Yesterday Microsoft released two updates for Internet Explorer 9, including a stability fix for various problems throughout the browser, and another that resolves an issue on 64-bit machines with Windows Live Essentials 2011. Users with automatic... More...

Windows XP, the stalwart OS that kept Microsoft chugging through the rollercoaster days of Windows Vista, will be officially taking versions of XP running SP2 off the patch schedule tomorrow. This comes as no surprise,... More...

The security firm, Core Security Technologies, has gone through Microsoft's monthly Windows patches and found three bugs that were silently patched through other patches. As part of Microsoft's internal policies, they do not disclose bugs... More...

Microsoft on Monday said it is working on a patch to correct an issue that has rendered some administrators using System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) 2007 unable to download and install last week's security updates.... More...

Microsoft plans to fix critical bugs in its Word, Publisher, and Jet database software next week. The software vendor also plans to release a less-critical update for its antivirus products, fixing a flaw that attackers... More...

Symantec's comprehensive security report on the malware industry from July 1 to December 31, 2007, is now avaible in its 100+ page glory. Symantec broke down information on patch development time by operating system... More...

Apple Inc. patched QuickTime late Wednesday to fix 11 flaws in the Mac and Windows versions of the media player. All but two of the bugs could be used by hackers to hijack users' machines.... More...

Microsoft is planning at least four security updates this week in its Patch Tuesday release for March. The security update will address four vulnerabilities, all of which have been given Microsoft's highest alert level of... More...

Microsoft will issue seven security updates next Tuesday, including critical sets of patches for Windows and Internet Explorer. The three critical updates are all for Windows components, Microsoft said in a note on the upcoming... More...

Next Patch Tuesday, Microsoft plans to release seven security updates for: Windows, Internet Explorer, Outlook Express, Word, and SharePoint – four of the seven will be rated critical, Microsoft's highest ranking, while the remainder will... More...

Apple has patched a flaw in QuickTime that could allow for remote attacks. The fix addresses a vulnerability in the Windows Vista and XP versions of QuickTime, which is commonly installed as a browser plug-in... More...

Apple's decision last week to bundle an iPhone-crippling firmware upgrade with 10 security patches for the device was a mistake, analysts said Monday. Thursday's iPhone Update 1.1.1 included not only new features and functionality --... More...

Mozilla has released a patch today for its popular Firefox webbrowser which ditches the ability to run arbitrary script from the Firefox command line, a quick fix for a year-old QuickTime bug that could be... More...

Microsoft has released what security experts are calling one of the most significant security fixes this year. On Tuesday morning, the software maker pushed out nine sets of patches, called updates in Microsoft parlance, fixing... More...

A bug in the way Norton AntiVirus software uses the ActiveX programming language could cause serious problems for users of Symantec's products. On Thursday, Symantec patched the flaw warning that a bug in two ActiveX... More...

Oracle has plans to deliver 46 security fixes for its customers by July 17. According to an Oracle security announcement, the patches will plug security holes in Oracle Database, Oracle Application Server, Oracle Collaboration Suite,... More...

Apple has updates out for security problems in WebCore (Mac OS X's HTML layout engine) and WebKit, the application framework that serves as an underpinning for many Mac applications. The issue concerning Apple's WebKit browser... More...

Exploits appeared within hours for two of the bugs that Microsoft Corp. fixed Tuesday. Microsoft's June set of security updates patched 15 separate vulnerabilities, nine of them labeled "critical," the company's most serious threat rating.... More...

Microsoft has announced plans to issue four "critical" security bulletins next week that address vulnerabilities in Windows, Internet Explorer, Outlook Express and Windows Mail in Vista. "Critical" is the most severe ranking Microsoft assigns to... More...

Finnish security vendor F-Secure has patched multiple vulnerabilities in three product lines: F-Secure's Anti-Virus, Internet Gatekeeper and Internet Security product suites. A buffer overflow vulnerability lying in the processing of LHA archives could have allowed... More...

Mozilla Corporation fixed six vulnerabilities in its Firefox browser, the third time the open-source developer has updated Firefox in 2007. The updates bring the current browser to Version 2.0.0.4, and the 2005 edition to 1.5.0.12.... More...

Apple has issued a security patch for its QuickTime application nearly 11 days after the disclosure of a highly-publicised vulnerability. The vulnerability occurs in the way QuickTime handles JavaScript code. An attacker could... More...

Bink is reporting that on Tuesday April 10, 2007 Microsoft plans to release the following updates as part of its Patch Tuesday cycle. Security Updates: The highest Maximum Severity rating for these is... More...

Security researchers at Watchfire discovered a serious flaw in Google's desktop software over a month ago, but it has only been made public today. Google was first notified of the problem way back on January... More...

