PC Security and Other Useful Information

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Intel issues Spectre fix for Skylake CPUs Let’s see if these don’t tank our computers this time! 🙁

February 2018 Non-Security Office Update Release Office 2010 Update for Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 (KB4011187) Update for Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer 2010 (KB4011191)  Office 2013 Update for Microsoft Excel 2013 (KB4011700) Update for Microsoft Office 2013 (KB4011646) Update for Microsoft PowerPoint 2013 (KB4011676) Update for Microsoft Project 2013 (KB4011679) Update for Skype for Business 2015 (KB4011678) Office […]

Security Mailer V17 #5 Part One Browsers; Mozilla updates Firefox Cisco Security Advisories Linux updates Microsoft releases update to disable Spectre variant 2 mitigation, revised advisory ADV180002 for Intel reboot issues General Security entry reviews last week Part Two Flash Player 27 Admin guide (PDF) from Adobe Microcode Guidance (PDF) from Microsoft

If you want Office 2019, you’d better love Windows 10. Microsoft Office 2019 Will Be Windows 10 Exclusive

Free repair if purchased in the past 2 years. Reimbursement if already repaired. iPhone 7 Repair Program for “No Service” Issues

Once again, Flash is in the news with another unpatched exploit. Adobe will issue a fix “in a few days”. Krebs has good info on how to reduce your exposure if you must run Flash. Attackers Exploiting Unpatched Flaw in Flash  

THis whole Spectre situation is turning into a huge mess. It’s so bad that: Intel has advised OEMs to not issue any further updates until Intel can issue “fixed” ones. Microsoft has issued an update (Catalog only..no WU or WSUS) that disables the “protection. Microsoft Moves to Disable Spectre Mitigation for Windows While the World […]