Earlier this week, Adobe pushed out four security bulletins. While each bulletin warned of critical vulnerabilities existing in the software packages of Adobe Shockwave Player, Photoshop CS5.5, Illustrator CS5.5, and Flash Professional CS5.5, only the Adobe Shockwave Player received a patch to resolve the issues. The other programs, however, only recommend taking the path of a … [Read more...]
Adobe Flash Player receives security update today
Adobe has published a security bulletin regarding today's update to Adobe Flash Player. The exploit is reportedly being used in the wild, targeting Flash Player in Internet Explorer on Windows. The attack comes through a malicious file attached to an email. … [Read more...]
Avast Antivirus shows malware-looking popup to win a MacBook Air
Avast! antivirus has already managed to anger some of its users in the wee hours this morning. The culprit? They sent a popup notification to Avast! users through the program informing them of their chances to "Win a MacBook Air!", a contest Avast! is legitimately putting on to promote their Avast! free antivirus for Mac being now available. (photo credit: @Grisha) … [Read more...]
How to check for DNSChanger malware infection and fix it
The DNSChanger malware has an interesting history. The FBI, who took down the cybercriminal ring, is running a campaign to get the word out to users that they need to fix their computers before July or they may lose access to the Internet. At one point, as many as 4 million computers around the world may have been infected with the malware. … [Read more...]
National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition gets underway today
You have just been hired as the network and security administrators at a small company and will be taking administrative control of all information systems. You know very little about the network, what security level has been maintained, or what software has been installed. You have a limited time frame to familiarize yourself with the network and systems and to begin the … [Read more...]