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  APT attackers are increasingly using booby-trapped RTF documents, experts say

  Booby-trapped RTF documents are one of the most common types of malicious Microsoft Office files that are used to infect computers with advanced persistent threats (APTs), according to security researchers from Trend Micro.

  By Lucian Constantin | 11 May, 2012 00:26

  Tags: trend micro, spyware, sophos, security, Patch management, patches, malware, Exploits / vulnerabilities, Desktop security

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  Oracle to issue 88 security patches

  Oracle is planning to release 88 patches on Tuesday, covering vulnerabilities affecting a wide array of its products, according to a pre-release announcement posted to its website on Thursday.

  By Chris Kanaracus | 13 April, 2012 06:02

  Tags: oracle, patches, Patch management, security, software, Sun Microsystems

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  Flash Player 11.2 fixes critical vulnerabilities, adds silent updates

  Adobe released Flash Player 11.2 on Tuesday, addressing two critical arbitrary code execution vulnerabilities and introducing a silent update option.

  By Lucian Constantin | 29 March, 2012 00:11

  Tags: Adobe Systems, applications, Media player software, patches, Patch management, security, software

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  IRS criticized by federal government watchdog agency for lax IT security

  The Internal Revenue Service isn't doing such a great job of protecting its key financial and tax-processing systems, according to the government's watchdog agency, the GAO.

  By Ellen Messmer | 17 March, 2012 07:39

  Tags: GAO report, government, industry verticals, Internal Revenue Service, IRS security, Patch management, security

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  Secunia: We don't know how vendors will react to our repackaging their updates

  Security firm Secunia expects a reaction from vendors as it plans to repackage security updates for hundreds of applications into its own proprietary installer and deliver them through the new version of Personal Software Inspector (PSI).

  By Lucian Constantin | 29 February, 2012 06:34

  Tags: data protection, Desktop security, patches, Patch management, rsa, secunia, security

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