We don’t know yet if this is a bad joke intended to discredit Oracle and Java, but the media is buzzing about a possible new undetected exploit in Java. This was started by a post of the security researcher Brian Krebs who observed a thread in a known online crime forum where somebody was selling […]
Source: http://oracle.sys-con.com/node/2510668 Avira Security Software Detects Java 7 Exploits “Whenever a vulnerability like this is discovered – especially when it is in a widely distributed software like Java – the bad guys are quick to write exploits that take advantage of the flaw,” said Sorin Mustaca, IT security expert at Avira. “While Oracle ultimately needs […]
If you have read news lately, you couldn’t have missed hearing how well the tablets, smart phones and smart TVs are selling, and how badly the PC market (excluding laptops) is doing. Many so called “futurists” have predicted the passing of the PC era. But is it really gone? Is the Personal Computer really dead, […]
1. This is your standard take-victims-to-a-malicious-Web-page kind of attack. Why the excitement? Because of the high danger of the breach? What? This vulnerability in Java is the second one in the last 6 months (first one on August 29, 2012). The problem with Java is that it is cross platform and it is installed on […]
Facebook has introduced some time ago two-factor authentication for Login. This means that if someone or something tries to login using your account, there will be two steps needed: authentication using username and password (something that you know) and a mobile phone (something that you have). Step 1 Set up the two-step authentication […]
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/77079.html Oracle rushed out a patch for a Java flaw that was so serious the U.S. government advised users to uninstall the software. The fix might have come too quickly, however. “Developing critical software under pressure has only one consequence — even more bugs,” said Avira data security expert Sorin Mustaca. “I expect to soon […]
We have written about Java and its regular vulnerabilities, two (here and here) of which were zero-day vulnerabilities. Java is a very strong tool because it is cross platform and if a vulnerability is being found on one platform, it can easily be found on all others. If used used properly, Java can provide an […]
After the huge media impact that followed up the full disclosure of the vulnerability in Java 7 Update 10, many national and international organizations have started to recommend to their readers to uninstall Java (Germany’s BSI, US-Cert). Oracle couldn’t just stand and see how their market share is disappearing and has started over the weekend […]
Unfortunately, it is really the case to say that Java has “yet another zero-day exploit”. The latest version of Java, v7 Update 10 is affected and currently there is no plan for a patch. The vulnerability which is already used in online attacks is a code injection onto a fully patched Windows system running the […]
We introduced the two-factor authentication, or two-step authentication how Dropbox calls it, and why it is necessary. Here is how you do this for Dropbox: Step 1: 1. Go to Settings -> Security 2. Click on “(change)” on the “Two-Step verification” IMPORTANT: There seems to be a bug in the web application of Dropbox because as […]
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