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Apple keeps patching Java on OS X Snow Leopard after proposed drop-dead date
Apple on Tuesday patched Java for the aged OS X Snow Leopard and tweaked Safari to give users more control over what websites they let run the vulnerability plagued Oracle software.
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Oracle pulls Java 6 plug, but Apple likely to keep patching OS X Snow Leopard
Apple on Monday patched Java 6 for OS X, following Oracle's lead and quashing a browser plug-in vulnerability that hackers have been exploiting.
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Adobe releases emergency Flash fixes for two zero-day bugs
Adobe updated Flash Player to patch a pair of zero-day vulnerabilities that hackers were already using to hijack Windows PCs and Macs.
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Experts prod Oracle to fix broken Java security
Beset by some very public vulnerabilities in Java, and apparently unable to properly patch those bugs, Oracle must dramatically step up its security game, experts said.
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Java security comes down to 'war of attrition'
Users and Oracle both need to do their part against a malware industrial complex that can quickly attack any security hole
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Unseen, all-out cyber war on the US has begun
Security pros and government officials warn of a possible cyber 9/11 involving banks, utilities, other companies, or the Internet
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Security Manager's Journal: A reality check for the department's maturity
An assessment of the information security department shows that it has a lot of growing up to do yet.
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Kenneth van Wyk: The good and bad of Android and iOS
Both Google's and Apple's mobile platforms have security drawbacks and advantages. Is there a clear winner?
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Security Manager's Journal: Security has to extend to your customers
When a security manager's company sells software, he can't ignore the potential vulnerability of those products.
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ACMA database keeps finger on Australia’s malware pulse
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The week in security: Aussie banks targeted as mobiles drive privacy fears
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Incident handling is a vast topic, but here are a few tips for you to consider in your incident response. I hope you never have to use them, but the odds are at some point you will and I hope being ready saves you pain (or your job!).
- Have an incident response plan.
- Pre-define your incident response team
- Define your approach: watch and learn or contain and recover.
- Pre-distribute call cards.
- Forensic and incident response data capture.
- Get your users on-side.
- Know how to report crimes and engage law enforcement.
- Practice makes perfect.
Warning: Tips for secure mobile holiday shopping
I’m dating myself, but I remember when holiday shopping involved pouring through ads in the Sunday paper, placing actual phone calls from tethered land lines to research product stock and availability, and actually driving places to pick things up. Now, holiday shoppers can do all of that from a smartphone or tablet in a few seconds, but there are some security pitfalls to be aware of.
