November Update Tuesday

Last Tuesday Microsoft and Adobe released patches to fix critical security bugs. Microsoft released patches to several components of it's OS as well as Internet Explorer and Office. Several of these could be used to take over your computer if you visited a website or opened a Office document and clicked the enable macro button.

Adobe Updated Flash Player to version 15.0.0.223 fixing several bugs that could be used to attack and take over your computer from a remote website.

More info.

Update Tuesday

Today is update Tuesday. Microsoft, Adobe and Oracle pushed out patches fixing up flaws in their software.

Microsoft patches include critical security updates for Internet Explorer as well as other Windows and Office components. Adobe patched Flash Player and Air. Oracle released updates for Java.

More detailed info about the updates.

Delayed patch for Adobe Reader/Acrobat released

Yesterday Adobe released the patch that they delayed last week for Reader and Acrobat. It fixes at least 6 vulnerabilities some of which can be used to take over a computer that opens a malicious PDF file. You can update through the help->check for updates menu or download directly from the links on the side.

Source.

Update Tuesday - Microsoft and Adobe

Last Tuesday was the monthly update day for Microsoft and Adobe. Microsoft had updates to address critical security flaws in their operating system and in their Internet Explorer web browser. Adobe patched security flaws in Flash player and delayed a patch for Adobe Reader until next week due to reported issues with the update.

Source.

Update Tuesday

Last Tuesday was update Tuesday for Microsoft and Adobe.

Microsoft released it's usual batch of Updates for Windows as well as an announcement that they will only be supporting the latest version of Internet Explorer starting at the beginning of 2015 2016.

Adobe released security updates for Flash Player and Reader.

Edit: date correction and link.

Java Update

Oracle pushed out an update to Java yesterday bringing the version up to Java 7 update 65. They also clarified their position on updates for Windows XP: Java updates will continue to work on Windows XP but they will not be fixing any issues that only affect XP.

Another update Tuesday

Yesterday Microsoft pushed out security updates for Windows and Internet Explorer. Adobe also pushed out a security update for Flash player (version 14.0.0.145). Oracle says there is an update for Java due next Tuesday but it will not be compatible with Windows XP (which Microsoft has already ended support for earlier this year).

More details at http://krebsonsecurity.com/2014/07/microsoft-adobe-push-critical-fixes/