Items tagged with security update
While many Samsung smartphone owners may have been waiting for One UI 6.1.1 to drop this month, the company instead dropped an urgent security patch for millions of Galaxy devices. The new August security update addresses a few security vulnerabilities, and Samsung is urging its users to update ASAP.
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Google issues monthly security patches for its Pixel phones and to other Android devices via the Android Open Source Project. Each of these patches includes important fixes to protect end users from emerging threats or disclosed flaws. November’s security update is particularly important for Pixel owners as it...
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Not every problem has an immediate solution. Microsoft recently explained how it prioritizes resolving vulnerabilities. Some vulnerabilities are fixed through a quick security update, while others are saved for the next version of Windows.
Microsoft revealed that it asks two questions before providing a security...
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A few weeks back, Microsoft confirmed the existence of a 17-year-old bug in all 32-bit versions of Windows that could, under certain circumstances, be used to gain control of a system. The flaw's usefulness was limited, since anyone with administrative access to a system probably doesn't need a hack to gain control of...
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