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IT Security Pro	2013 Predictions: Qualys says pressure on the cloud and companies will rise Businesses need to be aware of the security threats that will be prominent in 2013. With this in mind, Andrew Wild, chief security officer with Qualys has come up with a series of predictions on what is likely to happen in the year ahead. Read more Dec 28, 2012
PC Advisor	Is Internet Explorer leaking sensitive information? Security researchers at Spider.io have uncovered some potentially concerning behavior in Microsoft's Internet Explorer Web browser. Read more Dec 14, 2012
	Final Patch Tuesday of 2012 sees Microsoft issue five critical bulletins Microsoft released seven bulletins on its final Patch Tuesday of 2012 this week. Read more Dec 13, 2012
	Microsoft Santa gifts you with 5 critical fixes in Xmas Patch Tuesday December's Patch Tuesday brought seven bulletins from Microsoft, five of which cover critical security vulnerabilities. Read more Dec 12, 2012
PC Advisor	Final Patch Tuesday of 2012 includes five 'critical' updates Microsoft is finishing the year with seven new security bulletins--and five are rated 'critical' Read more Dec 12, 2012
Tech Week Europe	Christmas Patch Tuesday Brings Scary Gifts Microsoft delivers some critical loads in its final Patch Tuesday of 2012 Read more Dec 12, 2012
Optical Keyhole	Center for Internet Security Publishes Consensus-Based Security Configuration Benchmarks for Key Database Platforms New CIS Benchmarks Provide Best Practice Security Configurations for Optimal Security, Availability and Integrity for Oracle Database 11g R2 and Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Read more Dec 12, 2012
V3	Microsoft delivers Flash fix in Patch Tuesday package Microsoft has released an update to address 12 vulnerabilities as well as a fix for Adobe Flash Player components in its latest security update. Read more Dec 11, 2012
Application Compatibility Blog	December Advance Notice Security Advisory December Patch Tuesday Preview Read more Dec 10, 2012
IT Pro	How secure is Windows 8? The latest addition to the Windows operating system family has been out for a while now, but is it secure enough for business users? Read more Dec 7, 2012
	Rare critical Word vuln is the star of December Patch Tuesday Microsoft is planning to release seven bulletins next Tuesday, five of which tackle critical vulnerabilities, as part of its final Patch Tuesday update of 2012. Read more Dec 7, 2012
PC Advisor	Patch Tuesday: Potent Word flaw among five critical problems that need fixing Patch Tuesday analysis Read more Dec 6, 2012
ITbriefing.net	Awareness There, Policies Lacking: Results of a New SANS Survey on Application Security Policies in Enterprises SANS Institute, a trusted and pervasive source of information security training, announces the results of its first Survey on Application Security Policies in Enterprises. Read more Dec 5, 2012
PC Advisor	Expert's question Microsoft's decision to retire XP Microsoft will "draw a line in the sand" come April 2014 when Windows XP exits support, security researchers said today, even if millions of customers are still running the aged OS and a zero-day bug threatens the Windows ecosystem. Read more Dec 4, 2012
	Clickjacking threatens one-third of top 20 banking sites Summary of threat posed by Clickjacking - latest Qualys blog Read more Nov 30, 2012
	Companies House website security 'a bit of a mess' Nerve centre of British business open to scams Read more Nov 28, 2012
IT Briefing.net	Black Hat Abu Dhabi Unveils 2012 Program in Cooperation with TRA & Khalifa University of Science and Technology Qualys mentioned as sponsor of Black Hat. Read more Nov 26, 2012
	Round-up of Cyber Monday safe shopping tips Comment form Wolfgang Kandek regarding safe shopping tips for Cyber Monday. Read more Nov 26, 2012
	A chat with Wolfgang Kandek, CTO, Qualys… Based on Wolfgang's briefing with Eleanor Dallaway at QSC. Covers Wolfgang's views on the future of technology and the impact that this will have on the security industry. The article also covers the skills gap in the infosecurity industry. Read more Nov 26, 2012
	Towards real-time security I've commented many times that cyber security management today is far too slow. Read more Nov 23, 2012
PC Advisor	HTTP Strict Transport Security becomes Internet standard Report concerning the low numbers of websites that have adopted HTTP Strict Transport Security. Comment form Ivan Ristic. Read more Nov 22, 2012
	Facebook to roll out HTTPS by default to all users Comment from Ivan Ristic regarding Facebook's adoption of HTTPS for its users Read more Nov 21, 2012
	Facebook to roll out HTTPS by default to all users Comment from Ivan Ristic regarding Facebook's adoption of HTTPS for its users Read more Nov 21, 2012
PC Advisor	Businesses advised to prepare for Cyber Monday Advice for small and medium sized businesses regarding security threats posed by employees shopping online on Cyber Monday. Comment from Wolfgang Kandek Read more Nov 21, 2012
PC Advisor	With shopping scams on the rise, watch for these threats Tips for safe online shopping before Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Blog post from Wolfgang Kandek referenced and linked. Read more Nov 21, 2012
PC Advisor	Facebook praised for encrypting Web access by default Comment from Wolfgang Kandek regarding Facebook's adoption of HTTPS as default for its users Read more Nov 20, 2012
PC Advisor	Adobe to fix Flash Player on Patch Tuesdays Adobe moves flash player updates to match Patch Tuesday schedule Read more Nov 19, 2012
