Tag Archives: security

Is your PDF Reader up-to-date?

Posted on October 4, 2018 by

Just a reminder to anyone receiving or opening PDF files: keep your PDF Readers up-to-date with new patches.  Adobe Reader announced an update to address 86 security vulnerabilities.  Similarly, Foxit Reader announced an update to address 118 vulnerabilities. As this article from … Continue reading →

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Can I prevent the copying of an ebook by saving it as a security-enabled PDF?

Posted on May 3, 2012 by

I’m writing an ebook and I want to protect the document from being copied. Can I do this by creating a security-enabled PDF? This is a question we get periodically and the short answer is No.  At least not with … Continue reading →

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