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Tumblr issues security update, asks users to change passwords
2013-07-17 13:56:00| InfoWorld: Top News
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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Tumblr issues 'very important' security fix for iOS app
2013-07-17 04:35:49| CNET News.com
Popular blogging site says it issued update after learning that a vulnerability had been introduced into the app. [Read more]
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Address security issues for effective climate resilience
2013-07-10 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Climate change and conflict can amplify one another in negative ways, but understanding how they affect each other can also lead to solutions that build resilience in both areas, a study has found. A report by International Alert and the South Asia Network for Security and Climate Change (SANSaC) argues that the key to building climate change resilience lies not in addressing the problems it causes directly but instead focusing on the security issues around it. Since 2007, researchers have...
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Java 7 Update 25 fixes 40 security issues, enables certificate revocation checking
2013-06-19 15:05:53| InfoWorld: Top News
Oracle addressed 40 security issues in Java and enabled online certificate revocation checking by default in its scheduled critical patch update for Java on Tuesday. Thirty-four vulnerabilities patched in the newly released Java 7 Update 25 (Java 7u25) version affect only client deployments of Java. Another four affect both client and server deployments, one affects the Java installer and one the Javadoc tool that's used to create HTML documentation files.
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NIST Issues Major Revision of Core Computer Security Guide: SP 800-53
2013-04-30 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
NIST published fourth revision of Security and Privacy Controls for Federal information Systems and Organizations, known to federal computer security and contractor community as SP (Special Publication) 800-53. Motivated by expanding and increasingly sophisticated and persistent threats being faced with greater frequency, Revision 4 integrates state-of-the-practice security controls and control enhancements while taking more holistic approach to information security and risk management. This story is related to the following:Trade Associations
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