Over the past few weeks, Adobe has found itself in the middle of a controversy over concerns towards its media plug-in "Flash" being used in exploiting security vulnerabilites.
In a statement released by the Adobe company, it stated that these new updates are the answers to the public's complaints about the system's security holes that can possibly allow a hacker to penetrate and use any consumer's personal information for personal gain. It also recommended the public to update the plug-ins as soon as the notification is received in order for the users to avoid being a victim of this sort of attackers.
Ever since the news about exploitation on Flash broke out, tons of sites have abandoned the Adobe manufactured plug in. Apple has ceased using Flash as a video format on its iPhone units years ago and Amazon also stopped accepting Flash format advertisements.
Aside from them, two other giant companies such as Google and Facebook have declared that due to the overwhelming amount of concerns and visible evidence on the issues regarding the system's security, they have switched from Flash to a much more secured video format. However, the latter assured millions of its users that it will still continue working with Adobe to provide the best and most secured plug in for the site.
Due to the high number reports of malicious advertising or "Malvertising," the company has decided to update its system into a much better one that solves at least 79 security flaws, some of these now resolved issues are stacked overflow vulnerabilities, memory corruption flaws and buffer overflow issues.
According to security blogger Mr. Brian Krebs, it is important for users to constantly update their Flash plug or disable it when not in use. Just to make sure that no malicious mind can enter the system and steal personal data.
