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Adobe: Time to step up security plate?
Insight From a security perspective, Adobe looks an awful lot like Microsoft did back when Windows was getting blasted by viruses and vulnerabilities and before Redmond beefed up its defenses.
Tags: Network security, Security Management, PC security, Data security, Business applications, Adobe Systems Inc., Macromedia Flash Player, Security, Adobe Acrobat Reader, patch management
ARM ups speed, drops power with new chip
News World's most popular processor architecture continues to push its performance while aiming for mobile Internet dominance over Intel.
Tags: Processors, ARM, Adobe Systems Inc., Macromedia Flash Player, Insight 64, software, Chip, Video, performance, processor
Adobe's Flash to ship on new Android phone
News Adobe gains important mobile-phone beachhead for its Flash technology: HTC's upcoming Android-powered Hero phone due to start shipping next month.
Tags: Software, Video, Apple Inc., Adobe Systems Inc., Macromedia Flash Player, Mobile, Web Page, Android, Software, phone
Expert says Adobe Flash policy is risky
News Adobe Flash Player allows arbitrary content to access applications without permission, says researcher at Foreground Security.
Tags: Personal applications, Multimedia, Security Management, Web sites, Adobe Systems Inc., Macromedia Flash Player, Security, Web sites, Web Browser, researcher
Adobe patches critical Flash hole
News Problem that could let an attacker gain control over a computer via Flash Player has been patched, Adobe says.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Twitter, Adobe Systems Inc., Macromedia Flash Player, Security, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Web Browser, Apple Macintosh, YouTube Video, patch management
Adobe promises fixes for Reader and Acrobat
News Critical vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader and Acrobat will be fixed in product updates in a week's time, the company has said.
Tags: PC security, Adobe Systems Inc., Macromedia Flash Player, Security, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Unix, Apple Macintosh, software, Adobe Acrobat, JavaScript
Another Adobe Reader security hole emerges
News A zero-day vulnerability in Adobe Reader prompts security experts to recommend switching off JavaScript in the PDF reader.
Tags: PC security, Hacking, Viruses and worms, Adobe Systems Inc., Macromedia Flash Player, Security, F-Secure Corp., Adobe Acrobat Reader, Apple Macintosh, Internet User
HP offers free security tool for Flash developers
News Some 35 percent of nearly 4,000 Web apps developed with the Flash platform violate Adobe's security best practices, according to Hewlett-Packard.
Tags: Security, Adobe Systems Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co., Macromedia Flash Player, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., Tool, Developer, computer, security tool
Adobe fixes flaws in Flash Player, ColdFusion
News The software firm has issued patches for critical vulnerabilities in Flash Player, and hot fixes for affected ColdFusion products.
Tags: Security, Business applications, Macromedia Flash Player, Allaire ColdFusion, ActiveX Control, Flaw, Web Application, Server, software, Adobe Systems Inc.
Adobe addresses Flash Player 'clickjacking' flaw
News Flash Player 10 update addresses flaws enabling attackers to fool users into visiting malicious Web sites. It also helps prevent attacks on Webcams and microphones.
Tags: Security, Multimedia, Digital media, Media players, Macromedia Flash Player, Attack, Flaw, Mozilla Firefox, Webcam, Apple Safari
New worm targets Facebook, MySpace
News Kaspersky warns of worm spreading via social networks. It looks like a video clip from a friend but is instead a copy of the worm that will turn the machine into a zombie on a botnet.
Tags: Security, Viruses and worms, Spam and phishing, MySpace, Macromedia Flash Player, Kaspersky Lab, Worm, Video, Computer, malicious program
Flash 10 coming to most smartphones in 2010
News Adobe says its full version of Flash will be available on most smartphones in early 2010, but the technology still won't be available for Apple's iPhone.
Tags: Smart phones, Multimedia, Digital media, Apple Inc., Adobe Systems Inc., Macromedia Flash Player, Mobile, Smart Phone, Adobe Flash Player, Bloomberg L.P.
Adobe heeds calls for 64-bit Flash on Linux
News On Monday the company plans to release an alpha version of its Flash Player technology for users of 64-bit Linux software.
Tags: Business applications, Open source, Linux, Macromedia Flash Player, Apple Macintosh, software, 64-bit, Microsoft Windows, Adobe Systems Inc., Linux Distribution
Adobe takes Flash to smartphones
News The update is set to arrive as a beta on phones early next year, and aims to extend Flash's popularity on the desktop to mobile devices.
Tags: Mobile applications, Business applications, Palm Inc., Google Inc., Adobe Systems Inc., Macromedia Flash Player, mobile, Business applications, Barclay, Mobile applications
Adobe to fix critical Flash hole next week
News Company expects to have updates late next week for Flash, Reader to fix critical hole being reportedly exploited in attacks.
Tags: Business applications, Adobe Systems Inc., Macromedia Flash Player, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Shockwave Flash, Plug-in, Web Browser, Vulnerability, Apple Macintosh, Adobe Acrobat
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