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Thursday, September 12, 2013

Patch Tuesday: Fixes 4 critical flaws, 8 remote code execution vulnerabilities

Adobe issues critical security updates for Flash Player, Reader and Shockwave Player | Obvious? Not so much: TSA reminds you not to travel with hand grenades

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Patch Tuesday: Fixes 4 critical flaws, 8 remote code execution vulnerabilities
Microsoft released 13 security bulletins, four rated critical, with the suggested deployment priority starting with MS13-068 for Outlook, Read More


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Adobe issues critical security updates for Flash Player, Reader and Shockwave Player
Adobe released security updates for Flash Player, Adobe Reader and Shockwave Player on Tuesday to address critical vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to take control of systems running vulnerable versions of those programs. Read More

Obvious? Not so much: TSA reminds you not to travel with hand grenades
Some of the travel recommendations posted on the Transportation Security Administration's blog seem stupefying obvious. This week's entitled: "Leave Your Grenades at Home" seemed like a no brainer, but alas. The TSA wrote about grenades in particular: Year to date, the agency's officers have discovered: Read More


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2013 Network Management Software Buyer's Guide
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Gartner: Be wary of nascent managed mobility services
Managed mobility services (MMS) are still fairly young and providers vary considerably, with few having the type of global reach to potentially support the enterprise with any worldwide deployments of smartphones or tablets, Gartner warns in a recent "Magic Quadrant" report on the topic. Read More

The iPhone 5s fingerprint reader: what you need to know
So Apple has announced that it's building a fingerprint reader into its new flagship smartphone, the iPhone 5s, calling that technology Touch ID. Here's what you need to know about it. Read More


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5 Ways to Improve XenApp 6.5
If you are planning to migrate to XenApp 6.5 or improve upon XenDesktop then performance, security, and reliability are concerns for success. Citrix recommends that you use an ADC to address these concerns. Learn More

Buggy Microsoft update hamstrings Outlook 2013
An Office 2013 non-security update, part of yesterday's massive Patch Tuesday, blanks the folder pane in Outlook 2013, the suite's email client, drawing complaints from users. Read More

Reported NSA actions raise serious questions about tech industry partnerships
Revelations that the National Security Agency may be pressuring vendors to put hidden backdoors in their software and hardware for espionage purposes casts a huge shadow over many programs run by the NSA to interact with the high-tech industry for purposes of evaluating, testing and accrediting products that use encryption. Read More

New browser blocks snooping adware, Google tracking
For Web surfers tired of having their browser activities tracked and who want to make anonymous searches, the new Epic Privacy Browser from Hidden Reflex may be just the thing – with the added bonus of some faster download speeds. Read More

Encryption still best way to protect data -- despite NSA
Though the National Security Agency spends billions of dollars to crack encryption technologies, security experts maintain that properly implemented, encryption is still the best way to maintain online privacy. Read More


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