The following software updates were released last week. Citadel strongly recommends that readers upgrade these programs on their computers.
Adobe Reader: Adobe has released Reader X. This follows repeated security problems with previous versions of Reader. The new Reader should be more secure than earlier versions as it has been built using advanced "sandbox" technology. You can download Reader X using the Adobe Download Manager from the Adobe Reader web site. To avoid the Download Manager with its attempt to get you to download other software as well, Windows users can download Windows Reader X here while Mac users can download Mac Reader X here.
Apple iOS: Apple has released iOS 4.2 for for the iPhone, iPad and iTouch. In addition to improved performance, this update fixes several security vulnerabilities. These updates are available during synchronization.
Trend Micro: TrendMicro has released an update to OfficeScan 10.x. The update fixes a vulnerability that put users at risk of a cyber criminal taking full control of their computer.
News of Important Vulnerabilities.
Microsoft Internet Explorer: Microsoft has still not issued an update to fix a zero-day highly critical vulnerability in Internet Explorer that, according to KrebsOnSecurity.com, cyber criminals are exploiting to break into Windows computers.We suggest running the latest version of Firefox with the NoScript add-on as an alternative to IE.
If you are responsible for keeping your computer secure, our weekly report is for you. We strongly urge you to take action to keep your workstation secure.
If someone else is responsible for keeping your computer secure, protect it by forwarding our Weekend Vulnerability and Patch Report to them and following up to make sure your computer has been patched.
Vulnerability management is a key element of cyber security management. Cyber criminals take over user computers by writing computer programs that "exploit" vulnerabilities in operating systems (Windows, Apple OS, etc) and application programs (Adobe Acrobat, Office, Flash, Java, etc). When software companies find a vulnerability, they will issue an update patch to fix the code running in their customer's computers.
The Weekend Vulnerability and Patch Report is intended to raise user awareness to cyber security challenges by alerting them to some of the week's important vulnerability news and updates.
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