SECURITY PATCHES
MICROSOFT: July 2016 Patch Tuesday: Microsoft Releases 11 Security Updates, 6 Rated Critical. For July, Microsoft released 11 security bulletins, six of which were rated critical due to remote code execution (RCE) vulnerabilities. Read the rest
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ANDROID: Android Security Bulletin Features Two Patch Levels. The frail world of the Android ecosystem has taken some hits in the past week with the disclosure of a full disk encryption bypass vulnerability and the arrival of the HummingBad malware. Find out more
[THREATPOST.COM]
ADOBE: Adobe Deploys Security Update to Fix 52 Vulnerabilities in Flash. Some of the critical flaws could lead to remote code execution on your PC. The update includes Flash security fixes across the Microsoft Windows, Apple Mac, Linux, and ChromeOS operating systems, as well as the Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Internet Explorer 11 browsers. Read more
[ZDNET.COM]
INTEL: Intel Patches Local EoP Vulnerability Impacting Windows 7. Intel issued an important security patch Monday for a vulnerability that could allow hackers to execute arbitrary code on targeted systems running Windows 7. The bug, located in Intel’s HD graphics Windows kernel driver, leaves affected systems open to a local privilege escalation attacks that could give criminals the ability take control of targeted systems. Read more
[THREATPOST.COM]
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NOW ON SLIDESHARE: Tech Update Summary from Blue Mountain Data Systems June 2016 http://www.slideshare.net/BMDS3416/tech-update-summary-from-blue-mountain-data-systems-june-2016.
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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