Patch Tuesday: Fixes 4 critical flaws, 8 remote code execution vulnerabilities

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	Patch Tuesday: Fixes 4 critical flaws, 8 remote code execution vulnerabilities Microsoft released 13 security bulletins, four rated critical, with the suggested deployment priority starting with MS13-068 for Outlook, Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Network World Tech Tours SDN and Network Virtualization event in Philly and Wash. DC Attend and learn how SDN works, its potential in the enterprise, and why leading, bellwether organizations are leveraging it for data center and large-scale networking efficiency- Learn more and register in a city most convenient for you. 9/17- Philly; 10/8- Wash. DC Click to continue In this Issue Adobe issues critical security updates for Flash Player, Reader and Shockwave Player Obvious? Not so much: TSA reminds you not to travel with hand grenades Gartner: Be wary of nascent managed mobility services The iPhone 5s fingerprint reader: what you need to know Buggy Microsoft update hamstrings Outlook 2013 Reported NSA actions raise serious questions about tech industry partnerships New browser blocks snooping adware, Google tracking Encryption still best way to protect data -- despite NSA WEBCAST: IBM Fighting Fraud Videos: IBM Intelligent Investigation Manager Short videos about IBM Intelligent Investigation Manager (IIM) for Fraud. IIM optimizes the investigation of fraud for customers across many industries in both the commercial and public sector space. Learn More. Adobe issues critical security updates for Flash Player, Reader and Shockwave Player Adobe released security updates for Flash Player, Adobe Reader and Shockwave Player on Tuesday to address critical vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to take control of systems running vulnerable versions of those programs. Read More Obvious? Not so much: TSA reminds you not to travel with hand grenades Some of the travel recommendations posted on the Transportation Security Administration's blog seem stupefying obvious. This week's entitled: "Leave Your Grenades at Home" seemed like a no brainer, but alas. The TSA wrote about grenades in particular: Year to date, the agency's officers have discovered: Read More WHITE PAPER: SolarWinds 2013 Network Management Software Buyer's Guide Network management solutions can range from free, open‐source tools, to complex & pricey enterprise class solutions. Balancing the trade‐offs between price & features can be tough. To help with this challenge, Networkmanagementsoftware.com reviewed six different solutions. Learn More Gartner: Be wary of nascent managed mobility services Managed mobility services (MMS) are still fairly young and providers vary considerably, with few having the type of global reach to potentially support the enterprise with any worldwide deployments of smartphones or tablets, Gartner warns in a recent "Magic Quadrant" report on the topic. Read More The iPhone 5s fingerprint reader: what you need to know So Apple has announced that it's building a fingerprint reader into its new flagship smartphone, the iPhone 5s, calling that technology Touch ID. Here's what you need to know about it. Read More WHITE PAPER: F5 Networks 5 Ways to Improve XenApp 6.5 If you are planning to migrate to XenApp 6.5 or improve upon XenDesktop then performance, security, and reliability are concerns for success. Citrix recommends that you use an ADC to address these concerns. Learn More Buggy Microsoft update hamstrings Outlook 2013 An Office 2013 non-security update, part of yesterday's massive Patch Tuesday, blanks the folder pane in Outlook 2013, the suite's email client, drawing complaints from users. Read More Reported NSA actions raise serious questions about tech industry partnerships Revelations that the National Security Agency may be pressuring vendors to put hidden backdoors in their software and hardware for espionage purposes casts a huge shadow over many programs run by the NSA to interact with the high-tech industry for purposes of evaluating, testing and accrediting products that use encryption. Read More New browser blocks snooping adware, Google tracking For Web surfers tired of having their browser activities tracked and who want to make anonymous searches, the new Epic Privacy Browser from Hidden Reflex may be just the thing – with the added bonus of some faster download speeds. Read More Encryption still best way to protect data -- despite NSA Though the National Security Agency spends billions of dollars to crack encryption technologies, security experts maintain that properly implemented, encryption is still the best way to maintain online privacy. Read More
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