Patch stories
Five ways to achieve smarter application management
Tue, 14th Dec 2021
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tools
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patch
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it managers
Applications are the lifeblood of any modern organisation. But left unmanaged, they can throw both security and productivity into jeopardy.
Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday announcement 'alarming'
Wed, 15th Sep 2021
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microsoft
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cybersecurity
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patch
Microsoft today pushed software updates to plug security gaps in its Windows software and related products.
Employees fail to update devices, security vulnerabilities increase
Thu, 17th Jun 2021
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software update
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kaspersky
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cyber threats
Kaspersky's study shows that some staff members are reluctant to update their work devices, meaning that there are vulnerable computers, laptops and smartphones in the corporate network.
Check Point uncovers live Linux attack, urges users to take action
Wed, 20th Jan 2021
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ddos
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cybersecurity
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open source
“What we have identified is a live and ongoing cyber attack campaign targeting specific Linux users."
Zero-day Internet Explorer vulnerability exploited in the wild
Wed, 25th Sep 2019
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microsoft
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security vulnerabilities
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patch
Microsoft released an out-of-band patch for the vulnerability discovered by Google researchers due to the report that it has been exploited in the wild.
Australia the best in the world... at being breached
Fri, 20th Apr 2018
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cybersecurity
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cybercrime
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servicenow
Australia may have just cleaned up at the Commonwealth Games, but it appears the nation still has a lot to learn when it comes to cybersecurity.
Meltdown and Spectre fallout: patching problems persist
Fri, 12th Jan 2018
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intel
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spectre
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security vulnerabilities
Malwarebytes has found that the patches are causing increases in CPU usage.
Security experts find critical vulnerabilities in SAP’s mail systems
Mon, 27th Mar 2017
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email
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sap
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patch
“The impact of these vulnerabilities can be severe for SAP customers that use the inbound mail processing functionality."
Bye bye, NPAPI: Mozilla issues critical update to Firefox, disables plugins
Fri, 10th Mar 2017
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microsoft
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mozilla
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browser
Firefox has disabled all NPAPI plugin capability except Flash. Common plugins such as Adobe Acrobat, Java and Microsoft Silverlight no longer load.
IoT drives the need for smart patching to avoid downtime
Tue, 17th Jan 2017
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iot security
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iot
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flexera
The art of patching is becoming increasingly critical with the rise of the IoT - is it possible to avoid downtime?
Sony releases PS4 patch for Blu-ray 3D movies...
Wed, 30th Jul 2014
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gaming
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technology gifts
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blu-ray
With the new patch 1.75 installed Sony's PlayStation 4 finally becomes a fully-fledged Blu-ray player capable of playing Blu-ray 3D movies.
PlayStation 4 patch 1.7 causes mayhem
Thu, 1st May 2014
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gaming
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technology gifts
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patch
The first major PlayStation 4 patch went live on Wednesday and has caused havoc for some console owners.