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eSecurity Planet

Vulnerable Voting Machines Yet Another IoT Device to Secure

This election season, voting machine security is probably not top of mind.
Tech Recur

New Secunia Research at Flexera Software Country Report: Windows Operating Systems vs. Non-Windows Applications – A Tale of Contrasting Vulnerability Risk

Microsoft® Windows OS vulnerabilities appear to be stabilising after year-long decrease, while non-Windows application vulnerabilities still on the rise
The Register

England expects... you to patch your apps and not just Windows

We're getting better at fixing Microsoft's OS but not so much with applications
Infosecurity Magazine

PC Users Still Failing to Patch Non-Microsoft Apps

UK PC users are still struggling to patch non-Windows applications, exposing themselves to unncessary risk, according to Secunia Research.
IT News Online

New Secunia Research at Flexera Software Country Report: Windows Operating Systems vs. Non-Windows Applications – A Tale of Contrasting Vulnerability Risk

Microsoft® Windows OS vulnerabilities appear to be stabilising after year-long decrease, while non-Windows application vulnerabilities still on the rise
Cambridge Network

Flexera Update: Vulnerabilities High in Widely Used Operating Systems and Niche Products

Flexera Software, the leading provider of next-generation software licensing, compliance, security and installation solutions for application producers and enterprises, has released a Vulnerability Update covering the Top 20 products with the most vulnerabilities in May, June and July 2016.
FCW

Will the Megabyte Act Save Money?

A recently signed law promises to save the government at least $2 billion a year on software. Even with the coming change of administration, lawmakers and industry experts are hopeful the measure will live up to its billing.
Network World

People are Patching Windows, But Not Their Apps

Users are far more lax about updating and fixing apps they run on their PCs than updating Windows
IT Brief AU

Yes, Australians Do Patch Windows: But Not Their Software, Report Finds

Flexera Software has found good news and bad news for both Australian Windows users and cybersecurity. New research from Secunia Research shows that the percentage of unpatched Windows operating systems dropped in the second quarter of 2016, but the percentage of unpatched non-Microsoft software is on the rise.
PC World

25 Free, Awesome Windows Programs: Top Tools for Every Task

A key component in keeping your system up-to-date, Secunia Personal Software Inspector scans every program on your PC and tells you in no uncertain terms if you have any wayward programs that haven’t been patched.
eWeek

Study Finds Most Software Vulnerabilities Have Patches within One Day

Although the total number of vulnerabilities continues to rise, new research finds that most are not zero-day risks.
iTWire

Malvertising Hits BBC, Newsweek, NYT and MSN

Links to malware inside online advertising bypassed the security systems of the advertising serving companies and distributed ransomware to unsuspecting ‘link clickers’.
App Developer Magazine

March Madness Apps May Be Accessing Your Data

In its mobile app risk assessment report “March Madness or April Foods” Flexera Software highlighted BYOD security issues by analyzing the annual March Madness craze as employees are using apps on their corporate and BYOD devices to stream content, complete brackets and track March Madness activities.
Global Dating Insights

Installing Data Apps on a Company Phone Can Threaten Sensitive Business Data

A new study has found that employees installing dating apps on corporate-issued or Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) phones could create potential security risks for a business.
CIO

March Madness Apps for iOS Could Put Corporate Data at Risk

A new report suggests many of the most popular March Madness apps for iPhone and iPad request access to potentially sensitive information, and they could endanger corporate data stored on BYOD phones and tablets.
Version2

Flexera Software to take over security company

Secunia has been behind Personal Software Inspector (PSI), as free care to keep all other computer programs to date. Damgaard owned 22 per cent. of the company and says to Børsen that he earned 103 million. kr. on sales. (This article has been translated to English from Danish by Google Translate)
ARN

Flexera Software acquires Secunia

Next-generation software licensing, compliance, security and installation company, Flexera Software, has acquired software vulnerability management firm, Secunia.With this acquisition, Flexera Software will be able to offer its more than 80,000 customers worldwide the ability to discover, rationalise and normalise data tied to the identification of software, hardware, firmware and now security vulnerabilities across the network — putting management and risk mitigation back into the customers hands.
ChannelLife

Thomas Duryea; EMT bring home global security awards

"Thomas Duryea Australia has claimed a top global award with software vulnerability management vendor Secunia. The company brought home Secunia’s CSI Partner of the Year, which was presented at a partner community awards dinner in Prague in the Czech Republic."