Critical Updates Released for Windows and Adobe Products

Microsoft and Adobe both released a large number of critical security updates for a variety of products yesterday. These updates are believed to address vulnerabilities related to exploits developed (and later stolen from) the National Security Agency. Security researchers believe that that these exploits are already being used by hackers to attempt to compromise systems.

“According to security firm Qualys, 27 of the 94 security holes Microsoft patches with today’s release can be exploited remotely by malware or miscreants to seize complete control over vulnerable systems with little or no interaction on the part of the user.” (https://krebsonsecurity.com/2017/06/microsoft-adobe-ship-critical-fixes/)

GHC ITS recommends all employees take a few moments to update all their computers as soon as possible. Additionally, we recommend all users check for Adobe Flash updates and to see if they have Adobe Shockwave installed and remove it if it is no longer needed.