What’s important for you to know about this month’s Patch Tuesday

 

Patches are available this month for Microsoft, Adobe and Java.

 

First, let’s start with Adobe.

 

This month’s patches are for Reader (and Acrobat) Adobe Flash Player and Shockwave Player.

 

To reach the appropriate patches for Adobe, click on these links.

 

· APSB13-23: Two Shockwave Player Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities

· APSB13-22: Multiple Reader and Acrobat  Vulnerabilities

· APSB13-21: Four Flash Player Memory Corruption Flaws

 

There were also updates released for Microsoft’s Office and Internet Explorer

 

September’s Microsoft Patch includes fixes for 47 issues and 13 bulletins.  A list of these updates can be found at Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for September 2013.

 

Some of the more important vulnerabilities include:

· MS13-070: OLE Code Execution Vulnerability

· MS13-071:  Windows Theme Code Execution Vulnerability

· MS13-076: Multiple Kernel-Mode Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerabilities

· MS13-077:  Service Control Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerabilities

· MS13-079:  Active Directory DoS Flaw

 

Also have you updated your Java recently?

 

The website theregister.co.uk states that 81 percent of businesses run outdated Java.  What is Java?  Java is a programming language.  Many websites need Java to run properly. 

 

You should download the latest version of Java by going to their website java.com

 

Updates are important because they protect you from vulnerabilities.  When your computer is updated, you are less apt to be hacked.