MS Patch Day, DarkHotel, and iOS Masque Too much Information Security (InfoSec) news, too little time? I sometimes feel the same way. If you don't have time to keep up yourself, why not watch our weekly InfoSec video to catch the highlights. This week, I share the highlights from Microsoft Patch Day, talk about a targeted attack preying on executives in hotels, and warn of a … [Read more...]
Quintuple of Windows Updates Patch Zero Day Flaw and More
Severity: High Summary: These vulnerabilities affect: All current versions of Windows How an attacker exploits them: Multiple vectors of attack, including luring users to malicious web sites or 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 patches as soon … [Read more...]
One of Windows' Five Updates Fixes a Zero Day Flaw
Severity: High Summary: These vulnerabilities affect: All current versions of Windows How an attacker exploits them: Multiple vectors of attack, including luring users to malicious web sites or into opening malicious files Impact: In the worst case, an attacker can gain complete control of your Windows computer What to do: Install the appropriate Microsoft patches as soon … [Read more...]
Windows Patches Fix Kernel-Mode Drivers, .NET, Silverlight, and More
Severity: High Summary: These vulnerabilities affect: All current versions of Windows, including related components like the .NET Framework and Silverlight How an attacker exploits them: Multiple vectors of attack, including luring users to malicious web sites, or into running specially crafted programs Impact: In the worst case, an attacker can gain complete control of … [Read more...]
One Critical and Four Important Windows Updates
Severity: High Summary: These vulnerabilities affect: All current versions of Windows How an attacker exploits them: Multiple vectors of attack, including luring users to open malicious files or to run specially crafted programs Impact: In the worst case, an attacker can gain complete control of your Windows computer What to do: Install the appropriate Microsoft patches as … [Read more...]