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Microsoft Posts Critical Patches – Daily Security Byte EP.95

June 11, 2015 By Corey Nachreiner

It happens every month... Microsoft released their June patches on Tuesday, fixing 45 vulnerabilities in a range of popular products. If you manage a Windows network, you should watch this video to get the Patch Day highlights, and to learn which products to update first. As an aside, I recorded this video Wednesday, but was not able to edit and post it until today due to … [Read more...]

Windows Updates for Media Center, .NET, and LRPC

August 12, 2014 By Corey Nachreiner

Severity: Medium Summary: These vulnerabilities affect: All current versions of Windows (and related components like .NET Framework) How an attacker exploits them: Multiple vectors of attack, such as enticing you into opening maliciously crafted Office file. Impact: In the worst case, an remote attacker can gain complete control of your Windows computer What to do: Install … [Read more...]

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...]

Windows Updates Fix GDI+, RDP, and TCP Vulnerabilities

June 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 Bulletins Fix Group Policy, .NET, and iSCSI Flaws

May 15, 2014 By Corey Nachreiner

Severity: Medium Summary: These vulnerabilities affect: All current versions of Windows (and related components like .NET Framework) How an attacker exploits them: Multiple vectors of attack, though most require authenticated attackers to do things locally Impact: In the worst case, an authenticated attacker can gain complete control of your Windows computer What to do: … [Read more...]

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