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  1. Guest Microsoft Security

    MS14-063 - Important: Vulnerability in FAT32 Disk Partition Driver Could Allow Elevation of...

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    Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V1.0 (October 14, 2014): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way the Windows FASTFAT system driver interacts with FAT32 disk partitions. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges. Continue reading...

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    MS14-061 - Important: Vulnerability in Microsoft Word and Office Web Apps Could Allow...

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    Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V1.0 (October 14, 2014): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves one privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Office. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if an attacker convinces a user to open a specially crafted Microsoft Word file. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the current user. If the current user is logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Customers whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on…

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    MS14-056 - Critical: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2987107) - Version: 1.0

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    Severity Rating: Critical Revision Note: V1.0 (October 14, 2014): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves fourteen privately reported vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer. The most severe of these vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user views a specially crafted webpage using Internet Explorer. An attacker who successfully exploited these vulnerabilities could gain the same user rights as the current user. Customers whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than those who operate with administrative user rights. Continue reading...

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  4. Guest Microsoft Security

    MS14-058 - Critical: Vulnerabilities in Kernel-Mode Driver Could Allow Remote Code...

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    Severity Rating: Critical Revision Note: V1.0 (October 14, 2014): Bulletin published. Summary: Continue reading...

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    MS14-059 - Important: Vulnerability in ASP.NET MVC Could Allow Security Feature Bypass...

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    Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V1.0 (October 14, 2014): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves a publicly disclosed vulnerability in ASP.NET MVC. The vulnerability could allow security feature bypass if an attacker convinces a user to click a specially crafted link or to visit a webpage that contains specially crafted content designed to exploit the vulnerability. In a web-based attack scenario, an attacker could host a specially crafted website that is designed to exploit the vulnerability through a web browser, and then convince a user to view the website. The attacker could also take advantage of compromised websites and websites that a…

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    MS14-030 - Important: Vulnerability in Remote Desktop Could Allow Tampering (2969259) -...

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    Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V1.3 (October 2, 2014): Bulletin revised to clarify the conditions under which Windows 7 editions are affected. See the Update FAQ for more information. Summary: This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow tampering if an attacker gains access to the same network segment as the targeted system during an active RDP session, and then sends specially crafted RDP packets to the targeted system. Continue reading...

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    MS14-009 - Important: Vulnerabilities in .NET Framework Could Allow Elevation of Privilege...

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    Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V1.3 (September 24, 2014): Bulletin revised to correct a missing Server Core installation entry in the Affected Software table for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 when installed on Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (2898855). This is an informational change only. Customers running this affected software on Server Core installations who have already applied the 2898855 update do not need to take any action. Customers running this affected software on Server Core installations who have not already installed the update should do so to be protected from the vulnerabilities addressed in this bulletin. Summary: Th…

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    MS14-049 - Important: Vulnerability in Windows Installer Service Could Allow Elevation of...

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    Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V1.2 (September 24, 2014): Bulletin revised to change Known issues entry in the Knowledge Base Article section from None to Yes. Summary: This security update resolves a privately disclosed vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow elevation of privilege if an attacker runs a specially crafted application that attempts to repair a previously-installed application. An attacker must have valid logon credentials and be able to log on locally to exploit this vulnerability. Continue reading...

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    MS14-055 - Important: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Lync Server Could Allow Denial of...

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    Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V3.0 (September 23, 2014): Bulletin rereleased to announce the reoffering of the 2982385 security update file (server.msp) for Microsoft Lync Server 2010. See the Update FAQ for details. Summary: This security update resolves three privately reported vulnerabilities in Microsoft Lync Server. The most severe of these vulnerabilities could allow information disclosure if user clicks on a specially crafted URL. In all cases, however, an attacker would have to convince users to click on the specially crafted URL, typically by getting them to click the URL in an email message or in an Instant Messenger request. Continue reading...

