As always, the second Tuesday of March is both Microsoft and Adobe patch day. This month’s Microsoft’s updates take the spotlight at they fix two critical vulnerabilities that attackers are exploiting in the wild, as well as many other serious non-exploited ones. Adobe, on the other hand, only released relatively minor patches for Photoshop and Digital Editions. Watch our video … [Read more...]
Virtual Reality Vulnerability (BigScreen) – Security Byte
This week, University of New Haven researchers released details about a serious vulnerability in a popular PC VR application called BigScreen VR. The flaw not only allows an attacker to potentially eaves drop on you and your friends while you think you are in a private VR space, but it could even allow attackers to install arbitrary code (malware) onto your computer with no … [Read more...]
February 2019 Patch Tuesday – Security Byte
As you surely know by now, the second Tuesday of every month is Microsoft Patch Tuesday, which Adobe also shares. This month, both companies released updates to fix a ton of security flaws in many of their products. Microsoft’s patches alone fix 77 security issues, including some that attackers are already exploiting. Watch today’s video to learn more about these updates, … [Read more...]
Apple Fixes FaceTime Flaw – Security Byte
Last week I warned you about a serious FaceTime flaw that could allow malicious attackers to snoop through your iPhone’s camera and mic by starting a malicious group call. Apple credited a 14-year-old boy for reporting this vulnerability. This week, Apple released updates to fix this FaceTime issue, and a few others that attackers are exploiting in the wild. Watch today’s video … [Read more...]
FaceTime Mistake Forces Apple Updates – Daily Security Byte
This week, Apple released security updates for all their operating systems (OS) and a few other products like Safari and iCloud. The patches fix all sorts of vulnerabilities in these products, but one of the worst seems to affect FaceTime. Simply by starting a malicious FaceTime call, a hacker could execute arbitrary code on your system, which pretty much means they can install … [Read more...]