Optical Keyhole	Vint Cerf Named Chair of StopBadware Board of Directors Philippe Courtot mentioned as fellow board member following apointment of new Chair of StopBadware Read more Nov 15, 2012
IT Briefing.net	Vint Cerf Named Chair of StopBadware Board of Directors Announcement of new appointment to board of StopBadware. Philippe Courtot mentioned as a current board member. Read more Nov 15, 2012
IT Briefing.net	Qualys to Present at Upcoming Investor Conferences Announcement regarding upcoming Conferences involving Qualys speakers Read more Nov 15, 2012
PC Mag.com	Microsoft Updates Windows 8, Internet Explorer 9 in Patch Tuesday Microsoft fixed 19 vulnerabilities in November's Patch Tuesday update, four in Internet Explorer 9, and three in all versions of the Windows operating system, including the brand-new Windows 8. Read more Nov 14, 2012
	Four critical patches among six bulletins from Microsoft, including IE9 fix Microsoft released six bulletins on yesterday's Patch Tuesday, including four rated as 'critical'. Read more Nov 14, 2012
	MS plugs 'highly exploitable' IE 9 hole in November Patch Tuesday Coverage of November's Patch Tuesday updates Read more Nov 14, 2012
Tech Week Europe	Microsoft Issues Critical Updates In November Patch Tuesday Microsoft publishes six security bulletins covering 19 vulnerabilities Read more Nov 14, 2012
PC Advisor	Attention shoppers: Patch Internet Explorer immediately before you shop online Report concerning the first Patch Tuesday since Windows 8 and Windows RT were launched. Read more Nov 14, 2012
FinSMEs	Risk I/O Raises $5.25M in Series A Funding Qualys mentioned as a security assesment tool that provides data that Risk I/0 aggregates and prioritises. Read more Nov 13, 2012
PC Advisor	Beyond antivirus software: Eclectic PC security tools for system-wide audits Feature discussing extra security precautions for modern PCs. The Qualys Browser Check has its own section. Read more Nov 13, 2012
	Microsoft to fix 19 vulnerabilities in six patch bulletins on Tuesday Four of the six patch bulletins are rated ‘critical’, one is ‘important’ and one is ‘moderate’. Three of the updates will require a system restart, while the remaining three may require a restart. Admins should therefore be prepared for a disruptive time next week. Read more Nov 9, 2012
PC Advisor	Adobe, now 'married' to Microsoft, moves Flash updates to Patch Tuesday Wolfgang Kandek comments on Adobe syncing security updates with patch Tuesday Read more Nov 7, 2012
IT PRO	13 security threats to counter in 2013 As the end of the year closes in on us, it's time to think about the profile of the enterprise threat surface for the coming 12 months. Read more Nov 5, 2012
	Flaws patched in Apple's Safari browser and iOS 6 Apple has released updates to address flaws in its Safari 6 web browser and iOS 6 mobile operating system. Read more Nov 5, 2012
Tech Week Europe	Apple iOS 6.0.1 Fixes Security Flaws Apple has released iOS 6.0.1 which fixes a host of security vulnerabilities from the initial release of iOS 6. Read more Nov 2, 2012
PC Advisor	Vupen claims 'remote code execution' on Windows 8 Vupen, a security company in the business of selling zero-day vulnerabilities, said Friday that it has found a way to bypass security mechanisms on Windows 8 and execute code via a Web page. Read more Nov 2, 2012
Itbriefing.net	New International Consortium to Support 11 Developments Shaping the Future of Cybersecurity Practices in Industry and Government The Consortium for Cybersecurity Action (CCA), a newly-formed international consortium of government agencies and private organizations from around the world, will host a Conference Call to promote the most effective approaches to cybersecurity and support 11 key developments that are shaping events. Read more Oct 31, 2012
Pcadvisor.co.uk	Windows 8 raises the bar for PC security Windows 8 improves on existing security features, and adds new ones that make the operating system even more secure than its predecessor. Read more Oct 27, 2012
Pcadvisor.co.uk	Windows 8 security focuses on early malware detection In Windows 8, Microsoft has greatly improved the operating system's ability to detect malware before it has a chance to run, experts say. Windows 8 should also make it more difficult for people to unknowingly install malware in the first place. Read more Oct 26, 2012
microscope.co.uk	Ballmer talks of love and reimagination as Win 8 arrives Windows 8 finally arrived last night with Microsoft talking of re-imagining its operating system and helping users fall in love with their PCs again. Read more Oct 26, 2012
Computing.co.uk	Windows 8 welcomed by security expert Microsoft's new operating system, Windows 8, has been welcomed by a security expert, who cites a raft of tweaks and new features as beneficial for the protection of computers running the software. Read more Oct 26, 2012
	Cloud can help create rapid response Intelligence-led security, said Coviello, is about combining all the data about what is going on in a network to provide actionable information in near real-time. Read more Oct 23, 2012
	Security proving to be a fruitful area for investment The technology landscape is changing fast, bringing much disruptive change that provides organisations with new ways to streamline their businesses Read more Oct 22, 2012
TechWeekEurope	Bad Education: How The Security Community Has Failed overnment, industry and even journalists have failed to educate the public on security. Tom Brewster explains how we can all help clean up the mess we’ve made Read more Oct 22, 2012
