As boring and repetitive as it may seem, patching is one of the most effective things you can do to improve your security. That's why I suggest you keep up with Microsoft Patch Day on the second Tuesday of every month. Today, I quickly highlight Microsoft's October security updates, so that you know the types of holes you'll be patching. I even throw in an Adobe update as an … [Read more...]
Microsoft March Patch Madness – Daily Security Byte EP.41
Today's Microsoft Patch Day is huge, with 14 bulletins fixing tens of vulnerabilities (many Critical). If you want to protect your encrypted web connections, and plug a five year old, zero day hole, you should update. See the video for details, or check out our blog post from earlier. (Episode Runtime: 2:28) Direct YouTube … [Read more...]
Windows Updates Fix Code Execution, DoS, and Privilege Elevation Flaws
Severity: High Summary: These vulnerabilities affect: All current versions of Windows (and related components like the .NET Framework and VBScript Engine) How an attacker exploits them: Multiple vectors of attack, including luring users to malicious web sites or into viewing malicious vector graphics Impact: In the worst case, an attacker can gain complete control of your … [Read more...]
