Updates are being release today by Microsoft, Adobe, and Oracle. Probably the most important thing that you can do to keep yourself secure on the Internet is to keep your system up to date. And this means both the Operating System and the applications (Windows and Adobe Reader in this case).
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Whenever I travel and cross borders, the agents ask where I am going to or coming from. When I tell them that I attend Internet Security conferences, it usually starts a long conversation.
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The patch for IE that fixes the flaw used in the Aurora attack from China has now been released.
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Apparently, there is spam email going around that claims to be a patch for the Conficker worm sent by Microsoft.
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Lots of operating system and application updates are being delivered this week.
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“It’s simply a question of thoughtfulness.” That’s the message from this cute video about staying safe on the Internet done in the style of a 1940s educational film.
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There is a new version of Java out to fix some serious security flaws.
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According to a recent report from Microsoft, computer worms are the most prevalent problem facing Windows users. And one worm, Conficker, has been found on more than 5 million computers.
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Instead of the usual batch of patches on a Tuesday, Microsoft is having to also issue patches at other times to clean up some of their earlier fixes. So make sure you have Windows Update running regularly and check it a couple of times to be sure.
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It used to be that flaws in the operating system were the biggest security problems. These days flaws in applications are more likely to cause problems. We have seen a large number of security issues with various applications, including Adobe Reader, Flash, and Microsoft Office. These applications are usually not checked during a normal system update.
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