PC Advisor	Apple tries to kill its own Java on most Macs Pushes users to deal with Oracle, which maintains Java 7 for OS X Read more Oct 18, 2012
	Oracle squashes 109 bugs in quarterly patch batch Hot fresh Java will flush parasites from your system Read more Oct 17, 2012
	Oracle patch preview: prepare for a 'major' release Along with crisp weather and autumn fashions, patch season has arrived Read more Oct 15, 2012
PC Advisor	Mozilla praised for pulling flawed Firefox 16 Security experts on Thursday applauded Mozilla's decision to abort the distribution of a flawed Firefox 16 Read more Oct 12, 2012
	Experts split over regulation for bounty-hunting bug sniffers Exploit vuln marketplace grows rapidly Read more Oct 11, 2012
	Microsoft patches critical Word flaw Windows, SharePoint Server, SQL Server and other products get a fix Read more Oct 10, 2012
	RSA Europe: Cloud Key to Future Information Security, Says Qualys Cloud computing is an opportunity information security professionals should not miss, according to Philippe Courtot, chairman and CEO of security company Qualys. Read more Oct 10, 2012
	RSA Europe 2012: Cloud Computing Has Potential to Drive Greater Security During a keynote session at today’s RSA Europe Conference in London, Qualys chairman and CEO, Philippe Courtot, said the cloud can be a security enabler, despite many organizations’ continued hesitance to adopt widespread cloud technologies Read more Oct 10, 2012
Cloud Pro	RSA Europe 2012: Cloud Brings New Challenges to Security Says Qualys Cloud should be secure from the word go says Qualys chief, explaining that the security of web apps could be improved too Read more Oct 10, 2012
The Inquirer	RSA Europe 2012: Web Applications Are the Weakest Point of the Internet, Says Qualys We need engineers passionate about coding for web applications' firewalls Read more Oct 10, 2012
	Microsoft issues one critical patch and seven important on October's Patch Tuesday by Dan Raywood Microsoft released seven patches yesterday to address 20 vulnerabilities, with one critical flaw addressed. Read more Oct 9, 2012
	25 critical updates in Adobe Flash fix Just slightly out of kilter with today’s Microsoft ‘Patch Tuesday’, Adobe yesterday issued a patch for 25 Flash vulnerabilities Read more Oct 9, 2012
Itbriefing.net	RSA® Conference Europe 2012 Opens Today in London The top information security professionals and business leaders across Europe gathered today for the opening of the 13th annual RSA® Conference Europe Read more Oct 9, 2012
V3.co.uk	RSA Europe 2012: Facebook Use Has Eroded Online Privacy Forever, Claim Security Experts The huge use of social networks like Facebook means internet users have already lost any chance of online anonymity, according to security experts from Symantec, RSA, Jericho and Qualys. Read more Oct 9, 2012
	RSA Conference: 'Fixer-Developers' for Web Applications Needed It is a fantastic time for companies to build security into the cloud, but they have big challenges over web apps, particularly around finding people skilled to deal with fixing vulnerabilities. Read more Oct 9, 2012
	Microsoft puts Patch Tuesday on a diet, fixes Office flaw Microsoft is planning a light October edition of its regular Patch Tuesday updates next week that focuses on Office flaws and features just one critical patch. Read more Oct 5, 2012
PC Advisor	Microsoft to patch 20 bugs next week in month of Office updates Single critical update will fix serious flaws in Office 2007, 2010 on Windows that hackers could use to hijack PCs Read more Oct 4, 2012
	Emergency patch released for Internet Explorer zero-day flaw Microsoft released update MS12-063 to address the zero-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer on Friday afternoon. Read more Sep 24, 2012
	Microsoft urges business to update IE security Microsoft has released an emergency out-of-cycle patch for the latest zero-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer that affects versions IE6 to IE9. Read more Sep 24, 2012
PC Advisor	Free security products out there for the asking Security software developers have a long history of making their work available for free. Read more Sep 24, 2012
PC Advisor	Clues, experts say Microsoft knew of IE zero-day for weeks before patching Bug-bounty program may have reported the browser flaw to Redmond in July Read more Sep 23, 2012
	Redmond promises emergency IE bug fix on Friday (zero day + 5) Keep calm and carry on, advise security types Read more Sep 20, 2012
PC Advisor	Apple goes against grain, extends support for Snow Leopard 'Might be a Windows XP-like effect,' notes one security expert of Apple's patching of OS X 10.6 Read more Sep 20, 2012
	Microsoft to release emergency Internet Explorer patch tomorrow Microsoft is to release an emergency patch for the zero-day flaw in Internet Explorer tomorrow. Read more Sep 20, 2012
Familiesonloine.co.uk	How Safe are your Kids? More and more, school children are using computers and internet access to do their homework, learn in class, and socialize with friends and family. Read more Sep 20, 2012
	Zero-day in Internet Explorer causes Microsoft to issue advisory Warnings have been made about a zero-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer. Read more Sep 18, 2012
TechWeek europe	Microsoft Works With Adobe To Patch Windows 8 Flash Flaws Microsoft has confirmed it is working with Adobe to patch flaws in the Flash player ahead of the Windows 8 launch Read more Sep 14, 2012
PC Advisor	'CRIME' Attack Abuses SSL/TLS Data Compression Feature to Hijack HTTPS Sessions SSL/TLS date compression leaks information that can be used to decrypt HTTPS session cookies, researchers say Read more Sep 14, 2012
