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Windows Updates Mend Critical Journal Vulnerability & More

July 10, 2014 By Corey Nachreiner

Severity: High Summary: These vulnerabilities affect: All current versions of Windows (and related components like XML Core Services) How an attacker exploits them: Multiple vectors of attack, including enticing you to malicious web sites, or into interacting with malicious documents or images. Impact: In the worst case, an attacker can gain complete control of your Windows … [Read more...]

Four Windows Updates: Hijack Windows with Malicious Images

March 11, 2014 By Corey Nachreiner

Severity: High Summary: These vulnerabilities affect: All current versions of Windows (and related components like Silverlight) How an attacker exploits them: Multiple vectors of attack, including luring users into viewing malicious images Impact: In the worst case, an attacker can gain complete control of your Windows computer What to do: Install the appropriate Microsoft … [Read more...]

Microsoft Black Tuesday: Patch IE Zero Day & Windows Vulnerabilities

March 11, 2014 By Corey Nachreiner

Microsoft's March Patch Day is live, and looks to be by the numbers. As expected, they released five bulletins, including one that contains a fix for a zero day vulnerability in Internet Explorer. Their Patch Day summary highlights five security bulletins that fix 23 vulnerabilities in various Microsoft products, including Internet Explorer (IE), Windows and its various … [Read more...]

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