Apple, Microsoft to leap on app auto-update bandwagon
By this fall, Apple and Microsoft will have followed in the footsteps of Google to automatically update apps on their mobile and desktop platforms, another step in the trend to take security out of users' hands.
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New tools let cyber criminals easily Trojanize legit Android apps
Android is earning the dubious distinction as the
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Security company to release testing tool for SAP mobile access
As SAP invests heavily in mobile, a security testing company will release a tool next month to ensure mobile-accessible SAP systems are not vulnerable to hackers. Boston-based Onapsis will release a new module for its X1 security suite, a product that performs automated security assessments, penetration testing, and compliance audits for SAP's ERP (enterprise resource planning) software, said Mariano Nunez, Onapsis' CEO.
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Analyst: Microsoft must embrace 'grim option' of Windows cannibalization
Microsoft must be ready to accept, as has Apple, that it's better to cannibalize one's own sales than to let others do it, a research analyst said today. "This is going to be a tough shift for Microsoft, to ask them to now accept that the world is a very different place than it used to be," said Al Gillen of research firm IDC.
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Apple browsers targeted by simple JavaScript ransom scam
Ransom attackers have finally made the jump from Windows to the Mac with news of a stunningly simple hack that tries to trick browser users into paying a $300 fine using a simple JavaScript routine. The attack noticed by security firm Malwarebytes is a mixture of sleight of hand and social engineering that the firm reports that it will work against several Mac-based browsers (using an OSX interpreter) with JavaScript enabled.
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Puppet acquires DevOps startup Cloudsmith
Open-source IT automation software vendor Puppet Labs has acquired Cloudsmith, which provides tools and services that can help administrators and developers more easily use the Puppet software. Puppet bought Cloudsmith both for its technologies and its engineering expertise, said Luke Kanies, CEO and founder of Puppet Labs. All seven of Cloudsmith's employees will continue to work for Puppet, he said.
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European Commission asks Google for more concessions in antitrust case
Europe's competition chief confirmed Wednesday that he has written to Google Chairman Eric Schmidt to ask for better assurances from the company in an ongoing antitrust investigation. "After the analysis of the market test that was concluded on June 27, I concluded that the proposals that Google sent to us are not enough to overcome our concerns," said European Union Competition Commissioner Joaquin Almunia at a press conference Wednesday.
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Security update for Apache Struts fixes critical vulnerabilities
The Apache Software Foundation has released Struts 2.3.15.1, a security update for its popular Java Web application development framework that addresses two vulnerabilities, including a critical one that could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on the server. Struts Version 2.3.15.1 has become the "General Availability" release, the designation for the project's highest quality version available to users.
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Tumblr issues security update, asks users to change passwords
Tumblr, the blogging site recently acquired by Yahoo, has released a security update for its iPhone and iPad apps that it said addresses an issue that allowed passwords to be compromised in certain circumstances.
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Alternative fixes released for Android 'master key' vulnerability
More fixes are appearing for a pair of highly dangerous vulnerabilities exposed earlier this month in the Android mobile operating system. Security vendor Webroot and ReKey, a collaboration between Northeastern University in Boston and vendor Duo Security, released software on Tuesday that detects if an Android device is vulnerable and applies a patch.
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Oracle's July patch release includes 27 fixes for remote exploits
Oracle said on Tuesday that its monthly round of patches for July includes 89 fixes, 27 of which address remotely exploitable vulnerabilities in four widely used products. The most serious, remotely exploitable vulnerabilities affect the Oracle Database, its Fusion Middleware, the Oracle and Sun Systems Product Suite, and the MySQL database, wrote Eric P. Maurice, director of Oracle Software Security Assurance.
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EPEAT green IT registry expanding to include smartphones
The Green Electronics Council plans to expand its EPEAT environmental rating system later this year to include smartphones, the council said Tuesday. The move could push phone makers to change the way they manufacture, package, or distribute their devices because some companies and governments require preference be given to EPEAT-compliant devices when products are purchased.
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Yahoo profit rises by 46 percent, although sales still drag
Yahoo's profits rose by 46 percent in the second quarter, aided by nearly a dozen product launches, although sales at the company were still down. Net earnings for the quarter ended June 30 were $331 million, up from $227 million for the same quarter last year, Yahoo reported Tuesday.
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