	The Perfect CRIME? New HTTPS Web Hijack Attack Explained More details have emerged of a new attack that allows hackers to hijack encrypted web traffic - such as online banking and shopping protected by HTTPS connections. Read more Sep 14, 2012
PC Advisor	Microsoft to Patch Windows 8 Flash Bug Before OS Released Microsoft plans to release a patch for a Flash vulnerability in Windows 8 soon, reversing a prior decision to wait until the operating system is generally available. Read more Sep 12, 2012
PC Advisor	Microsoft's September Patch Tuesday Load Lighter Than Usual Microsoft gave IT departments a break this month, issuing just two patches in its September Patch Tuesday release. Separate security updates should keep some busy through the month, though. Read more Sep 11, 2012
PCPro	Microsoft to Kill Weak Web certificates Website owners need to check and update their SSL certificates in order to avoid being shown as a security risk ahead of an upcoming security clampdown by Microsoft. Read more Sep 10, 2012
PCPro	Microsoft to Kill Weak Web Certificates Website owners need to check and update their SSL certificates in order to avoid being shown as a security risk ahead of an upcoming security clampdown by Microsoft. Read more Sep 10, 2012
infosecurity	September’s Patch Tuesday is a Lightweight But “we’d like to remind you about an important change to Windows’ certificate requirements,” says Microsoft – so September is still going to be a busy month for sys admins. Read more Sep 7, 2012
PC Advisor	Apple Plugs Java Hole, Shifts Away from Plug-in Apple has released a fix for a critical Java vulnerability, while also taking further steps to distance itself from the technology, which has become a major security risk in Web browsers. Read more Sep 7, 2012
PCPro	Ten Simple Steps to Secure Your Smartphone Davey Winder separates the reality of smartphone insecurity from the myths Read more Sep 7, 2012
PC Advisor	Get Ready: Microsoft is Raising the Bar for Encryption Keys Next week's Patch Tuesday is light, but IT admins may still be busy getting ready for new cryptographic key requirements driven by Microsoft Read more Sep 6, 2012
PC Advisor	Microsoft Gives Users a Patch Break, and Time to Prep for Certificate Slaying Use the light Patch Tuesday to get ahead of key invalidation update slated for October, say experts Read more Sep 6, 2012
Female First	Expert Tips: Online Safety Tools and Tricks for Parents to Share with their Children Education is key when it comes to safe internet use. Here's some top online safety tips for parents to share with their children in preparation for this academic year Read more Sep 6, 2012
PC Advisor	Dropbox Going Two-factor, Becoming de Facto Dropbox's decision to offer users two-factor authentication on top of their user ID and password reflects a growing trend among web service providers, experts say. Read more Aug 28, 2012
PC Advisor	Six Ways to Protect Against the New Actively Exploited Java Vulnerability Security researchers proposed several methods to protect computers from being compromised via a new Java vulnerability Read more Aug 28, 2012
PC Advisor	Warning: Java Zero Day Flaw Under Attack Attackers have developed an exploit for a zero-day vulnerability in Java, and experts are concerned that widespread attacks are imminent Read more Aug 27, 2012
the Inquirer	Adobe Posts Second Flash Player Fix in a Week Update addresses multiple flaws on Windows, Mac, Linux and Android Read more Aug 22, 2012
TechWeek europe	Adobe Issues Second Flash Player Security Update In A Week Adobe has rushed out more fixes for its Flash Player, just a week after releasing a slew of updates for the software. Read more Aug 22, 2012
infosecurity	New Patches for Adobe Flash Player Adobe has issued new patches for Flash on Windows, Mac, Linux and Android, for Air on Windows and Mac, and for the Air SDK. The updates address critical vulnerabilities, and Adobe recommends that all users should update to the latest versions. Read more Aug 22, 2012
	Patch Tuesday deja vu: Adobe patches Flash ... again Double-take for IT admins Read more Aug 22, 2012
	Microsoft Delivers Nine Bulletins on August's Patch Tuesday Microsoft released nine bulletins addressing 27 vulnerabilities on yesterday's Patch Tuesday. Read more Aug 15, 2012
PC Advisor	Microsoft and Adobe Keep IT Busy with Critical Security Patches Microsoft released nine new security bulletins for Patch Tuesday, and Adobe piled on its own fixes to make for a busy week for IT. Read more Aug 14, 2012
PC Advisor	Microsoft Patches Critical Security Holes in Windows, Office, IE The company issued fixes for 26 security vulnerabilities, including for SQL Server and Exchange. Read more Aug 14, 2012
infosecurity	August Patch Tuesday Heats Up with Five Critical Security Bulletins Five of Microsoft’s nine security bulletins set to be shipped Tuesday plug critical security flaws in a range of products. Read more Aug 13, 2012
SC Magazine	Microsoft to Release Five Critical Bulletins Among Nine Patches Next Week Microsoft has announced that it is to release nine patches on its August Patch Tuesday to address five critical vulnerabilities. Read more Aug 10, 2012
Kidsblogclub	Top Tips for Staying Safe Online Top tips advice Read more Aug 9, 2012
	IE, Windows Server Bugs Likely to be Exploited Soon. Yes, it's Microsoft Patch Tuesday Again Microsoft has released 13 updates that patch security holes in a wide range of its software offerings, including vulnerabilities rated critical in its Internet Explorer browser and Windows server operating systems. Read more Aug 9, 2012
