including 39 serious flaws that can be remotely
exploited by attackers. The Java fixes were part of more than 100 security
updates issued by Oracle ...
<http://www.crn.com/news/security/240153062/oracle-issues-critical-java-update-plugging-42-vulnerabilities.htm>
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ACLU Asks FTC to Probe 'Dangerous' Android Bugs
PC Magazine
"A significant number of consumers are using smartphones running a version
of the Android operating system with known, exploitable security
vulnerabilities for which fixes have been published by Google, but have not
been distributed to consumers' ...
<http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2417864,00.asp>
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AlienVault Virtual Appliance Detects Threats, Assesses Vulnerabilities
eWeek
Two key pieces of the product are the vulnerability assessment and network
behavioral monitoring. The vulnerability assessment engine is driven by
threat intelligence provided by the company, and offers the ability to
detect the latest vulnerabilities ...
<http://www.eweek.com/security/alienvault-virtual-appliance-detects-threats-assesses-vulnerabilities/>
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Vulnerabilities and zero-day threats up in 2012, claims Symantec
Computing
"In the past three years, much of the growth in zero-day vulnerabilities
used in attacks can be attributed to two groups; the authors of Stuxnet and
the Elderwood Gang. In 2010, Stuxnet was responsible for four of the 14
discovered zero-day ...
<http://www.computing.co.uk/ctg/news/2262103/vulnerabilities-and-zeroday-threats-up-in-2012-claims-symantec>
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Security vulnerabilities found in Android apps
TG Daily
Su and Xu, with UC Davis graduate student Fangqi Sun and visiting scholar
Linfeng Liu, Xi'an Jiatong University, China, found that many of the apps
they surveyed had potential vulnerabilities. They looked closely at a
handful of major applications that ...
<http://www.tgdaily.com/security-features/71017-security-vulnerabilities-found-in-android-apps>
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Oracle plugs a host of critical Java vulnerabilities - Help Net Security
Help Net Security
Oracle's Java SE Critical Patch Update for April 2013 contains 19 CVEs with
CVSS base score of 10 (the highest you can go) indicating that exploiting
the vulnerability is not particularly challenging and could give complete
control of compromised systems.
<http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=14767>
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Oracle releases patch to fix Java vulnerabilities
E&T magazine
The patch fixes 42 vulnerabilities within Java, including "the vast
majority" of those that have been rated as the most critical, said Oracle
Executive Vice President Hasan Rizvi. A series of big security flaws in the
Java plug-in for browsers have ...
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Oracle Fixes 42 Java Flaws - TechWeekEurope UK
TechWeekEurope UK
"Out of the 42 vulnerabilities, only 2 can affect server deployments of
Java. Server exploitation can only occur as a result of these bugs when
malicious data is supplied into specific APIs on the server (e.g., through
a web service), and one of these ...
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