The Flash Player update released Tuesday not only fixed two vulnerabilities that were being targeted by attackers, but added additional protections that will make entire classes of security flaws much harder to exploit in the future.
Lucian Constantin | 18 Jul | Read more
Recently breached surveillance software maker, Hacking Team, had access to three different exploits for previously unknown vulnerabilities in Flash Player. All of them are now out in the open, putting Internet users at risk.
Lucian Constantin | 13 Jul | Read more
The huge cache of files recently leaked from Italian surveillance software maker Hacking Team is the gift that keeps on giving for attackers. Researchers sifting through the data found a new exploit for a previously unknown vulnerability in Adobe's Flash Player.
Lucian Constantin | 12 Jul | Read more
Adobe Systems was forced to rush the release of a Flash Player update after an exploit for a previously unknown vulnerability was leaked on the Internet and quickly adopted by cybercriminals.
Lucian Constantin | 09 Jul | Read more
It took just a day for cybercriminals to start using a new and yet-to-be-patched Flash Player exploit that was leaked from a surveillance software developer.
Lucian Constantin | 08 Jul | Read more
Quickly patching vulnerable software is key to keeping computer systems secure. Yet, consumers are increasingly leaving their systems open to attack by failing to patch two ubiquitous third-party programs: Oracle's Java and Adobe's Flash.
Robert Lemos | 01 Apr | Read more
Each year, the CSO50 awards honor 50 security projects and initiatives that have delivered groundbreaking business value through the innovative application of risk and security concepts and technologies. Here are the 2015 winners:
Stacy Collett | 04 Feb | Read more