If you get an email claiming to be from American Express asking you to change or update your email address, DO NOT click on the links. While this email looks legitimate, it is a fraudulent phishing email and the links do not point to American Express.
Please alert your staff to not respond or click on the links in this email. AS always, if you have any question or doubt regarding an email is is always better to contact our office before opening. Glasser Tech 516-762-0155.
On April 10, 2012, Microsoft released 4 critical updates. The most critical update called MS12-027, is one that affects a diverse set of products including Office, SQL Server, Biztalk, Commerce Server, Visual FoxPro and Visual Basic. Experts say the patch should be installed immediately because malware exploiting the vulnerability has already been used in attacks.
Nearly as critical is MS12-023, an update that fixes security flaws in all versions of Internet Explorer. Microsoft has given the vulnerabilities an exploitability index of 1, which means malware attacking the flaws is likely within the next 30 days. Patching IE is one of the most important things a company can do to maintain a strong security posture.
The remaining two critical updates, MS12-024 and MS12-024, fix flaws that leave Windows systems vulnerable to remote code execution. the same danger is avoided in Office 2007 SP2 by deploying one of the important patches.
Adobe is encouraging you to update Adobe Reader and Adobe X 10.12 and earlier running on Windows, Mac and Linux
Adobe released a security bulletin describing four vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader and Acrobat X 10.1.2 and earlier, running on all supported platforms. Adobe doesn’t describe these flaws in much technically detail, but most of them involve integer overflow and memory corruption issues within Reader and Acrobat components. Despite their technical differences, all four vulnerabilities share a similar scope and impact. If an attacker can entice you into opening a specially crafted PDF file, he can exploit any of these issues to execute code on your computer, with your privileges. If you have root or system administrator privileges, the attacker gains complete control of your machine.
If you use Adobe Reader to open PDF documents, you should download and install this Reader update as soon as you can.
Adobe has released Reader and Acrobat X 10.1.3 (and 9.5.1 for legacy users) to fix these vulnerabilities. You should download and deploy the corresponding updates immediately, or let the Adobe Software Updater program do it for you.
Glasser Tech will be holding a seminar at the Suffolk Academy of Law on Friday April 20, 2012. A free lunch will be offered.
The luncheon will begin at noon with the presentation following from 12:30 to 2:10 PM.
If you were among those who stood in line for the release of the new iPad in mid-March or even if you have a prior version you will want to be a part of the Academy’s free seminary, iPad for Lawyers. This program is presented by Glasser Tech and it will teach you all sorts of new tricks for the device, many of which you will undoubtedly find to be true time saving, practice enhancing applications for the busy attorney.
The program agenda includes such topics as documentation, collaboration, legal research, connecting to your office and applications that are legal specific software applications and comments from a laywers perspective will be added by Barry M. Smolowitz, Esq. (SCBA Technology Director and Past SCBA President), John R. Calcagni, Esq. (former Academy Dean and a current member of the SCBA Executive Committee), and Allison Shields, Esq. (principal of Legal Ease Consulting and a member of the Academy’s Advisory Committee).
The program agenda includes such topics as documentation, collaboration, legal research, connecting to your office, applications that are legal specific. Current and prospective iPad owners will walk away empowered to increase their productivity immediately.
The Academy anticipates that its April 20 complimentary lunch program on "iPads for Lawyers"will fill up early. To reserve your spot in the lecture hall, please call the Academy (631-234-5588) to enroll as soon as possible. If you must cancel after registering, please let the Academy know so that the spot may be given to another.
Bring your iPad if you have one.
