An IT Nightmare: Patches for Windows, Oracle and Adobe
By Jennifer LeClaire On April 13th’s Patch, Microsoft issued 11 security bulletins to address 25 vulnerabilities. Nine of those flaws are rated critical. On the same day, Oracle and Adobe Systems also released security updates. Oracle addressed 47 vulnerabilities and Adobe is issuing fixes for both Acrobat and Reader, making this month a nightmare for [...]
Windows Home Server beta unveiled
by Lance Whitney A free beta version of the latest edition of Microsoft’s Windows Home Server–code-named Vail–is available for download. Unveiled online Monday, Microsoft promises four major changes in Vail: the ability to stream music and video outside your home network via the Internet, easier back-up and restoration of files on multiple PCs, simpler, more [...]
How the Tablet Will Change the World
By Steven Levy Everyone who jammed into the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco on January 27, 2010, knew what they were there for: Apple CEO Steve Jobs’ introduction of a thin, always-on tablet device that would let people browse the Web, read books, send email, watch movies, and play games. It [...]
‘Why Firefox?’ and ‘Why Windows?’–same answer?
by Matt Asay Is Mozilla becoming too much like Microsoft? In a strange bit of irony, Mozilla, the foundation behind the popular open-source Firefox browser, increasingly relies on Microsoft’s playbook to promote Firefox adoption. No, Mozilla executives aren’t secretly plotting an open-source monopoly to replace Microsoft’s, and, indeed, are focusing precisely on doing the opposite. [...]
Oracle rushes out patch for gaping server hole
Posted by Ryan Naraine Oracle has released an out-of-band patch to fix a gaping security hole in the Oracle WebLogic Node Manager and warned that an attacker could launch remote attacks over a network without the need for a username and password. The patch follows the public release of exploit code as part of the [...]