By Antone Gonsalves
Microsoft plans to release a patch for a Flash vulnerability in Windows 8 soon, reversing a prior decision to wait until the operating system is generally available.
The reversal followed criticism in the media for waiting to patch a known vulnerability that Flash-creator Adobe had already fixed. In Windows 8, Microsoft has embedded Flash in Internet Explorer 10, taking responsibility for updating the browser when Adobe releases patches. Flash is among the top browser-based security risks.
Friday 22 November 2013
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