SECURITY PATCHES
ORACLE: Oracle Releases Nearly 300 Security Patches. Apache Struts fixes take the lead in the patch-Tuesday, which also includes fixes for various Shadow Brokers leaks. Read more
[SCMAGAZINEUK.COM]
MICROSOFT: Patch Tuesday New Security Update Guide Gets Mixed Reviews. Microsoft’s April Patch Tuesday finally revealed the company’s new approach in rolling out and informing the industry on the security updates for the month and at best has received mixed reviews from several industry insiders. Read the rest
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ANDROID: Pixel XL Devices Accidentally Receive ‘Googlers-only OTA’ of Next Android Security Update. Google frequently uses their employees to dogfood updates before they are released to the public. Earlier this evening, a “confidential Googlers-only OTA” appears to have inadvertently been pushed to some Pixel XL devices. Find out
[9TO5GOOGLE.COM]
READ: Shadow Brokers Lessons…First, Don’t Panic. If you’re worried about zero-days and hacking tools but not outdated software and obsolete systems in your network, then you’re doing security wrong. Read more
[INFOWORLD.COM]
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IT SECURITY SUPPORT: Blue Mountain Data Systems is actively involved in implementing FISMA and NIST standards with Federal Civilian Agencies. Due to our extensive experience in this area, Blue Mountain has developed processes and organizational techniques to help ensure security deliverables are completed on time, and performed in the most efficient manner possible. We ensure that NIST-800-53 control requirements are treated consistently during definition, analysis, implementation, auditing, and reporting phases of a system. Find out more about Blue Mountain Data Systems IT Security Support Services. Call us at 703-502-3416.
BLUE MOUNTAIN DATA SYSTEMS HAS THE EXPERIENCE: 1994 to Present – U.S. Dept. of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration. Responsible to the Office of Technology and Information Systems for information systems architecture, planning, applications development, networking, administration and IT security, supporting the enforcement of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act — ERISA. Within the EBSA, Blue Mountain is responsible for design, development and support for its various enforcement database management systems, as well as all case tracking and customer service inquiry systems. Blue Mountain also provides IT security services to the EBSA, in the form of FISMA Assessment and Authorization, System Security Plans, Risk and vulnerability assessments, monitoring and investigation support. Read more.
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