PC Advisor	Hackers Increasingly Aim for Cross-Platform Vulnerabilities More and more hackers are targeting the same application vulnerabilities on Macs and Windows PCs as a way to reap the financial benefits of writing cross-platform malware. Read more Aug 1, 2012
	Qualys Opens Android App Analysis Framework Qualys has launched an open-source framework to allow users to find out what their Android apps are doing. Read more Jul 30, 2012
TechWeek europe	NFC Security Flaws In Android And Nokia N9 Phones Notable security researcher Charlie Miller has found flaws in Near Field Communication ( NFC) security that could allow hackers to beam code over to Android and Nokia devices to carry out attacks. Read more Jul 26, 2012
	Black Hat: New Toolkit Offers 150 Ways to Bypass Web Application Firewalls Test if your Web application firewalls are vulnerable to protocol-level evasion techniques Read more Jul 26, 2012
	ISACA Conference Addresses Cybercrime, Mobile Security and the Cloud ISACA’s European Computer Audit, Control and Security (EuroCACS)/Information Security and Risk Management (ISRM) conference will bring together global experts to examine advances in mobile computing, consumerization of IT, cloud computing and cyber threats, and will provide the tools needed to navigate the changing IT environment. Read more Jul 25, 2012
PC Advisor	Black Hat Makes Light of Accidental Password-reset Email A Black Hat volunteer mistakenly sent to 7,500 conference goers a password-reset email that was initially thought to be a phishing attempt. Read more Jul 24, 2012
DNM Forums	Scality Wins Red Herring Top 100 Award San Francisco, CA, July 24th 2012. Scality, storage infrastructure innovator, announced today that it won the prestigious Red Herring Top 100 Americas Award. Read more Jul 24, 2012
infosecurity	Oracle Plugs 88 Security Holes, The Same Number as the Last Update Oracle is patching 88 security holes in its range of products, the exact same number the company fixed in its April update. Read more Jul 16, 2012
	Microsoft Patches Internet Explorer and Windows flaws Microsoft released nine security bulletins on yesterday's Patch Tuesday, including three rated as critical and six as important, which address 16 issues in Microsoft Windows, Internet Explorer, Visual Basic for Applications and Microsoft Office. Read more Jul 11, 2012
TechWeek europe	Microsoft Patch Tuesday Plugs XML Flaw Microsoft has fixed a XML Core Services bug that is being exploited in the wild in its latest security update Read more Jul 11, 2012
	Microsoft Patches XML Flaw Under Attack and 15 More Vulnerabilities It’s the second Tuesday in July, and you know what that means: it’s Microsoft Patch Tuesday. Today, Microsoft released nine new security bulletins as predicted in the advance notice last week. Some updates are more urgent than others, though, so we turn to security experts for insight and analysis to help guide your patching efforts. Read more Jul 10, 2012
	Patch Tuesday: Microsoft Pushes Nine Fixes for 16 Flaws Microsoft on Tuesday issued nine security bulletins to address three "critical" and six "important" security issues. Read more Jul 10, 2012
	Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday Sizzles with Three Critical Bulletins Just when many IT administrators are planning to take their summer vacations, Microsoft is adding to their workload with nine security bulletins addressing 16 vulnerabilities, with three of the bulletins rated as critical. Read more Jul 9, 2012
cbronline	Microsoft plugs critical IE9 flaw Latest Patch Tuesday also revamps Update process following Flame revelations Read more Jul 6, 2012
	Microsoft's XML 0-day fix expected in July Patch Tuesday Microsoft is planning to release nine bulletins, three critical, as part of the July edition of its Patch Tuesday monthly update cycle. Read more Jul 6, 2012
TechWeek europe	Microsoft Patch Tuesday To Fix Zero-Day XML Flaw This month’s Microsoft Patch Tuesday should see the software giant offer a proper fix for a zero-day Internet Explorer flaw that has been actively exploited in the wild. Read more Jul 6, 2012
PCPro	Microsoft to Plug Critical Drive-by Attack Flaw Microsoft will release nine patches – three of them critical - in next week’s Patch Tuesday security update. Read more Jul 6, 2012
	Microsoft to Patch XML Bug as Attacks Mount Microsoft has confirmed that it will patch a vulnerability in Windows next week that has been exploited by an increasing number of attacks. Read more Jul 6, 2012
	Microsoft to Patch Under-Attack XML Bug Next Week Will also issue unexpected update for IE9 Read more Jul 5, 2012
	Qualys boosts Security Scanning on BrowserCheck Plug-in Checker Qualys has completely overhauled its handy free BrowserCheck security browser tool, adding the ability to check multiple plug-ins across different browsers from a single interface and widening its scan to elements of the Windows system. Read more Jul 2, 2012
PC Advisor	Changes to PCI Rules: What You Need to Know The Payment Card Industry (PCI) rules related to the security of customer card information play a big role in network design, and with some updated modifications to the PCI Data Security Standards (DSS) 2.0 guidelines kicking in at the end of the month, here's what you need to know. Read more Jun 27, 2012
	White House Cyber Security Coordinator Howard Schmidt Joins Qualys Former White House cyber security coordinator Howard Schmidt is to join the board of security and compliance company Qualys. Read more Jun 27, 2012
