October 2019 Updates

Executive Summary

As we draw closer and closer to the 14 January 2020 End of Life for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008, we’re seeing a lot of organizations taking the opportunity to not only replace their dated hardware, but replace their security posture as well. With the installation of their new workstations and new servers, many are taking the opportunity to be proactive about security by limiting administrative access and leveraging the MyIT program for patch management, log monitoring, etc. If you aren’t doing proactive management of your network or aren’t happy with your current process or service provider, we would love an opportunity to earn your business. Feel free to give us a call or use our contact form to setup a free, no obligation meeting to see if Cyber Tech Cafe can help.


News

  • DC770 – Cyber Tech Cafe is a proud supporter and co-sponsor of the DC770 DEF CON group that meets monthly at 7:00pm ET at Jefferson’s restaurant in Cartersville on the first Tuesday of each month. More information is available at https://dc770.org

Tech News


Update Info

Microsoft

Microsoft reported 59 vulnerabilities this month, 9 of which were classified [by Microsoft] as CRITICAL with the remaining 50 rated important, moderate or low. As always, don’t be be the low hanging fruit and remember, all the cool kids update!

Additional details on Windows Updates are available HereHere, and Here.


Adobe

Adobe has yet to release any security bulletins for the month of October.

Like Microsoft, Adobe (for the most part) now releases updates to their products on the second Tuesday of each month. Adobe will also release ‘out of band’ updates if necessary to address critical vulnerabilities in their products. Adobe products include Adobe Reader (for viewing PDF files), Adobe Flash Player (often used to watch videos, for interactive content like games, etc.), Adobe Shockwave and the Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, Lightroom, etc.).

Additional details are available from Adobe Here including links to download the update(s) and instructions for installation.


Java

Oracle released it’s July 2020 Patch Update Advisory , patching a total of 433 vulnerabilities. Additional information is available from the Oracle website here.

Oracle announced at the beginning of 2019 that Java SE would no longer be free for commercial customers. For more information read our article here.


Security News

If your business accepts credit cards, you’ve probably heard the term PCI or PCI DSS and whoever does the credit card processing for you (your merchant provider) probably has you fill out a form regularly to verify your compliance with PCI DSS. So, what is PCI DSS Compliance?  What is the SAQ and what are you agreeing to by filling out the SAQ? In this article, I’ll try to answer each of these questions as well as help you determine what your specific PCI DSS requirements are.

Read more about Demystifying PCI DSS Compliance at Piratica.us

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These updates will be automatically reviewed, approved and installed for MyIT Customers. If you would like more information about the Cyber Tech Cafe MyIT services for your business, please let us know. The Cyber Tech Cafe MyIT services are available in three different levels (Bronze, Silver and Gold) and can provide updates only (Bronze), updates and proactive network auditing and monitoring (Silver) or updates, proactive auditing and monitoring and up to 10 hours of priority support at a significantly discounted rate (Gold). Pricing is based on the number of physical locations, servers and workstations that you have.