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Patch Tuesday

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win10_up_icon_sTime To Run Windows Update
Updates available for all supported Windows versions as well as Office 2007-13 and Flash for IE in Win 8/8.1/10.
Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for August 2015

Flash
“Adobe has released security updates for Adobe Flash Player.
These updates address critical vulnerabilities that could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system.”
Flash vulnerable? Nooooooooooooowaaaaaaay 🙄
APSB15-19 Security updates available for Adobe Flash Player
Download Flash
Flash for IE in Win 8/8.1/10 via Windows Update.
Latest version of Chrome has it too (see below)

Google Chrome
“The stable channel has been updated to 44.0.2403.155 for Windows, Mac, and Linux.”
Includes above Flash update.
Download or update from within the program.

VeraCrypt Updated
Version 1.13 released. Missed this one, got update on Sunday (Thanks Mike!).
This is a TrueCrypt replacement.
Download

Patch Tuesday

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windows securityTime To Rune Windows Update
I had 21 updates on one machine, 16 on another.
Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for May 2015

Adobe Reader 11.0.11
Download Adobe Reader or update from within the program (Help > Check for updates).
APSB15-10 Security Updates Available for Adobe Reader and Acrobat
“Adobe has released security updates for Adobe Reader and Acrobat for Windows and Macintosh.
These updates address vulnerabilities that could potentially allow an attacker to take over the affected system.
Adobe recommends users update their product installations to the latest versions.”

Flash Updated
Download Adobe Flash Player
APSB15-09 Security Updates Available for Adobe Flash Player
“Adobe has released security updates for Adobe Flash Player for Windows, Macintosh and Linux.
These updates address vulnerabilities that could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system.
Adobe recommends users update their product installations to the latest versions.”
Download:
Flash for IE
Flash for other browsers
Main download page
Windows 8/8.1 users check Windows Update. Flash was updated today (KB3061904).
Google Chrome users, Flash was updated today with Chrome 42.0.2311.152.

Google Chrome 42.0.2311.152
“The stable channel has been updated to 42.0.2311.152 for Windows, Mac and Linux.
The only change in this update is a new version of Adobe Flash (17.0.0.188).”
Download or update from within the program.

Firefox 38
Not to be left out, Mozilla says “Me too!” with an update to version 38.
Download (Windows, EN-US)
Download other languages and operating systems
Release Notes

Tuesday Morning News

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trek_selfie_123Windows Updates Out Today
Lots of optional Windows updates will be released today.
“Install this update to resolve issues in Windows…” grrrrrr
See here for a full listing: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/894199
source
*edit, 1310hrs. Optional Updates now live.

Sysinternal Autoruns and Process Monitor Updated
See: Sysinternals Site Discussion – Update: Sysmon v3.0, Autornus v13.3, Regjump v1.1, Process Monitor v3.11

Astronaut Trekkie Selfie!

TrueCrypt Audit Complete

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truecrypt_logoThe Open Crypto Audit Project has completed their audit of TrueCrypt. As most security Geeks have opined, TrueCrypt is fine.

1.3 Findings Summary
During the engagement, CS identified four (4) issues, and none led to a complete bypass of confidentiality
in common usage scenarios. The standard workflow of creating a volume and making use of it
was reviewed, and no significant flaws were found that would impact it.