PC Security and Other Useful Information

Security Mailer Volume 20 Number 47

• Apple security updates
• browser updates
  • Mozilla
  • Firefox,
  • Firefox ESR
  • Thunderbird
• Cisco security advisories
• Linux updates and patches
• Microsoft Tuesday
  • Security updates revised
  • Security advisories
  • EXCEL spreadsheet listing all the updates released by Microsoft on Microsoft Tuesday, XLS and XLSX versions provided
• General Security reviews from the past 4 weeks

Security Mailer Volume 20 Number 42

• Adobe updates Flash Player
• Mozilla updates Firefox and Thunderbird
• Linux updates and patches
• Microsoft
  • Tuesday updates and patches
  • Security Advisories
  • Security Updates revised
  • Manifest v3 tests in Edge
• General Security reviews last week
• SonicWall VPN’s need patching
• Dickey’s Barbecue Pit Breach
• Twitter locks Trump’s account
• Barnes and Nobel Breach

Microsoft Patch Tuesday, October 2020 Edition

“It’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month! In keeping with that theme, if you (ab)use Microsoft Windows computers you should be aware the company shipped a bevy of software updates today to fix at least 87 security problems in Windows and programs that run on top of the operating system. That means it’s once again time to backup and patch up.”

Security Mailer Volume 20 Number 40

• Apple iOS 14 problems
• Cisco security advisories
• Linux updates and patches
• Microsoft Security Update for Netlogon revised
• General Security reviews last week
• New Wireshark release

Security Mailer Volume 20 Number 39

• Browser updates
  • Mozilla
  • Firefox
  • Firefox ESR
  • Thunderbird
• Cisco Security Advisories;
• Linux updates and patches
• Microsoft
  • Security Advisory for Edge
  • announcement for new Office release
  • announcement for new Exchange Server release
• General Security reviews
• CISA warns of LokiBot malware

Security Mailer Volume 20 Number 38

• Apple Security Updates
• Cisco security advisories
• Linux updates and patches
• Microsoft Security updates revised
• General Security reviews

Security Mailer Volume 20 Number 37

• Adobe security bulletins and updates
• Mozilla updates
  • Firefox
  • Firefox ESR
  • Thunderbird
• Linux updates and patches
• Microsoft
  • Tuesday updates and patches (over 120 vulnerabilities again this month)
  • Security advisory
  • Update revisions
• General Security reviews last week

  Part 2
  

• Excel spreadsheet listing all the updates released by Microsoft, XLSX and XLS versions
• Updating Windows 10 1903 to 1909 via the 1909 Enablement Package (use at own risk)
• How to regain Windows 10 Admin rights in case you lost them using the enablement,
  [Some have reported a new user named User that is the new administrator after using the enablement package and their old profile cannot be made administrator again through User Accounts in the control panel, so here’s two ways to get your rights back.
• I have also added the two docs from part 2 to the Windows 10 resources folder on the site

   

Microsoft Patch Tuesday, Sept. 2020 Edition

“Microsoft today released updates to remedy nearly 130 security vulnerabilities in its Windows operating system and supported software. None of the flaws are known to be currently under active exploitation, but 23 of them could be exploited by malware or malcontents to seize complete control of Windows computers with little or no help from users.”

Security Mailer Volume 20 Number 36

• Cisco security advisories
• Linux updates and patches
• General Security reviews last weeks vulnerabilities

Security Mailer Volume 20 Number 35

• Cisco security advisories
• Linux updates and patches
• Microsoft security advisory
• General Security reviews last week