Patch Management

Microsoft announced on Tuesday that it will issue an emergency fix on Wednesday for a dangerous zero-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer. Apple on Monday released a security update for for Mac OS X, addressing 21 vulnerabilities. Users are encouraged to patch their systems immediately with an out-of-band fix from Microsoft for a major Internet Explorer vulnerability. Along with the updates to Microsoft's Internet Explorer, Apple's Safari fixes, and the latest Opera patches, Mozilla has released its own security updates for Firefox. The security issues could lead to system access, disclosure of potentially sensitive information, cross-site scripting exploits, or a denial of service condition.  

 

A good storage solution, backed up with the right policies, can help keep you out of the headlines and achieve compliance. By Mark Mayne Chip and PIN credit cards are hitting Australian shores. Negar Salek, demystifies the emerging secure payment technology and its potential benefits. Time is critical when it comes to patches, so make sure you don't miss out on any critical releases. The financial industry has been hit hard by the increasing sophistication of web-based threats, including online phishing and identity theft attacks. According to Gartner, these attacks caused losses upwards of US$2.8 billion in 2006 and the numbers don't seem to be abating in 2007. Hard drives are often overlooked when it comes to patching. But an exploit in this area could be fateful.  

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