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Microsoft Issues Emergency ‘Fix It’ For IE Amid Attacks

2013-09-19/0 Comments/in Vulnerability/by fdesir

A posting from Dark Reading in there Attacks and Breaches section: Security experts are urging users to apply newly released mitigations as a stop-gap while waiting for Microsoft to patch a newly discovered critical vulnerability in Internet Explorer. Microsoft rushed out a Fix It tool yesterday in lieu of a patch after reports surfaced that attackers […]

SANS Cyber Defense Initiative (CD) 2013

2013-09-19/0 Comments/in Conference, Training/by SecurityOrb_Staff

Discover the SANS Cyber Defense Initiative (CDI) 2013 training event in Washington DC at the Washington Hilton on December 12-19.

More than 25 courses will be taught at SANS CDI 2013 in the following areas:

Microsoft Issues Emergency ‘Fix It’ For IE Amid Attacks

2013-09-19/0 Comments/in Vulnerability/by fdesir

SANS Cyber Defense Initiative (CD) 2013

2013-09-19/0 Comments/in Conference, Training/by SecurityOrb_Staff

Discover the SANS Cyber Defense Initiative (CDI) 2013 training event in Washington DC at the Washington Hilton on December 12-19.

More than 25 courses will be taught at SANS CDI 2013 in the following areas:

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Microsoft Issues Emergency ‘Fix It’ For IE Amid Attacks

2013-09-19/0 Comments/in Vulnerability/by fdesir

A posting from Dark Reading in there Attacks and Breaches section:

Security experts are urging users to apply newly released mitigations as a stop-gap while waiting for Microsoft to patch a newly discovered critical vulnerability in Internet Explorer.

Microsoft rushed out a Fix It tool yesterday in lieu of a patch after reports surfaced that attackers were using the vulnerability to target Internet Explorer 8 and 9. According to Microsoft, the vulnerability exists in the way that IE accesses an object in memory that has been deleted or has not been properly allocated. The vulnerability could corrupt memory in a way that could permit an attacker to execute code in the context of the current user within IE.

An attacker could exploit this issue through drive-by downloads, either by compromising a legitimate site or tricking a victim into clicking a malicious link in an email or instant message.

“It’s not clear how many legitimate sites, if any, may have been found serving this malware, but Microsoft is definitely taking notice,” says Ross Barrett, senior manager of security engineering at Rapid7. “Considering the timing, I would personally expect to see an out-of-band patch from Microsoft.”

Noting that the issue is believed to be present in all supported versions of Internet Explorer, he adds that it is possible that the vulnerability has been targeted for some time.

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SANS Cyber Defense Initiative (CD) 2013

2013-09-19/0 Comments/in Conference, Training/by SecurityOrb_Staff

Discover the SANS Cyber Defense Initiative (CDI) 2013 training event in Washington DC at the Washington Hilton on December 12-19.

More than 25 courses will be taught at SANS CDI 2013 in the following areas:

·       IT security
·       penetration testing
·       security management
·       computer forensics
·       IT audit

This is your opportunity to:
Understand how the newest cyber attacks work and what you can do to prevent them or mitigate the damage.
Ensure that your tools are up to the task of finding, blocking, and deciphering hacking attacks.
Get the training you need to make your organization cyber secure.
SANS is the one educational organization known for developing the cybersecurity skills most in need right now. Every course, evening talk, and special event is designed to equip you with cutting-edge knowledge and skills required to combat today’s cyber criminals.

SANS Cyber Defense Initiative (CDI) 2013 is powered by NetWars Tournament Play and will also include the 2nd annual Tournament of Champions.
To learn more about SANS CDI 2013, or to register, please visit:
http://www.sans.org/info/139540

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