Monthly Archives: February 2015

Adobe Flash & GHOST: Critical glibc Vulnerability

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Lately it seems there has been no shortage of critical vulnerabilities being discovered in commonly used software. In the past couple of weeks alone, Adobe has had to release patched versions of Flash to address a trio of publicized zero day vulnerabilities. While as a host that doesn’t really impact us directly, it should be a top priority for anyone browsing the web. The vast majority of end-user computer infections come from malicious content taking advantage of such vulnerabilities. These can often lead to your login information being compromised which certainly does become an issue for us. As always, please be sure you’re staying up-to-date with these Flash patches as well as those for your operating system, web browser, Java, etc. Continue reading