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  10. Guest Chris Betz

    General Availability for Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET) 5.0

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    Today, we are excited to announce the general availability of Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET) 5.0. EMET is a free tool, designed to help customers with their defense in depth strategies against cyberattacks, by helping block and terminate the most common techniques adversaries might use in comprising systems. EMET 5.0 further helps to protect with two new mitigations, and with new capabilities giving customers additional flexibility on their deployments. EMET helps to protect systems, even before new and undiscovered threats are formally addressed by security updates and antimalware software. This is what some customers have said about EMET: "EMET i…

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  11. Guest Dustin C. Childs

    July 2014 Security Bulletin Webcast and Q&A

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    Today we published the July 2014 Security Bulletin webcast questions and answers page along with the webcast replay. We answered eight questions on air, with the majority focusing on the update for Internet Explorer. The transcript also includes a question we did not have time to answer on the air. Here is the video replay: We invite you to join us for the next scheduled webcast on Wednesday, August 13, 2014, at 11 a.m. PDT (UTC -7), when we will go into detail about the August bulletin release and answer your bulletin deployment questions live on the air. There’s no longer a need to register before this event to attend. You can find details on how to view the web…

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  12. Guest Dustin C. Childs

    Security Advisory 2982792 released, Certificate Trust List updated

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    Today, we are updating the Certificate Trust List (CTL) for all supported releases of Microsoft Windows to remove the trust of mis-issued third-party digital certificates. These certificates could be used to spoof content and perform phishing or man-in-the-middle attacks against web properties. With this update, most customers will be automatically protected against this issue and will not need to take any action. If you do not have automatic updates enabled, or if you are on Windows Server 2003, please see the Security Advisory 2982792 for recommended actions. Additionally, the Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET) 4.1, and newer versions, help to mitigate man…

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  13. Guest Dustin C. Childs

    July 2014 Security Bulletin Release

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    Many around the globe have been following the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ closely. Regardless of which country you are supporting, many folks have been impressed by the defensive display put on by keeper Tim Howard in a loss against Belgium. It was a great performance highlighting a strong defense – always a good thing to have, be it on the pitch or on your system. This month’s release includes six new security bulletins, addressing 29 Common Vulnerability and Exposures (CVEs) in Microsoft Windows and Internet Explorer. Two of these security bulletins are rated Critical, three are rated Important, and one rated Moderate in severity. As always, we encourage you to apply…

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  14. Guest Dustin C. Childs

    Advance Notification Service for the July 2014 Security Bulletin Release

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    Today, we provide advance notification for the release of six Security Bulletins. Two of these are rated Critical, three are rated as Important, and one is rated Moderate in severity. These Updates are for Microsoft Windows and Internet Explorer. This month we will also premier the new format for our Security Bulletin Webcast, scheduled on Wednesday, July 9, at 11 a.m. PDT. Registration, downloading the Live Meeting client, and dialing in to a separate number will no longer be required. You can find details on how to view the webcast here. As per our usual process, we’ve scheduled the Security Bulletin release for the second Tuesday of the month, July 8, 2014, at ap…

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    MS14-046 - Important: Vulnerability in .NET Framework Could Allow Security Feature Bypass...

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    Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V1.2 (September 19, 2014): Updated the Known Issues entry in the Knowledge Base Article section from "None" to "Yes". Summary: This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft .NET Framework. The vulnerability could allow security feature bypass if a user visits a specially crafted website. In a web-browsing attack scenario, an attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could bypass the Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR) security feature, which helps protect users from a broad class of vulnerabilities. The security feature bypass by itself does not allow arbitrary code execution. H…

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    MS14-012 - Critical: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2925418) - Version: 1.1

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    Severity Rating: Critical Revision Note: V1.1 (September 18, 2014): Corrected the severity table and vulnerability information to add CVE-2014-4112 as a vulnerability addressed by this update. This is an informational change only. Customers who have already successfully installed the update do not have to take any action. Summary: This security update resolves one publicly disclosed vulnerability and seventeen privately reported vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer. These vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user views a specially crafted webpage using Internet Explorer. An attacker who successfully exploited these vulnerabilities could gain the same u…

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    MS14-053 - Important: Vulnerability in .NET Framework Could Allow Denial of Service...

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    Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V1.1 (September 17, 2014): V1.1 (September 17, 2014): Bulletin revised to clarify language in the Executive Summary, Mitigating Factors, and Vulnerability FAQ sections that describes the attack vector for CVE-2014-4072. This is an informational change only. Customers who have already successfully installed the update do not have to take any action. Summary: This security update resolves one privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft .NET Framework. The vulnerability could allow denial of service if an attacker sends a small number of specially crafted requests to an affected .NET-enabled website. By default, ASP.NET is not in…

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    MS14-016 - Important: Vulnerability in Security Account Manager Remote (SAMR) Protocol...

