Why not start your new year security plan right by staying current with patches? Tuesday was Microsoft and Adobe's monthly patch day. Watch the video below to learn about the affected products, the severity of the issues, and how quickly to patch. Or at the very least skip to the reference section to find links to the proper patches. (Episode Runtime: 2:51) Direct YouTube … [Read more...]
IT Pros Get Patches for Xmas? – Daily Security Byte EP. 188
It's hard to call today, "Microsoft Patch Day," when both Adobe and Apple piled on with tons of security fixes of their own. Microsoft released a dozen security bulletins today, eight rated Critical; Adobe released a Flash update fixing 78 vulnerabilities; and Apple released fixes for all their OSes and a few other products. If you use software from any of those three vendors, … [Read more...]
A Dozen Microsoft Updates – Daily Security Byte EP. 174
If you use Microsoft or Adobe products—as the majority of computer users do—it's that time again... Patch Day. For November's Patch Day, Microsoft released a dozen bulletins fixing many flaws in their most popular products. Watch today's video for the quick highlights about these and Adobe's updates. UPDATE: As gung-ho as I am about applying patches quickly, there have been … [Read more...]
Emergency Shockwave Update – Daily Security Byte EP. 167
If you use Adobe Shockwave, it's time to patch. This week, Adobe released an out-of-cycle update fixing a critical flaw in the popular multimedia player. Watch the video to learn more, including why I recommend against Shockwave. (Episode Runtime: 1:10) Direct YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFKIM8k8nf8 EPISODE REFERENCES: Adobe releases out of cycle … [Read more...]
Patches, Drone Hacks, and Evil USB – WSWiR Episode 166
Did you miss last week's security news since you were too busy keeping your network running? If so, you're not alone. However, staying up to date with the latest threats is important, so let our short weekly security summary keep you informed. If you don't have time to follow our daily security videos, I summarize them in this video every Monday. Today's episode includes a … [Read more...]