It’s Patch Tuesday

Here’s a good link to displaying today’s patches and their respective critical levels, http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=4552.

Vista security round table with MVP’s

Let’s talk Windows Vista security! On Wednesday June 18th at 9:00AM Pacific Time, Microsoft Technical Fellow and desktop guru Mark Russinovich will again be hosting a live, interactive Springboard Series virtual roundtable with a panel of IT professionals and MVPs-this time on the topic of Windows Vista security.
Join the discussion!
Visit https://ms.istreamp lanet.com/springboard and register for [...]

Let the Comcast breakdown be a warning!

As an MSP you should use Comcast’s recent breakdown, http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=4492&rss, as a warning.
Do you know the following about your managed clients;

Who’s your client’s registrar?
Do you or your client know the username/password to the registrar’s website, is that password secure?
Do you know all the contacts who are listed with the registrar?
When does the domain expire, does it auto [...]

ICS published security flyer

Internet Storm Center, ICS, has published a free downloadable flyer containing;

Security Links
Useful tools
Commonly scanned ports
Much more

You can get the free PDF flyer by visiting this link, http://isc.sans.org/presentations/iscflyer.pdf.

Additional Adobe Flash resources

Are you looking to deploy the updated Adobe Flash to your clients via a script through your MSP tools i.e. Kaseya, Zenith etc. then you better sign-up for the legal right to redistribute Adobe Flash, here’s the link to signup.
Looking for a way to script the installation, here’s a good resource.
Does your client want an [...]

Flash vulnerability is real!

Adobe has confirmed the Flash vulnerability is real, link.
You should use the Adobe Flash removal tool to remove all previous versions, link (make sure all browsers are closed.)
You should then install the latest release of Adobe Flash, link.

Updated Java 1.6.0_06 available for download

Java has released a new client update 1.6.0_06-b02, clicking check for updates from within the Java control panel applet will not properly check for this new revision.
So uninstall all previous releases of the Java client then proceed to this link, to download the latest release.

Adobe Flash vulnerability circulating?

A severe Adobe Flash flaw is being reported for the following revisions:
9.0.115.0
9.0.124.0 (this is the latest revision available at Adobe.com)
Adobe is aware of the report and looking into the issue, follow this site to see the outcome and if an update is released.

Your Clients and Security

I had a client who had their identity stolen about a year ago and this client was recently in court to testify, while in court she was discussing with the other victims her situation. In that discussion twenty some odd victims discovered where the identity theft originated from, the same mortgage lendor!
So after this converstation [...]