Posts Tagged ‘windows xp service pack’

The Lowest Hanging Fruit: Java

Feb

2013

By all measures, Java is the current title holder for the lowest hanging fruit in computer security. (And by Java, we mean JRE and its various browser plugins.) It wasn’t always so. How did it happen? Let’s review some highlights in the history of low hanging fruit. From 2004 to 2008: Attacks shifted from Windows […]

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AVG CodeWord: Patch – Week 11

Mar

2012

Microsoft urges firms to apply ‘critical’ security patch for March 2012 Continuing our series of posts on activity in the patch arena, today we highlight Microsoft’s latest critical bulletin which has been issued to urge businesses running Windows XP Service Pack 3 (and later versions through to Windows 7) to apply the update made available […]

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MS12-020 Vulnerabilities in Remote Desktop Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2671387)

Mar

2012

The vulnerability lies in a part of Windows called the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) and could allow malicious hackers to run code – without the users’ permission.The security hole affects Windows XP and all versions of Windows released since, including the developer preview of Windows 8. This security update resolves two privately reported vulnerabilities in […]

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Posts Tagged ‘windows xp service pack’

The Lowest Hanging Fruit: Java

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MS12-020 Vulnerabilities in Remote Desktop Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2671387)

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