	Qualys Extends BrowserCheck Capabilities and Adds Howard Schmidt to Board of Directors Qualys has added new features to its BrowserCheck product to enable users to scan multiple browsers at once and access details on the main vulnerabilities. Read more Jun 27, 2012
TechWeek europe	Top UK Universities Flunk SSL Security Tests Exclusive: A TechWeekEurope investigation leads many of the UK’s top universities to boost website security Read more Jun 27, 2012
cbronline	Global Vulnerability Assessment Market to Grow at 9.48% During 2011-15: Report Network accessibility issues continue as a challenge in the market Read more Jun 26, 2012
	Qualys Helps Businesses Comply with Cookie Directive QualysGuard WAS identifies cookies that have been issued without the user’s consent Read more Jun 25, 2012
the Inquirer	Cisco Issues Three Security Updates for Appliances and Mobility Tools Fixes flaws in its ASA line, ACE platform and Anyconnect secure mobility VPN client Read more Jun 22, 2012
ITbriefing.net	Skybox Security Expands Global Partner Program Skybox Security, the leader in proactive security management solutions, today announced a number of new additions to its global network of channel partners Read more Jun 20, 2012
	Qualys Offers Security and Compliance Platform for the Private Cloud Qualys has launched a private cloud offering of its QualysGuard security and compliance platform. Read more Jun 15, 2012
	Microsoft Prepares Post-Flame Critical Windows Update Changes Microsoft heeded calls to feed updates to stymie Flame-like attacks till after Patch Tuesday Read more Jun 14, 2012
TechWeek europe	Sophos Plots Full Cloud Security Push Sophos wants to have all its services in the cloud in the near future, TechWeekEurope understands Read more Jun 13, 2012
	Microsoft Patches 26 bugs, Warns Users of Active Attacks Patch Tuesday headache as software giant yanks update and patches worm-ready flaw Read more Jun 13, 2012
cbronline	Qualys Introduces Private Cloud Version of QualysGuard Platform Customers can host and operate the security and compliance platform within their data centers. Read more Jun 12, 2012
Web Host Industry Review	Qualys Launches Private Cloud Version of Security and Compliance Platform June 11, 2012 - Cloud security provider Qualys announced on Monday that it has launched a private cloud version of its QualysGuard Cloud Platform that allows customers and partners to host and operate the security and compliance platform within their data centers. Read more Jun 11, 2012
	Microsoft to Repair Internet Explorer Fault Discovered at Hacking Contest Patch Tuesday will deal with exploit demoed at Pwn2Own competition Read more Jun 8, 2012
	Microsoft's Reaction to Flame Shows Seriousness of 'Holy Grail' Hack Company's fast, sweeping response proves how critical it considers Windows Update Read more Jun 7, 2012
IT Security Pro	Malware, APTs and You Wolfgang Kandek, CTO of Qualys, explains why you need to be aware of Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs)… Read more May 30, 2012
DNS News	Qualys Adds Members to CTO/CSO Advisory Board Qualys announcing the newest additions to its CSO/CTO Advisory Board. Read more May 18, 2012
TechWeek europe	Apple Applauded For QuickTime Patching Apple patches 17 vulnerabilities in QuickTime, getting by with a little help from its friends Read more May 16, 2012
	Apple Issues QuickTime Patch for Windows, OSX Users Safe Apple issued a QuickTime update for Windows users on Tuesday night, patching 17 vulnerabilities that were not known to be in the wild yet. Read more May 16, 2012
	Google Unleashes Chrome 19, Flattens 20 Bugs Hot fuzz spawns QuickTime patch Read more May 16, 2012
	Apple OS X Update Puts Elderly Flash Out of Its Misery Security fixes include new Safari that executes old plugins Read more May 10, 2012
	Apple Software Update Includes Security Improvements Just two months after releasing iOS 5.1, Apple has released an update of the operating system for the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch. Read more May 10, 2012
	Microsoft Releases Critical Security Update Microsoft's latest monthly patch release includes three critical software fixes, including one for a vulnerability in Microsoft Office that the firm said could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted RTF file. Read more May 9, 2012
	Three Critical Patches Released by Microsoft Last Night Microsoft released seven bulletins last night to cover three critical and four important flaws. Read more May 9, 2012
infosecurity	Adobe Ships Patches for 13 Critical Flaws in Various Products Adobe has shipped 13 patches to plug critical security holes in Shockwave, Flash Professional, Photoshop, and Illustrator that could enable an attacker to take control of a vulnerable system. Read more May 9, 2012
	Microsoft Fixes Critical Flaws with Patch Tuesday Updates Microsoft released seven security bulletins for Patch Tuesday, but two in particular should get priority attention. Read more May 8, 2012
DMN Forums	Frost & Sullivan Awards Qualys Global Market Share Leadership Award in Vulnerability Management for Second Consecutive Year 2012 Award Attributes Market Dominance to Extensibility of QualysGuard Cloud Platform, Comprehensive Product Road Map and Marquee Customer List Read more May 8, 2012
	Adobe and Apple Patch Vulnerabilities Adobe released a patch to cover a critical update in Flash at the end of last week. Read more May 8, 2012
	Microsoft to Ship Seven Security Updates in May Patch Tuesday Schedules updates to patch 23 bugs in Windows and Office Read more May 4, 2012
