For crying out loud… How did this happen? You’re just surfing along, minding your own business and BAM – some bogus-looking thing pops up claiming you have 300 infected files and you need to pay $70 to get your computer cleaned. Or, like my elderly neighbor over the past weekend, you get a scary full-screen […]
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After announcing a fix was coming just yesterday, Oracle on Sunday released Java 7 Update 11 to address the recently disclosed security vulnerability. If you use Java, you should download the latest update now from the Java Control Panel or directly from Oracle’s website here: Java SE 7u11. Always visit the Programs and Features app […]
Security experts worldwide are raising the alarm about the recently disclosed zero-day exploit affecting all versions of Java. The latest Java version, Java 7 Update 10 contains a critical security vulnerability which is reportedly already being used for large scale cyber attacks. Users who have Java installed on their computers should consider removing it unless […]
Microsoft has released a rare out-of-band critical update that appears to address the zero-day exploit announced on January 5th. The software giant previously released a manual “fixit” for this vulnerability but researchers soon found ways around the patch. This update addresses the original problem and is slated for release on January 14th, 2013
Oracle has announced that the end-of-life (EOL) of Java SE 6 has been moved from November 2012 to February 2013. This is to give organizations small and large more time to transition to Java SE 7. This is the second EOL extension given to Java SE 6, the original EOL date being July 2012. The […]
As announced last year, Facebook is moving to HTTPS for all users. “This week, we’re starting to roll out HTTPS for all North America users and will be soon rolling out to the rest of the world”. This should result in safer Facebooking from hotspots and coffee shops, which have been targets of so-called man […]