IT Security News
Google patches several serious Chrome bugs
(1/27/2012) Critical vulnerability disclosed Monday was actually fixed earlier this month
Feds Issue Comprehensive Cloud Security Guidance
(1/27/2012) National Institute of Standards and Technology urges government and private sector users not to leave cloud security to providers or service arrangements.
Symantec admits stolen source code impacts pcAnywhere
(1/27/2012) Symantec is advising users of its pcAnywhere remote access product to disable the software if they don't absolutely need it.
DreamHost resets passwords after database breach
(1/25/2012) Unauthorized database access prompted DreamHost to reset the FTP and shell access passwords of its customers
Supreme Court Rejects Student Social-Media Cases
(1/23/2012) The justices have not squarely addressed the student-speech issue as it applies to the digital world — one filled with online social-networking tools such as Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and others. The issue before the justices tests whether public schools may discipline students who, while off campus, use social-networking sites to mock school officials.
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Important Information on pcAnywhere
(1/26/2012) On Monday, January 23, 2012, Symantec released a patch that eliminates three known vulnerabilities affecting customers using pcAnywhere 12.5 running on Windows.
Oracle to issue 78 patches, including 27 for MySQL
(1/18/2012) Oracle is set on Tuesday to release 78 security fixes for vulnerabilities in its database, middleware and applications, according to a preview announcement posted to the company's website this week.
Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for November 2011
(11/7/2011) Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for November 2011
Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2011
(10/21/2011) Due to the threat posed by a successful attack, Oracle strongly recommends that customers apply CPU fixes as soon as possible.
Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for October 2011
(10/14/2011) On Tuesday, October 11, Microsoft released eight security bulletins to address a total of 23 vulnerabilities in Windows, Internet Explorer (IE), Silverlight and other products. The update for IE fixes eight flaws and affects versions IE6 through IE9.
Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for September 2011
(9/16/2011) This bulletin summary lists security bulletins released for September 2011. With the release of the security bulletins for September 2011, this bulletin summary replaces the bulletin advance notification originally issued September 8, 2011. For more information about the bulletin advance notification service, see Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification.
IT Security Tips
Find out What They Know: WPI Project
Test the information stored in the cookies on your computer. This email is from a professor at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, about a project he and a student put together.
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Video winner from Educause 2009 Computer Security Awareness Video Contest.
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A 10-minute educational video that provides an overview of identity theft and outlines the steps customers can take.