WatchGuard Wire

Syndicate content WatchGuard Wire
Security Alerts and Advice
Updated: 11 hours 15 min ago

Microsoft Patch Day LiveSecurity alerts delayed due to technical issues

Wed, 11/08/2010 - 01:22
Technical difficulties have prevented us from sending our typical Microsoft LiveSecurity alerts. We hope to send them tomorrow, but in the meantime you can find temporary links to today's Microsoft alerts within this post.
Categories: Security

Microsoft Black Tuesday: Tons of updates for Windows, Office, and IE

Tue, 10/08/2010 - 19:35
It's time to dust off Group Policy Manager, or whatever patch management framework you use, and get to patching.As expected, Microsoft has released a record 14 updates for Windows, Office, and Internet Explorer (IE).
Categories: Security

Record MS Patch Day will deliver 14 security bulletins tomorrow

Mon, 09/08/2010 - 19:12
Microsoft plans a record Patch Day on Tuesday, August 10, with 14 security bulletins to fix 34 vulnerabilities in Windows, Office, and Internet Explorer. Read on to plan your preparations.
Categories: Security

Microsoft Black Tuesday: Microsoft Fixes Google researcher's zero day

Tue, 13/07/2010 - 19:11
Today, Microsoft released four security bulletins for July's Patch Day, fixing two flaws in Windows, and two in Office. Three of the four bulletins are Critical. However, even the Important bulletin fixes an Outlook flaw that poses a significant risk.
Categories: Security

July's Patch Day Brings Four Patches to Windows and Office

Fri, 09/07/2010 - 00:27
As regular as Swiss clockwork, Microsoft Patch Day has crept upon us yet again. Read on to learn what combination of Microsoft patches to expect next Tuesday, July 13.
Categories: Security

iTunes 9.2 fixes a cartload of Webkit vulnerabilities

Thu, 17/06/2010 - 23:35
Apple's released iTunes 9.2 yesterday to fix 38 security vulnerabilities. If you use iTunes, click through to learn why you should upgrade.
Categories: Security

Google researcher discloses zero day Microsoft Windows Help Center flaw irresponsibly

Fri, 11/06/2010 - 23:10
An Information Security Engineer at Google, disclosed a complicated, yet serious security vulnerability in Windows' Help Center to the Full-Disclosure mailing list.
Categories: Security

Apple Safari exposes a jungle of security flaws to Windows and Mac users

Thu, 10/06/2010 - 20:41
A few days ago, Apple released Safari 5.0 and 4.1 to fix almost 50 security vulnerabilities in their web browser. The flaws affect both the Mac and Windows Version of Safari.
Categories: Security

Microsoft Black Tuesday: Ten bulletins fix Windows, Office, IE, and IIS vulnerabilities

Tue, 08/06/2010 - 19:15
Microsoft's ten security bulletins contain fixes for 34 vulnerabilities in Windows (and its components), Office, Internet Explorer (IE), and Internet Information Service (IIS). Microsoft rates two of the Windows bulletins, and the IE bulletin, as Critical
Categories: Security

Ten MS Security Bulletins for Tomorrow's June Patch Day

Mon, 07/06/2010 - 20:00
Tomorrow, Microsoft plans to publish their montly security bulletins for June, 2010. Click above to get a quick preview of what to expect.
Categories: Security

Windows 7 image handling component flaw causes BSOD or worse

Fri, 21/05/2010 - 01:20
Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 suffer from an image handling vulnerability that could allow hackers to cause your PC to have a BSOD, or even gain complete control of it. Read on for more.
Categories: Security

Microsoft Black Tuesday: Microsoft patches Outlook Express, Windows Mail, and VBA

Tue, 11/05/2010 - 20:50
Microsoft's Black Tuesday security bulletins are hot of the press. The bulletins fix two critical flaws - an Outlook Express and Windows Mail integer overflow vulnerability and a Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) code execution vulnerability.
Categories: Security