18Īdobe’s Reader software has been a regular target for Web-based attacks over the past year, and while the Shockwave Player is used by about half as many people as Reader, it’s probably good enough for many hackers. Set your IT security rriorities straight – attent the Computerworld technology insights event in Toronto, Nov. So far, there aren’t any reports of attacks that leverage the bug, but this type of public disclosure of a serious bug is often a harbinger of future attacks. The company isn’t saying when that patch will ship, however. In its security advisory, Adobe said it considers the issue “critical,” and is working on a patch for the flaw. Hackers’ new ‘double-whammy’ attack threatens SMBs He had earlier promised to release an Adobe 0day when he crossed that threshold. Toronto: Set your IT Security Priorities StraightĮdmonton: Set your IT Security Priorities Straight The bug was found by Shahin Ramezany, a security researcher who said he released details of the problem to celebrate the fact that he now has 1,000 followers on Twitter. The bug, which was publicly disclosed Thursday, “could cause a crash and potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system,” Adobe said in a message on its website Artificial Intelligence (274) Auto Tech (9) Blockchain (62) CanadianCIO (18) Careers & Education (608) Channel (59) channel-strategy (4) Cloud (1079) Communications & Telecom (103) Companies (131) Data & Analytics (180) Development (38) Digital Transformation (777) Distribution (10) Diversity & Inclusion (35) eCommerce (140) Emerging Tech (68) End User Hardware (73) Engineering (1286) Financial (804) Fintech (97) Future of Work (30) Governance (19) Government & Public Sector (139) Human Resources (2087) Infrastructure (38) IoT (109) ITWC Morning Briefing (14) Leadership (2690) Legal (316) Legislation (100) Managed Services & Outsourcing (49) Marketing (1962) MarTech (7) Medical (343) Mobility (4994) Not For Profit (6) Open Source (140) Operations (5428) People (18) Podcasts (1378) Posts (4129) Privacy (788) Project Management (76) Security (3036) Service (893) Smart Home (49) SMB (497) Social Networks (424) Software (89) Supply Chain (26) Sustainability (28) Tech in Sports (247) Technology (7114) Women in Tech (49)Īdobe warned Thursday of a critical bug in its Shockwave Player that affects both Windows and Macintosh PCs.
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