Update Tuesday

Seems like the last update Tuesday was only a few days ago but here it is again. Microsoft released several updates including an update to IE 10 that fixes a current exploit being used to take control of computers. Adobe also released an update for Flash Player.

More info on both here.

Update Tuesday

It was update Tuesday yesterday. Microsoft released several patches that fix 31 security issues in Windows. These should be installed as soon as possible.

Adobe also released an update to their Flash Player plugin last week that fixes a critical security issue that was being used to install malware on computers. They also released an update to their Shockwave player that resolves some other security issues.

If you are unsure if you have these plugins installed now would be a good time to check your browser plugins and make sure they are up-to-date. Mozilla has a nice plugin checker.

Update Tuesday (Microsoft, Adobe and Oracle)

It's update Tuesday again. Today updates were released from Microsoft, Adobe and Oracle that fix critical vulnerabilities in Windows (Microsoft), Office (Microsoft), Acrobat (Adobe), AIR (Adobe), Flash Player (Adobe), and Java (Oracle). It's important to install these updates as soon as possible.

Note that the Java update tries to install a toolbar by default. You likely want to un-check that option.

More details on the updates.

Update Tuesday

It seems I forgot to post the last few times. So if you haven't checked your updates recently now is a good time to verify that everything is up-to-date.

From: http://krebsonsecurity.com/2013/12/zero-day-fixes-from-adobe-microsoft/

"Adobe and Microsoft today each separately released security updates to remedy zero-day bugs and other critical vulnerabilities in their software. Adobe issued fixes for its Flash and Shockwave players, while Microsoft pushed out 11 updates addressing at least two dozen flaws in Windows and other software."

Update Tuesday

Last Tuesday was update Tuesday. There were several updates from Microsoft for Windows and Office. There have been reports that one of those updates can take quite a while to install - 30 to 40 min.

There was an update to Adobe Flash Player (11.8.800.168) and Adobe Reader (11.0.4 and 10.1.8) released by Adobe.

Oracle also released an update for Java (Java 7 update 40).

A mostly unremarkable update Tuesday

It's update Tuesday again and this month so far we only have security updates from Microsoft and only three of them have received the highest severity of critical out of eight total bulletins published. Altogether a light Tuesday for updates, we will see what the rest of the month will bring.

Update Tuesday

Update Tuesday is on us again. Microsoft has released 7 patches including a patch for an exploit in their font rendering system that is quite critical to deploy as soon as possible.

Adobe has also released an update to flash player.

As usual updates should be installed automatically or prompt for installation. If they don't there are links on the side to download them manually.

Now is also a good time to check your web browser versions to make sure they are being updated. Firefox should be at 22 and Chrome should be at 28. You can find this info in the "about" menu option.