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Microsoft pushes out critical Flash Player patches after one-week delay

Credit to Author: Lucian Constantin| Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2017 07:29:00 -0800

After deciding to postpone its February patches for a month, Microsoft released one critical security update for Windows on Tuesday that contains Flash Player patches released by Adobe Systems last week.

The new security bulletin, identified as MS17-005, is rated critical for Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016, and moderate for Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2. On these Windows versions, Flash Player is bundled by default with Internet Explorer 11 and Microsoft Edge, so Microsoft delivers patches for it through Windows Update.

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LinkedIn will help people in India train for semi-skilled jobs

Credit to Author: John Ribeiro| Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2017 04:18:00 -0800

Microsoft has launched Project Sangam, a cloud service integrated with LinkedIn that will help train and generate employment for middle and low-skilled workers.

The professional network that was acquired by Microsoft in December has been generally associated with educated urban professionals, but the company is now planning to extend its reach to semi-skilled people in India.

Having connected white-collared professionals around the world with the right job opportunities and training through LinkedIn Learning, the platform is now developing a new set of products that extends this service to low- and semi-skilled workers, said Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella at an event on digital transformation in Mumbai on Wednesday.

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7 Wi-Fi vulnerabilities beyond weak passwords

Credit to Author: Eric Geier| Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2017 03:00:00 -0800

To keep private Wi-Fi networks secure, encryption is a must-have — and using strong passwords or passphrases is necessary to prevent the encryption from being cracked. But don’t stop there! Many other settings, features and situations can make your Wi-Fi network as much or even more insecure as when you use a weak password. Make sure you’re not leaving your network vulnerable by doing any of the following.

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SSD Advisory – Oracle Java FTP Stream Injection

Credit to Author: Maor Schwartz| Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2017 13:51:34 +0000

Vulnerability Summary The following advisory describes a FTP protocol stream injection vulnerability found in Oracle Java. Java is a general-purpose computer programming language that is concurrent, class-based, object-oriented, and specifically designed to have as few implementation dependencies as possible. It is intended to let application developers “write once, run anywhere” (WORA). Credit An independent security … Continue reading SSD Advisory – Oracle Java FTP Stream Injection →

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SSD Advisory – HiSilicon multiple vulnerabilities

Credit to Author: Maor Schwartz| Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2017 07:44:16 +0000

Vulnerabilities Summary The following advisory describes 2 vulnerabilities found in HiSilicon application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) chip set firmware. HiSilicon provides ASICs and solutions for communication network and digital media. These ASICs are widely used in over 100 countries and regions around the world. In the digital media field, HiSilicon has already released the SoC and … Continue reading SSD Advisory – HiSilicon multiple vulnerabilities →

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