Oracle releases 59 patches for security flaws, 28 critical Oracle Corp. released a set of 59 patches on Monday to fix security vulnerabilities across its entire range of database, application and middleware products

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Adobe Critical Security Patch Coming Adobe on Thursday said that it intends to release a critical security update for its Acrobat and Reader software next week, on Tuesday, April 13.

Database Security Suffers From Leadership Gap If there’s one sure thing about database security, it’s that most organizations are unsure about who exactly is in charge of protecting their data stores. As Jon Oltsik of Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) puts it, the critical task of hardening databases and monitoring access to their information is quite often hampered by “too many cooks in the kitchen.” According to a survey of 175 IT decision-makers polled by ESG, nearly a quarter of them reported that a lack of inter-departmental cooperation was one of the greatest risks to their database security

Escalating attacks prompted emergency IE update, says Microsoft Microsoft said that it patched the critical vulnerability in Internet Explorer (IE) earlier this week because the number of attacks jumped after news broke that the exploit had gone public. Microsoft’s explanation fit the expectations of several security researchers, who earlier this month predicted that the company would release an “out-of-band” update if attacks climbed, saying that that was the determining factor in Microsoft’s decision-making process

Spike In Power Grid Attacks Likely In Next 12 Months Attacks against the power grid are likely to rise and intensify during the next 12 months as smart grid research and pilot projects advance, according to utility security experts and a recently published report that analyzes threats to critical infrastructure.