Google released the Android key on the media process and the root vulnerability patch-vulnerability warning-the black bar safety net

Google for Nexus smartphones and tablets, released a batch of new security patches,solved by a vicious e-mail, web pages and multimedia invasion the Android device's vulnerability. Google in the security Bulletin said: the firmware update is applied the radio update promotion to support Nexus...

The sword refers to the Android and iOS system DoubleDirect middle attack-vulnerability warning-the black bar safety net

A security researcher found a new man in the middle attack technique, it targets mostly run of the Android system and iOS system of smartphone and tablets. This is called DoubleDirect of art belonging to the middleman（MITM attack. An attacker can use this technique to put the victim to visit...

CVE-2014-6939

The CVE-2014-6939 entry concerns the Android app Sketch W Friends FREE -Tablets (package air.com.xlabz.SketchWFriendsFree), version 5.0.0. The vulnerability is that the application does not verify X.509 certificates from SSL servers, which enables man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and ...

College students concerned about information security

Universities and colleges have been under significant pressure to upgrade their technology both in and out of the classroom. For instance, many organizations turn to mobility as a way to engage students and facilitate learning campus-wide. While much of the discussion is around issues such as the...

Samsung's new OS Tizen 2.0 source code released

The Tizen 2.0 source code and SDK has officially been released. Tizen is a Linux-based open-source software platform backed by Intel and Samsung Electronics, that is designed for smartphones, tablets, smart TVs and in-car systems and it's designed to run apps written using web technologies...

Samsung's new OS Tizen 2.0 source code released

The Tizen 2.0 source code and SDK has officially been released. Tizen is a Linux-based open-source software platform backed by Intel and Samsung Electronics, that is designed for smartphones, tablets, smart TVs and in-car systems and it’s designed to run apps written using web technologies...

CentOS Update for gtk2 CESA-2013:0135 centos5

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2013 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription scriptxrefname:"URL",...

CentOS Update for gtk2 CESA-2013:0135 centos5

Check for the Version of gtk2 OpenVAS Vulnerability Test CentOS Update for gtk2 CESA-2013:0135 centos5 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2013 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the...

Scientific Linux Security Update : gtk2 on SL5.x i386/x86_64 (20130108)

An integer overflow flaw was found in the X BitMap XBM image file loader in GTK+. A remote attacker could provide a specially crafted XBM image file that, when opened in an application linked against GTK+ such as Nautilus, would cause the application to crash. CVE-2012-2370 This update also fixes...

gtk2 security and bug fix update

2.10.4-29 - Improve patch to parse CUPS user lpoptions file to avoid crashes on s390 and ia64 Resolves: 603809 2.10.4-28 - Fix the filechooser not opening selected file when location entry is empty Resolves: 518483 2.10.4-27 - Fix integer overflow in GdkPixbuf's XBM image file format loader...

gtk2 security update

CentOS Errata and Security Advisory CESA-2013:0135 Updated gtk2 packages that fix one security issue and several bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having low security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVS...

Low: Red Hat Security Advisory: gtk2 security and bug fix update

Updated gtk2 packages that fix one security issue and several bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having low security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which gives a detailed severity ratin...

RHEL 5 : gtk2 (RHSA-2013:0135)

Updated gtk2 packages that fix one security issue and several bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having low security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which gives a detailed severity ratin...

First Windows 8 and Windows RT Security Updates Due Next Week

Plenty is happening on the Microsoft patch management front. First, Adobe agreed to sync up its patch release cycles with Microsoft’s on the second Tuesday of every month, moving away from quarterly releases. And now on Tuesday, Microsoft will release its first security updates since the release ...

Scientific Linux Security Update : kernel for SL 5.x on i386/x86_64

CVE-2007-5966 kernel: non-root can trigger cpuidle soft lockup CVE-2009-1385 kernel: e1000cleanrxirq denial of service CVE-2009-1388 kernel: docoredump vs ptracestart deadlock CVE-2009-1389 kernel: r8169: fix crash when large packets are received CVE-2009-1895 kernel: personality: fix...

Slideshow: How to Avoid Getting Hacked While Traveling

VIEW SLIDESHOW How to Avoid Getting Hacked While Traveling Researcher Justin Morehouse has logged more than 100,000 miles to eight countries in the last year. His message: business travelers are at greater risk of being hacked than ever before, especially when it comes to smart phones and tablets...

Mobile Banking Malware: Protect Your Finances

The prolific rise in smartphones, tablets and other portable devices has greatly expanded the ways in which we interact with personal and professional services. The public can now singlehandedly use their mobile device to pay for things with the ease of flashing their cell phone. Unfortunately,...

Personal Device Security During the Holiday Season

As the winter holiday travel season begins, US-CERT would like to remind users to be mindful of the security risks associated with portable devices such as smart phones, tablets, and laptops. US-CERT would like to encourage users to review the following US-CERT Cyber Security Tips. Following the...

Fedora 16 : kernel-3.1.2-1.fc16 (2011-16237)

Update to kernel 3.1.2: http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.1.2 Additional changes : - Partially fix reported stalls during heavy I/O - Fix problems with udev probing Wacom bluetooth tablets Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block...

All about Microsoft Windows 8 !

Only Microsoft knows how the abutting adaptation of its Windows operating arrangement will attending and what it will be called, but big changes could be advanced for the OS that assemblage accredit to as "Windows 8." At this year's Consumer Electronics Appearance in Las Vegas, Microsoft appear...