Microsoft on Tuesday released fixes for 20 vulnerabilities in a variety of products including Windows, but none of the operating system flaws affect Vista. The fixes arrived in a dozen security bulletins, released as part... More...

Microsoft plans to release 12 sets of security patches next Tuesday fixing critical vulnerabilities in a number of its products, including the company's new security software. The bulk of the patches will fix flaws in... More...

Apple has patched a vulnerability in its QuickTime media player that Danish security vendor Secunia labeled as 'critical' because of the risk involving a hacker gaining control over a given computer. A buffer overflow can... More...

Microsoft was forced to re-issue a set of patches for multiple flaws in Microsoft Excel in order to solve a problem in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean editions. The original MS07-002 was a security bulletin released... More...

Microsoft has pulled four bulletins from its announced list of Patch Tuesday fixes, but did not specify why it was backpedaling on the security releases. It now plans to issue four security bulletins on Tuesday,... More...

Although the information is subject to change until the day of, on 9 January 2007 Microsoft will Release 8 Security Patches: Three Microsoft Security Bulletins affecting Microsoft Windows with the highest Maximum Severity rating... More...

Microsoft plans to push out Internet Explorer 7 as a 'high priority update' when it ships security patches tomorrow, according to Washingtonpost.com's Security Fix blog. That means anyone who has Windows configured to download and... More...

Patch Tuesday (10 October 2006) will see 11 updates released, 6 of which are rated critical and will require a restart. Security Updates Six Microsoft Security Bulletins affecting Microsoft Windows. The highest Maximum... More...

Microsoft's Internet Explorer isn't the only Web browser with serious security issues. Mozilla on Sept. 15 shipped a "highly critical" Firefox update to correct a range of security flaws that could lead to security bypass,... More...

After handling 19 sets of patches in July and August, system administrators will catch a bit of a break next week when Microsoft Corp. is expected to release just three security updates for its Windows... More...

Apple has posted a firmware update for its MacBook consumer-oriented laptops, the latest in a series of "fan behaviour" adjustments made to the company's Intel-based computers. The patch adjusts the machine's System Management Controller (SMC),... More...

As part of its monthly security update cycle, Microsoft on Tuesday released a dozen security bulletins. Nine of them are tagged critical, the company's highest severity rating. The alerts give details of 20 flaws in... More...

Intel has issued patches for three vulnerabilities for its wireless hardware and software. Two problems affect certain versions of its Pro/Wireless Network Connection Hardware, part of its Centrino mobile platform, Intel said. The vulnerabilities lie... More...

Microsoft plans to release 7 security bulletins as part of its July 11 Patch Tuesday, the company said Thursday. Four of the updates are for Windows, with the most severe being rated as "critical." Three... More...

Just a day after Microsoft released patches for vulnerabilities in some of its software, code designed to take advantage of those weaknesses appeared on the Internet. Most of the patches that Microsoft issued were for... More...

Symantec has repaired a serious problem with versions of its leading anti-virus software, which protects some of the world's largest corporations and U.S. government agencies. The flaw lets hackers steal sensitive data, delete files or... More...

Web and print publishing software maker Adobe Systems has pushed out security patches to cover a potentially serious code execution flaw in the Adobe Creative Suite 2 platform. The flaw, which carries an "important" rating,... More...

Cisco has warned users of a flaw in its IOS software which might be used by hackers to bypass security restrictions and run hostile code on network devices. The vulnerability reportedly affects all Cisco products... More...

As previously announced, 9 security bulletin entries has just been published. The outline is as followed: MS05-044 : Moderate: Vulnerability in the Windows FTP Client Could Allow File Transfer Location Tampering... More...

Symantec has issued a patch for a vulnerability in its corporate antivirus software that could allow an unauthorized person to access a company's servers. The flaw, in version 9 of its AntiVirus Corporate Edition product,... More...

Adobe Systems on Wednesday rolled out patches for security vulnerabilities found in Adobe Reader 7.0 and 7.0.1, and in Adobe Acrobat 7.0 and 7.0.1. The hole in the products, referred to as... More...

Ubi Soft has released new patches for Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory, upgrading the US and European (Canadian, Australian) retail and downloadable editions of their third-person stealth action sequel to version 1.02. This release adds support... More...

Hot on the heels of the previous update, new patches for Painkiller are now available to bring the frantic first-person shooter by People Can Fly to version 1.64. In addition to the multiplayer issues addressed... More...

Microsoft Corp. is to give the U.S. government priority in fixing security holes in Windows and other software, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. Under a plan to take effect later this year, Microsoft... More...

According to a report today from Eweek, Microsoft will soon start offering Beta patches to external Beta testers. This is a big move to speeding up the patching process, which, in previous months... More...

HD Interactive sends along the first retail patches for Nexus - the Jupiter Incident, upgrading the English, French and Italian editions of the space combat strategy game by Mithis Games to version 1.01. This update... More...