Patching stories - Page 14

Serious vulnerabilities in SAP systems worldwide put businesses at risk of data theft and disruption, discovered by ERP-SEC.

While there has been a flurry of activity in releasing security patches, many of those patches are not being applied.

Firefox has disabled all NPAPI plugin capability except Flash. Common plugins such as Adobe Acrobat, Java and Microsoft Silverlight no longer load.

The average private user has 77 programs on their PC and 7.1% of those are at the end of their life (EOL) and no longer patched by the vendor.

Memory corruption bug in Windows OS can cause DoS attack and remote code execution, with no current solution available.

The art of patching is becoming increasingly critical with the rise of the IoT - is it possible to avoid downtime?.

Check Point Software introduces new security gateway for Industrial Control Systems; aims to prevent cyber attacks on critical infrastructure.

With the new patch 1.75 installed Sony's PlayStation 4 finally becomes a fully-fledged Blu-ray player capable of playing Blu-ray 3D movies.

PS4's major 1.7 update unleashes chaos, with flickering screens and fans scrambling for fixes. New features dazzle but bugs frustrate many.

Urgent patch released for Internet Explorer 8 and Windows XP after vulnerabilities found, could let hackers take control, says Dimension Data.

The writers at news site V3.co.uk recently put their heads together and cobbled together some of the most common misconceptions about security.

Microsoft to release a record 49 security updates this Tuesday, marking its largest ever Patch Tuesday to bolster Windows, IE, and more.

Malware attacks skyrocket with a 508% increase in malicious web links in the first half of 2009, targeting Microsoft Office and PDF readers.

Nine new apps hit Google's Marketplace that can help your business grow and better manage large volumes of data.

Google has added 10 new business apps to its Google Apps Marketplace, offering immediate benefits to organisations.

Microsoft withdraws a server patch after failing to fix critical vulnerabilities, promising an updated solution soon.

Symantec flags April as crucial for IT admins following Microsoft's patch of 25 vulnerabilities, including 9 critical ones, across its software.

Microsoft to release urgent security updates for Internet Explorer across all versions in the next 24 hours, warning users of critical vulnerabilities.

Warning issued about fake Windows update alert containing malware, tricking users into purchasing fake product.

Microsoft's monthly Patch Tuesday is a big one, containing 13 security bulletins to fix 26 vulnerabilities in Windows and Office.