	Snow Leopard Users Most Prone to Flashback Malware Attack Russian AV firm's data also shows that 28 percent of Lion users are running out-of-date OS Read more May 1, 2012
TechWeek europe	Microsoft Warns of Ongoing Conflicker Infections Microsoft has blamed weak passwords and unpatched systems for the ongoing Conficker infections Read more Apr 26, 2012
the Inquirer	Oracle Releases a Large Critical Patch Set without Java Updates Fixes 88 security vulnerabilities across 30 product lines Read more Apr 17, 2012
TechWeek europe	Oracle Issues Mammoth 88 Vulnerability Patch Oracle fixes a load of vulnerabilities, many of which could be used for remote code execution Read more Apr 17, 2012
	Apple Takes Novel Approach to Killing Flashback Trojan on Mac OS X 10.7 and 10.6 Apple has released a new version of Java for Mac OS X 10.7 and 10.6 to tackle the Flashback Trojan believed to have infected more than 600,000 Macs. Read more Apr 16, 2012
PC Advisor	Apple Flashback Malware Removal Includes Innovative Approach to Reducing Risk for Macs Apple is dealing with the harsh reality that Mac OS X has become a target for malware attacks. Read more Apr 14, 2012
Kevin Townsend	Security is bought with liberty Security and Liberty are opposite ends of the same see-saw. Read more Apr 13, 2012
	http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/news/apple-flashback-malware-72716 Despite getting slammed by some corners of the security industry over Flashback, Apple gets praise for its “innovative” Java update Read more Apr 13, 2012
	Microsoft, Adobe and Google release fixes on Patch Tuesday Microsoft released six bulletins to address 11 vulnerabilities, including four critical fixes, on its April Patch Tuesday. Read more Apr 11, 2012
PC Advisor	Critical Patch Tuesday bulletin addresses Microsoft Office attack seen in the wild Critical Patch Tuesday bulletin addresses Microsoft Office attack seen in the wild Read more Apr 11, 2012
	Microsoft Seals up Windows Zero-Day Flaw in April Patch Tuesday Kill Bit for every MS boy and girl Read more Apr 11, 2012
	Microsoft and Adobe to release critical patches today Microsoft is to release six patches for 11 vulnerabilities as part of its April security update, scheduled for today. Read more Apr 10, 2012
Infosecurity Magazine	Death, taxes, and Microsoft's Patch Tuesday IT administrators in the US better have their taxes done already because Microsoft is sending plenty of work on Tuesday with six security bulletins, four of which are rated critical and could lead to remote exploitation by hackers. Read more Apr 9, 2012
	Apple patches Java flaw Apple has released a fix for a vulnerability in Java software running on Mac OS X machines. Read more Apr 4, 2012
The Register	Apple Plugs Java Hole After Flashback Trojan Intrusion 6 weeks after Microsoft machines are patched... Read more Apr 4, 2012
	Adobe Patches Two Critical Flash Player Vulnerabilities Adobe has released a patch that fixes two critical vulnerabilities in its Flash Player web browser plug-in. Read more Mar 30, 2012
The Register	Adobe auto-update eases Flash update chore - on Windows only Back doors plugged without lifting a finger Read more Mar 29, 2012
	Adobe Announces Automatic, Silent Updates for Flash Adobe has announced that its Flash Player will update itself silently and automatically from the new release. Read more Mar 29, 2012
TechWorld	Microsoft releases six security bulletins in March's Patch Tuesday Details emerge on Microsoft's most critical patch of the year Read more Mar 14, 2012
PC Advisor	Experts Sound Worm Alarm for Critical Windows Bug Microsoft patches Remote Desktop Protocol flaw, urges customers to apply update or workaround ASAP Read more Mar 13, 2012
PC Advisor	Microsoft Issues Urgent Patch for 'Wormable' RDP Vulnerability Microsoft Issues Urgent Patch for 'Wormable' RDP Vulnerability Read more Mar 13, 2012
Infosecurity Magazine	Party Hearty: Microsoft Gives Administrators a Break for St. Patrick's Day Microsoft is giving IT administrators a break so they can party hearty on St. Patrick’s Day, with only one critical bulletin out of the six set to ship on Patch Tuesday. Read more Mar 12, 2012
	Symantec Criticizes Google for Stripping Security Certificate Checks from Chrome Google becomes single point of failure for browser security, warns vendor Read more Feb 20, 2012
	Oracle Plugs 14 Holes in Java Oracle this week issued a critical patch update (CPU) that fixes 14 vulnerabilities in its Java SE product. Read more Feb 16, 2012
	Critical IE Update Dominates Valentine's Patch Tuesday Explorer patch the only one giving sysadmins the fear Read more Feb 15, 2012
	Microsoft, Oracle and Adobe Join Bumper Valentine Patch Day Software vulnerabilities have no respect for occasion Read more Feb 15, 2012
	Microsoft and Oracle Mark Valentines with Patching Spree Four of the Microsoft-updates are critical Read more Feb 15, 2012
the Inquirer	Microsoft's Patch Tuesday Highlights Flaws in Internet Explorer Critical fixes for the latest versions Read more Feb 15, 2012
PC Advisor	Microsoft, Oracle, Adobe Send Patches for Valentine's Day The Valentine's Day 2012 edition of Patch Tuesday is upon us, and Microsoft has come forward with details on the nine bulletins it previewed last week. Read more Feb 14, 2012
	From Redmond with Love: Microsoft Ships 21 Patches on Valentine's Day On Valentine’s Day, Microsoft is sending IT administrators a big bouquet of 21 security patches. Read more Feb 13, 2012
	IE Update Top Priority for Patch Tuesday Microsoft is to release nine bulletins addressing a total of 21 vulnerabilities in its monthly Patch Tuesday security update on 14 February, according to the company’s advance notification. Read more Feb 13, 2012
