Oracle to readies a whopping 150 security patches for the new year

TECHi's Author Alfie Joshua
Opposing Author Pcworld Read Source Article
Last Updated
TECHi's Take
Alfie Joshua
Alfie Joshua
  • Words 48
  • Estimated Read 1 min

As expected, Oracle and Adobe will release critical patches alongside Microsoft on Tuesday to kick off the year’s inaugural Patch Tuesday batch of security updates. Adobe is slated to release updates to fix critical vulnerabilities in its Reader and Acrobat products for Windows and Macintosh operating systems.

Pcworld

Pcworld

  • Words 77
  • Estimated Read 1 min
Read Article

Oracle is about to release one of its largest security patch batches in recent memory, with some 147 fixes coming Tuesday for vulnerabilities in Java SE, its flagship database, business applications and assorted other products. Tuesday’s release will contain 36 fixes for Java SE, according to a pre-release announcement posted on Oracle’s website this week. Thirty-four of the weaknesses being targeted can be exploited by an attacker over a network without the need for authentication, Oracle said.

Source

NOTE: TECHi Two-Takes are the stories we have chosen from the web along with a little bit of our opinion in a paragraph. Please check the original story in the Source Button below.

Balanced Perspective

TECHi weighs both sides before reaching a conclusion.

TECHi’s editorial take above outlines the reasoning that supports this position.

More Two Takes from Pcworld

Chome extensions won’t be able to secretly spy on you anymore
Chome extensions won’t be able to secretly spy on you anymore

There's not a single web browser out there that comes with all the features you could ever want, which is…

Sony’s virtual reality headset might support PCs in the future
Sony’s virtual reality headset might support PCs in the future

For obvious reasons, Sony's games and gaming-related products are almost always exclusive to the PlayStation, but that might not be the…

Microsoft has finally started rolling out Windows 10 Mobile
Microsoft has finally started rolling out Windows 10 Mobile

Whatever hype Microsoft managed to generate over Windows 10 Mobile after first announcing it has long since died off, and now…

Dropbox has more than half a billion registered users
Dropbox has more than half a billion registered users

Cloud storage and file synchronization have become an essential part of many people's lives, and Dropbox was one of the…