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    Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V1.2 (September 10, 2014): Revised Update FAQ and entries in the Operating System column of the Affected Software table to further clarify what version of Active Directory must be installed on a system to be offered the update. These are informational changes only. Summary: This security update resolves one privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow security feature bypass if an attacker makes multiple attempts to match passwords to a username. Continue reading...

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    MS14-054 - Important: Vulnerability in Windows Task Scheduler Could Allow Elevation of...

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    Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V1.0 (September 9, 2014): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow elevation of privilege if an attacker logs on to an affected system and runs a specially crafted application that could exploit the vulnerability and take complete control over an affected system. An attacker must have valid logon credentials and be able to log on locally to exploit this vulnerability. The vulnerability could not be exploited remotely or by anonymous users. Continue reading...

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  20. Guest Suzanne Choney

    Microsoft launches powerful and affordable Lumia 435 and Lumia 532 smartphones

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    The new Lumia 532 uses a quad-core processor. On Wednesday, Microsoft announced two new Lumias: The intuitive and affordable Lumia 435, and the Lumia 532, a powerful device that has a quad-core processor. In February, both phones will start being rolled out in select countries in Europe, Asia-Pacific, India, the Middle East and Africa. Both smartphones come with the latest Windows Phone 8.1 operating system, the Lumia “Denim” update, Microsoft’s Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote), Outlook for email, seamless Skype integration and front-facing camera for Skype video calling, HERE location services, up to 30GB of free cloud storage on OneDrive, and a…

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  21. Guest Suzanne Choney

    New Lumia 435: Top-notch Lumia Windows Phone experience at an affordable price

    by Guest Suzanne Choney
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    On Wednesday, Microsoft introduced the Lumia 435 and Lumia 435 Dual SIM — smartphones that help more people stay connected and that offer the same top-notch Lumia Windows Phone experience at an affordable price. The Lumia 435, with a 4-inch screen, is a perfect choice for those who want to upgrade to a first smartphone, or for anyone to have as a secondary phone. It comes with the latest version of Windows Phone 8.1 and the Lumia “Denim” update, offering great features such as Live Folders, Apps Corner and, in select markets, Cortana. The phone is powered by a 1.2 GHz Snapdragon dual-core processor, and has 1GB of RAM and 8GB of onboard storage. You’ll stay pro…

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  22. Guest Suzanne Choney

    New Lumia 532 is an affordable powerhouse with a quad-core processor

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    Meet the new Lumia 532 and Lumia 532 Dual SIM, Microsoft’s latest quad-core smartphone with an affordable price tag. The phone, with a 4-inch display, comes with Action Center, Word Flow, Live Folders and in some markets, Cortana. While Windows Phone 8.1 is designed to run super fast on any of Microsoft’s smartphones, the Lumia 532’s quad-core processor and 1GB of RAM makes for an easy-to-use experience, perfect for playing “Minecraft: Pocket Edition” or “Candy Crush Saga,” and for sharing on Instagram. With a 5-megapixel main camera, and the Lumia Camera app on the Lumia 532, you’ve got total control over your camera settings. And for the selfie lover, you’ll find …

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  23. Rich-M

    PNY 240 Gb Ssd Sata III Drive-$89.99(after rebate)

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    PNY XLR8 SSD9SC240GMDA-RB 2.5" 240GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=20-178-456&utm_medium=Email&utm_source=GD011415&nm_mc=EMC-GD011415&cm_mmc=EMC-GD011415-_-index-_-Item-_-20-178-456

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    24" LCD Monitor with speakers-$119.99

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    This is the best price I have seen on 24" monitor yet..... SCEPTRE E248W-1920 Black 24" 5ms HDMI Widescreen LCD Monitor 250 cd/m2 DCR 5,000,000:1 (1000:1) Built-in Speakers....Analog RGB, Digital http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=24-112-025&utm_medium=Email&utm_source=GD011415&nm_mc=EMC-GD011415&cm_mmc=EMC-GD011415-_-index-_-Item-_-24-112-025

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  25. Guest John Callaham

    Facebook adds targeted AMBER Alerts in its News Feed

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    Facebook will now include targeted AMBER Alerts in its News Feed on both its mobile and desktop versions. The new feature was put in as part of a new partnership with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to help find missing kids faster. While many Facebook users have shared stories about missing kids and AMBER alerts in the past, this new formal relationship will offer faster and more accurate information about such alerts. Facebook says: When local or state police determine that a case qualifies for an AMBER Alert, the alert is issued by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and distributed through the Facebook system with a…

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