the Inquirer	Microsoft Announces Its February Patch Tuesday A Valentine's Day full of fixes Read more Feb 10, 2012
CBR	Microsoft Readies Valentine's Day Security Updates Patch Tuesday will fix vulnerabilities that could result in remote code execution Read more Feb 10, 2012
IT PRO	Valentine's Patch Tuesday to Fix 21 Flaws Microsoft won't be spreading the love this Valentine's Day as nine security bulletins are set to be released Read more Feb 10, 2012
	Microsoft's Valentine's Gift: Nine Bulletins with Four Critical Centres Microsoft will release nine bulletins to address 21 vulnerabilities in Windows, Office, Internet Explorer and .NET/Silverlight on its next Patch Tuesday. Read more Feb 10, 2012
	Microsoft to Send Users 4 Critical Patches on Valentine's Day Sealed with an XSS Read more Feb 10, 2012
	Microsoft Ruining Valentine's Day with Nine Bulletins Microsoft revealed today that there are nine new security bulletins slated for next Tuesday Read more Feb 9, 2012
	Marlinspike Asks Browser Vendors to Back SSL-Validator 'Convergence' open source dev needs vendors to balance the load Read more Feb 8, 2012
	Hackers May Be Able to "Outwit" Online Banking Security Devices Investigators probe malware threat to 2-factor authentication Read more Feb 6, 2012
	Oracle Halts Denial of Service Threat with Patches Oracle has issued patches to close down a vulnerability that could cause a denial of service in some products Read more Feb 3, 2012
PC Advisor	Half of Fortune 500 Firms Infected with DNS Changer Machines will be cut off from the Web next month, say experts Read more Feb 2, 2012
	Security B-Sides London Conference to Return in April The second Security B-Sides London conference will take place on 25 April at the Barbican. Read more Feb 1, 2012
InfoSecurity	CSO Interchange: Cloud Concerns Are Largely Propaganda Last week’s CSO Interchange roundtable centered on “Barriers to Cloud Adoption” Read more Jan 31, 2012
IT Pro	Oracle Issues 78 Vulnerability Patches Combined with Microsoft and Adobe patches, Oracle has made IT departments' lives a little harder this month. Read more Jan 17, 2012
The Inquirer	Oracle Will Release a Raft of Patches Tomorrow Enterprise vendor Oracle is gearing up to release a critical update tomorrow. Read more Jan 16, 2012
Macworld	Adobe Plugs Six Critical Holes in Reader Also gives IT admins more control over PDF docs; oft-exploited JavaScript Read more Jan 12, 2012
	Microsoft and Adobe Release First Major Patch Bundles of 2012 Microsoft released seven bulletins last night to fix one critical issue on its first Patch Tuesday of 2012. Read more Jan 11, 2012
	Tuesday Fix for Media Player and Security Bypass Seven bulletins issued in Microsoft's first Patch Tuesday of 2012 Read more Jan 11, 2012
	Microsoft Fix Media Player and Security Bypass Issues on Patch Tuesday Seven bulletins issued in Microsoft's first Patch Tuesday of 2012 Read more Jan 11, 2012
	Microsoft Issues Seven Security Patches, BEAST fix included Microsoft on Tuesday released seven security fixes, including one cited as “critical," to correct eight vulnerabilities. Read more Jan 10, 2012
PC Advisor	Microsoft Slays the BEAST, and Six Other Patch Tuesday Updates Microsoft has released seven security bulletins for the first Patch Tuesday of 2012 -- including a late patch for the BEAST attacks Read more Jan 10, 2012
IT Pro	Microsoft and Adobe Plan Busy January Patch Days IT departments will have a busy month of patching to kick off 2012. Read more Jan 9, 2012
	Microsoft Rings in the New Year with a Larger Than Usual Patch Tuesday On Tuesday, Microsoft is releasing seven new security bulletins, a large number for a traditionally light month for security patches Read more Jan 9, 2012
	Invisible DoS Attack Devised by White Hat Hacker Apache, Nginx and IIS vulnerable to prolonged web server response reads Read more Jan 6, 2012
	Microsoft to Start 2012 with Seven Bulletins on Patch Tuesday Microsoft has announced that it will release seven bulletins addressing eight vulnerabilities on its first patch Tuesday of 2012 Read more Jan 6, 2012
	Microsoft Readies 7 Fixes for Upcoming Patch Tuesday Microsoft has revealed it will close seven security loopholes with its upcoming Patch Tuesday update Read more Jan 6, 2012
The Inquirer	Microsoft Gears up for a Fat January Patch Tuesday Includes a security feature bypass Read more Jan 6, 2012
	BEAST SSL Fix in Supersized Patch Tuesday Microsoft's 2012 kick-off features 7 security bulletins Read more Jan 6, 2012
PC Advisor	Researcher Devises Hard-to-Detect Denial-of-Service Attack Against HTTP Servers Qualys software engineer devises a new type of slow HTTP DoS attack and releases tool to test it Read more Jan 5, 2012
	Qualys Partners with MetricStream to Build Vulnerability Detection and Remediation Framework Qualys has announced a partnership with MetricStream to create a framework that enables customers to identify, report and remediate vulnerabilities. Read more Jan 4, 2012
ITBriefing.Net	MetricStream and Qualys Partnership Brings Actionable Security and Risk Intelligence to IT-GRC Qualys and MetricStream today announced the integration of MetricStream IT-GRC Solution with QualysGuard® Vulnerability Management (VM) Read more Jan 4, 2012
	Microsoft Publishes Workaround for ASP.NET Vulnerability Microsoft published an advisory to provide a workaround to help protect ASP.NET customers from a publicly disclosed vulnerability that affects various web platforms. Read more Jan 3, 2012