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Microsoft fixes 9 flaws, Adobe 3 in April's Tuesday update

Patch Tuesday

As expected Microsoft released seven important and two critical fixes for Windows, Internet Explorer and other Microsoft products. Adobe followed suite releasing fixes for ColdFusion, Flash and Shockwave. Patch now!

PWN2OWN results Day Two - Adobe Reader and Flash owned, Java felled yet again

PWN2OWN 2013 finished off today.

A second scheduled attack on IE 10 didn't happen, so IE 10 didn't get owned again, but Flash and Reader fell once each, and Java was exploited for the fourth time in two days...

Apple bans outdated Adobe Flash plugins from Safari

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Last week, Apple showed that it is getting more serious about security by getting strict about the version of Flash you're allowed to use in Safari.

Paul Ducklin explains the what and the why...

SSCC 103 - Mandiant report, iOS coders owned, Twitter accounts hacked, and more...

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Have your joined thousands of others, and become a loyal listener to the "Chet Chat" yet?

Here's the latest Naked Security podcast, Sophos Security Chet Chat 103, discussing a range of recent and newsworthy topics from the world of computer security.

Anatomy of a targeted attack - SophosLabs explores an Adobe zero-day "malware experiment"

SophosLabs was contacted recently to help investigate malware from an unusual sort of targeted attack.

What our researchers found was intriguing, to say the least, so we thought we'd share our discoveries with you...

SSCC 102 - Probably the best 15 minute security podcast you'll hear today

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Have your joined thousands of others, and become a loyal listener to the "Chet Chat" yet?

Here's the latest Naked Security podcast, Sophos Security Chet Chat 102, discussing a range of recent and newsworthy topics from the world of computer security.

Monday review - the hot 27 stories of the week

Monday review - the hot 24 stories of the week

Just in case you missed any of our stories last week, here's a little recap.

Adobe patches Flash - heads off in-the-wild attacks against Windows and Apple users

It's not Tuesday...

Nevertheless, Adobe's Flash Player has been upgraded to patch against two in-the-wild exploits against Windows and Apple users.

PWN2OWN - hack the Big Four browsers in public and go home with half a million dollars

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Only six weeks to go until PWN2OWN 2013, where you can hack the Big Four browsers and the Big Three plugins, and win over half a million dollars.

But is it just about the money?

Paul Ducklin investigates...

Patch Tuesday - even Android and Windows RT get a look in

Patch Tuesday

This month's Patch Tuesday includes bulletins from both Microsoft and Adobe, and covers a range of platforms and products.

There are updates in the mix for everything from Android to Windows RT, and from the Word Viewer to Exchange.

Fake Apple invoices lead to Blackhole exploit kit that drains your bank account

Fake Apple invoices lead to Black Hole that drains your bank account

A new round of spams proclaims you have been charged for a large purchase from Apple.

All links lead to webpages infected with the Blackhole exploit kit. Be cautious with your online shopping this holiday season.

Critical Flash updates delivered early, be sure to update now

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Adobe have released a critical update for Flash Player that fixes seven remote code execution vulnerabilities. Set phasers to patch!

Adobe fixes 25 critical security holes in its software

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Adobe released an important update for its software on Monday, fixing 25 security holes. The updates affect Flash running on Windows, Apple Mac and Linux systems.

In addition, Adobe AIR users on Windows, Mac OS X, Android and iOS are also advised to install an update.

Monday review: the hot 26 stories of the week

Monday review: the hot 26 stories of the week

Here's a list of all the stories we've written in the last week, in case you missed any (or if you just want to read them again).

Microsoft warns of Flash vulnerability on IE 10 and Windows 8

Microsoft warns of Flash vulnerability on IE 10, Windows 8

They’re not even available yet, but Windows 8 and Internet Explorer 10 are already the subjects of a Microsoft Security Advisory concerning - you guessed it - Adobe Flash vulnerability.

New IE zero day exploit circulating, used to install Poison Ivy

New IE zero day exploit circulating, used to install Poison Ivy

The gang behind that recent Java zero day attacks apparently hasn't packed up for the season. A researcher examining one of the servers used to launch attacks on vulnerable Java installations said he found a new zero day exploit for Microsoft's Internet Explorer web browser.

Monday review: the hot 22 stories of the week

Monday review: the hot 26 stories of last week

In case you missed any recent stories, here's everything we wrote in the last seven days.

Patch Tuesday for September 2012 - All about Adobe

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Patch Tuesday for September 2012 is here and fortunately there isn't a lot to talk about. Microsoft released two fixes, while Adobe patched critical vulnerabilities in Flash and Photoshop CS6.

Adobe updates Flash again in a Patch Tuesday of its own

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Seems as though something urgent from a security point of view came up in the past few days.

Adobe Flash Player has been patched again, just one week after the official Patch Tuesday update...

Which browser is safest? The browser wars are back and this time you win

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The upcoming releases of Internet Explorer 10, Firefox 14 and Chrome 21 are all fighting for our attention and using security as the reason why.