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Adobe sets IE as next target in Flash security work

Posted February 7, 2012 - 9:28 pm

Adobe next plans to tackle Microsoft's Internet Explorer in its ongoing work to "sandbox" its popular Flash Player within browsers, Adobe's head of security said today.
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'Occupy Flash' movement wants Adobe's plug-in dead

Posted November 17, 2011 - 10:02 pm

A small group of website and mobile app developers have kicked off an "Occupy Flash" campaign to put a stake in the heart of Adobe's popular browser plug-in.
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This week in pictures: HTML5 strikes twice

Posted November 10, 2011 - 10:56 pm

Also, the Senate votes to keep net neutrality rules, Barnes & Noble launches the Nook Tablet, Zynga grabs back IPO shares from 'undeserving' workers, and our robot overlords continue to render humans obsolete.
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RIM stands by Flash mobile as it pursues HTML5

Posted November 10, 2011 - 2:53 pm

Research in Motion will continue to use Adobe Flash Player, at least for the BlackBerry Playbook tablet, even after Adobe announced it will discontinue Flash for the mobile Web.
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Adobe explains ditching Flash for mobile

Posted November 9, 2011 - 12:16 pm

Adobe Systems said Wednesday it is abandoning the Flash Player in future mobile browsers to focus on HTML5, a decision that immediately ignited concerns among mobile app developers, many of whom are working with Android apps.
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Adobe drops mobile Flash plugin development for HTML5 focus

Posted November 9, 2011 - 11:36 am

Maybe Steve Jobs was right after all, or maybe HTML5 is maturing. Either way, Adobe announced the end of development support for their Flash Player plug-in used in mobile browsers.
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Intego: Malware masquerades as Flash installer

Posted September 26, 2011 - 12:25 pm

On Monday, security company Intego warned Mac users of a new Trojan horse that masquerades as a Flash Player installation package for OS X Lion.
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Adobe patches Flash bug hackers are already exploiting

Posted September 21, 2011 - 7:14 pm

Adobe on Wednesday patched six vulnerabilities in Flash Player, including one it admitted is already being exploited by attackers.
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Microsoft kills Silverlight and other plug-ins in Windows 8

Posted September 15, 2011 - 11:04 am

Wall to wall news about Windows 8 from Microsoft means we overlook some interesting details in the infodump. Potentially distressing? Dropping support for plugins in the Metro-based IE10. No Flash, no Silverlight, no PDF readers.
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Windows 8 update: The end of Adobe Flash?

Posted September 15, 2011 - 9:04 am

Microsoft appears to be taking a page out of Apple's play book saying it will dump plug-ins such as Adobe Flash from Internet Explorer 10 in Windows 8. Well, sort of.
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Adobe Edge: 4 things you need to know

Posted August 1, 2011 - 8:15 pm

While you shouldn't expect Adobe Edge to replace its Flash standard anytime soon, it will act as a gateway for the company to start using HTML5.
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Install 64-bit Adobe flash player in Ubuntu 11.04

Posted August 1, 2011 - 1:09 pm

Adobe recently released a 64-bit update to its flash player for Linux. Here's how you can add it to Ubuntu 11.04.
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Apple iPad, day 5: Does the iPad need Adobe Flash?

Posted July 6, 2011 - 8:55 am

As part of the 30 Days With the iPad experiment, I thought it only fair to examine just how crucial Adobe Flash is, and whether it makes any notable difference in the ability of the iPad to function as a replacement for my notebook.
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Breakfast links: Apple to make new iPhone, sun to rise in east

Posted June 22, 2011 - 7:00 am

Plus: Amazon gets into the tablet market, because why not?
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Attackers exploit latest Flash bug on large scale, says researcher

Posted June 20, 2011 - 5:55 am

Hackers are aggressively exploiting a just-patched Flash vulnerability "on a fairly large scale," according to a Shadowserver Foundation researcher.
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Adobe patches second Flash zero-day in 9 days

Posted June 15, 2011 - 10:09 am

For the second time in nine days, Adobe on Tuesday patched a critical vulnerability in Flash Player that hackers were already exploiting.
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PlayBook OS updated after Adobe Flash security issue

Posted June 13, 2011 - 12:44 am

A new version of the BlackBerry Tablet OS will soon be available to all BlackBerry PlayBook tablet users, to address a security issue raised by Adobe about its Flash Player, Research In Motion said Sunday.
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Hackers exploit Flash bug in new attacks against Gmail users

Posted June 6, 2011 - 11:48 am

Adobe today confirmed that the Flash Player bug it patched Sunday is being used to steal login credentials of Google's Gmail users.
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Who needs Flash? Apple dominating mobile video

Posted May 24, 2011 - 4:31 pm

Apple's iOS has become the dominant platform for mobile video viewing, according to a new report from video monetization startup FreeWheel.
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Adobe gives users privacy control with Flash Player 10.3

Posted May 13, 2011 - 1:08 pm

Adobe has released Adobe Flash Player 10.3 for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and Android. Flash Player 10.3 represents a pretty significant upgrade for the Adobe software--adding a variety of improvements and features, and giving users more control over their Web-surfing privacy.
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Nag screen hall of shame

Posted May 12, 2011 - 7:00 am

Take our tour of some of the worst software nag screens, reminders, and pop-ups from the past and the present.
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Adobe patches Reader bug early as PDF attacks begin

Posted April 21, 2011 - 3:38 pm

Adobe on Thursday patched a critical bug in Adobe Reader, its popular PDF viewer, beating its self-imposed deadline by several days.
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Adobe patches Flash zero-day: Deja vu all over again

Posted April 15, 2011 - 4:50 pm

A mere four days after announcing a new zero-day vulnerability being exploited in Flash, Adobe has released an updated version to patch the flaw. The rapid turnaround is commendable, but hopefully Adobe isn't sacrificing quality for expedience.
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Adobe confirms critical Flash zero-day bug

Posted April 11, 2011 - 6:09 pm

For the second time in the last four weeks, Adobe has told users that hackers are exploiting an unpatched bug in Flash Player, again by embedding malicious code inside a Microsoft Office document.
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Despite new Flash Builder, still no Flash for iPhone, iPad

Posted April 11, 2011 - 6:03 pm

Adobe's coming updates to its Flash Builder and Flex cross-platform software development tools, announced Monday, don't do anything to address the exclusion of the Flash Player from Apple's iOS products.
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