Original release date: March 08, 2013 Microsoft has issued a Security Bulletin Advance Notification indicating that its March release will contain seven bulletins. These bulletins will have the severity rating of critical and important and will be for Microsoft Windows, Office, Internet Explorer,…
The European Union has fined Microsoft $733,000,000 for breaking an agreement to offer PC users a choice of Internet browsers other than just Internet Explorer. “A failure to comply is a very serious infringement that must be sanctioned accordingly,” said EU regulator Joaquin Almunia. “They…
Original release date: March 05, 2013 Google has released Google Chrome 25.0.1364.152 for Windows, Linux, and Mac to address multiple vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code, bypass security features, or cause a denial-of-service condition. US-CERT…
The Department Of Homeland Security issued a statement advising Internet users to disable Java. Since the initial release, DHS has updated the advisory: Systems Affected Any system using Oracle Java 7 (1.7, 1.7.0) including Java Platform Standard Edition 7 (Java SE 7) Java SE Development Kit (JDK 7)…
Original release date: February 27, 2013 Adobe has released security updates for Adobe Flash Player. These updates address vulnerabilities that could cause a crash and potentially allow an attacker to take control of an affected system. Adobe is aware of reports that CVE-2013-0643 and CVE-2013-0648…
Original release date: February 22, 2013 | Last revised: March 01, 2013 UPDATE: The United States Department of Homeland Security, in collaboration with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and other partners, has released a second Joint Indicator Bulletin (JIB) through secure channels. Confirmed…
Original release date: February 22, 2013 Apple has released a security update for Java on OS X Lion v10.7 or later, OS X Lion Server v10.7 or later, OS X Mountain Lion 10.8 or later, Mac OS X v10.6.8, and Mac OS X Server v10.6.8 to address multiple vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities may allow an…
NBC.com was hacked and malicious code was placed on the homepage that looks for exploits on your browser (through plug-ins such as Adobe Acrobat and Java, as well as, iframe script.) When browsing the web, users should take care in viewing pages with exploitable code. The hack known as Citadel is…
Original release date: February 21, 2013 | Last revised: February 22, 2013 Google has released Google Chrome 25.0.1364.87 to address multiple vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to cause a denial-of-service condition or bypass security features. US-CERT encourages users and…
Original release date: February 21, 2013 The Mozilla Foundation has released updates for the following products to address multiple vulnerabilities. Firefox 19.0 Firefox ESR 17.0.3 Thunderbird 17.0.3 Thunderbird ESR 17.0.3 SeaMonkey 2.16 These vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to execute…
Original release date: February 21, 2013 | Last revised: February 25, 2013 Oracle has released an updated February 2013 Critical Patch Update for Oracle Java SE to address a vulnerability. This vulnerability could allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable…
A Chinese building used by the military is at the root of computer attacks made on United States companies. The security company Mandiant was hired to trace the attacks being made on several U.S. firms. The tracking led to the Chinese military unit within the 2nd Bureau of the People’s Liberation…
Facebook was hacked last month; however, they did not notify users for a month. Why? Here is what Facebook says: Facebook, like every significant internet service, is frequently targeted by those who want to disrupt or access our data and infrastructure. As such, we invest heavily in preventing,…
Original release date: February 14, 2013 | Last revised: February 25, 2013 Research In Motion (RIM) has released a security advisory for BlackBerry Enterprise Server to address multiple vulnerabilities. Exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code or allow…
Original release date: February 14, 2013 | Last revised: February 25, 2013 Adobe has released a security advisory for Adobe Reader and Acrobat to address multiple vulnerabilities. Exploitation of these vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to cause a denial-of-service condition or take control of…
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