Adobe has announced a vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat that is actively being exploited in limited, targeted attacks. Adobe Reader X Protected Mode and Adobe Acrobat X Protected View prevent the exploit from being able to execute. Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9, however, are vulnerable to the exploit. For this reason, Adobe is preparing a patch for version 9 no later than … [Read more...]
Adobe Flash Player Updated
In case you missed it on Thursday, an update to Adobe Flash Player was released to patch critical vulnerabilities in the plugin for Windows, Mac, Linux, Solaris and Android platforms. Adobe recommends users of Adobe Flash Player 11.0.1.152 and earlier versions for Windows, Macintosh, Linux and Solaris update to Adobe Flash Player 11.1.102.55. Users of Adobe Flash Player … [Read more...]
With All These Data Breaches, Was Your Info Included?
Following the Gawker breach at the end of last year, a website popped up called ShouldIChangeMyPassword.com to allow people to see if their username/email address was in the latest breach. Another such website is called PwnedList.com and it has nearly 5 million accounts on file from various breaches. Its goal is to allow your average joe to visit the site, securely submit … [Read more...]
National High School Cyber Defense Competition Begins Today
The National High School Cyber Defense competition, put on by the Air Force Association with a handful of other sponsors, began today at noon eastern time. The program is in its 4th year and continues to expand. … [Read more...]
How Much Will Security Bugs Net You?
With the release of Chrome 15, Google paid out a record $26,000+ dollars to security researchers. With that kind of money being thrown around, you might be wondering how much these various bug bounty programs are paying out. … [Read more...]