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June 2013 Update Details

Todd Sanders — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:13:28 +0000

Once again, everyone, the second Tuesday of another month has passed and the computer industry has graced society with more updates. June has turned out to be a quiet month for both Microsoft and Adobe, as both companies have released a small number of updates (only one for Adobe!). Oracle is still outside it’s typical [...]

End of Life for Windows XP and Office 2003

kgarrett — Tue, 28 May 2013 13:21:19 +0000

Computer software is constantly being updated which requires faster and more robust hardware which requires more powerful software which requires more powerful hardware. It’s an endless cycle where software and hardware get to the point where they’re no longer supported. Each of the major versions of Windows in the past have had patches to them [...]

May 2013 Update Details

Todd Sanders — Thu, 16 May 2013 21:45:05 +0000

Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday has come and gone and we’re in for a treat of new patches for the month, plus a handful from Adobe. Oracle runs on a quarterly patch schedule and will not be releasing any scheduled updates until July. But without further delay, here is the break down you’ve been holding your breath [...]

Microsoft Confirms Internet Explorer Zero Day, Being Used to Target DoE Employees

Todd Sanders — Wed, 08 May 2013 20:48:22 +0000

On Friday, May 3rd, Microsoft released Security Advisory 2847140 regarding a new flaw in Internet Explorer that was used in a targeted attack against Department of Energy employees and involved a compromised website hosted by the Department of Labor. The flaw in question allows a malicious individual to execute a program on a users’ computer [...]