PC Security and Other Useful Information

Security Mailer V18 #4 Updated article on ‘Meltdown’ and ‘Spectre’ more Apple updates Cisco Advisories Linux updates plus important notice from Red Hat Microsoft update revisions, reminder about last weeks fixed patches General Security entries include securing your stuff more on Meltdown & Spectre 7-Zip vulnerabilities patched VMware advisory correction

About damned time!!! Washington state bill would make hard-to-repair electronics illegal

VMware Releases Security Updates VMware has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in vRealize Automation, vSphere Integrated Containers, and AirWatch Console. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. NCCIC/US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review the VMware Security Advisory VMSA-2018-0006(link is external) and apply the necessary updates.

Chrome Stable Channel Updated to 64.0.3282.119

As if it couldn’t get more bizarre…… Dell Advising All Customers To Not Install Spectre BIOS Updates  

And the beat goes on…. First patches will slow down computers and not boot problems! Red Hat Will Revert Spectre Patches After Receiving Reports of Boot Issues

Security Mailer V18 #3 Browser updates for Pale Moon Cisco Security Advisories; Java updates Linux updates Microsoft updates advisories & important revisions General Security entries include Wireshark and WordPress updates Oracle quarterly update releases

HP Notebook Computer and Mobile Workstation Battery Safety Recall and Replacement Program  

Meltdown and Spectre CPU Vulnerabilities: What You Need to Know There’s a lot of panic and misinformation about these vulnerabilities. Hope this helps.

Security Mailer V18 #2 Adobe updates Flash Player Apple updates iOS macOS and Safari for ‘Spectre’ vulnerabilities Linux updates Microsoft Tuesday with patches, advisories, new information and guidelines, more on Meltdown/Spectre and yes your PC and Windows will be running slower General security entries reviews last week vulnerabilities WD NAS insecure not fixed and exploits […]