PC Security and Other Useful Information

Cybersecurity Firm Imperva Discloses Breach “Imperva, a leading provider of Internet firewall services that help Web sites block malicious cyberattacks, alerted customers on Tuesday that a recent data breach exposed email addresses, scrambled passwords, API keys and SSL certificates for a subset of its firewall users. Redwood Shores, Calif.-based Imperva sells technology and services designed […]

Apple Releases iOS 12.4.1 to Patch Security Flaw Behind Jailbreak “Apple released iOS 12.4.1 today to fix a security flaw reintroduced with the release of iOS 12.4, and used by security researcher Pwn20wnd to develop and release a jailbreak tool for up-to-date iOS devices. The vulnerability patched today by Apple is a use after free tracked as […]

Security Mailer Volume 19 Number 34 Apple iOS 12.4 bug Cisco security advisories Linux updates Microsoft Update Revisions General Security section reviews last week Security update for VLC Media PlayerJava Roadmap PDF information from Oracle on the sunsetting of JAVA from March, 2018 to help everyone remember the schedule for JAVA changes

Breach at Hy-Vee Supermarket Chain Tied to Sale of 5M+ Stolen Credit, Debit Cards “On Tuesday of this week, one of the more popular underground stores peddling credit and debit card data stolen from hacked merchants announced a blockbuster new sale: More than 5.3 million new accounts belonging to cardholders from 35 U.S. states. Multiple […]

Security Mailer Volume 19 Number 33 Adobe security updates Reader Photoshop CC Flash Player Apple Security Updates Cisco security advisories (some critical) Linux updates EXCEL spreadsheet covering all patches released by Microsoft on Tuesday 8/13/19 Both XLS and XLSX versions are provided Microsoft updates fix 93 vulnerabilities, security update revisions security advisories General Security reviews […]

SEC Investigating Data Leak at First American Financial Corp. “The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is investigating a security failure on the Web site of real estate title insurance giant First American Financial Corp. that exposed more than 885 million personal and financial records tied to mortgage deals going back to 2003, KrebsOnSecurity has […]

Security Mailer Volume 19 #32 Cisco security advisories Linux updates Microsoft security bulletin revised General Security page reviews last week

Security Mailer Volume 2019 Number 31 Cisco security advisorie Linux update Microsoft advisory update General Security review of last week iOS 0-day exploits released

New Windows malware sets up proxies on your PC to relay malicious traffic “A new malware strain targeting Windows systems is rearing its ugly head. Named SystemBC, this malware installs a proxy on infected computers. The bad news is that SystemBC never comes alone, and usually, the presence of this malware indicates that a computer […]