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[IS&T Security-FYI] SFYI Newsletter, March 18, 2013
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In this issue:
1. Microsoft Security Updates for March 2013
2. Cybersecurity Discussed in White House Situation Room
3. Is Your Site Hacked?
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1. Microsoft Security Updates for March 2013
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Last week on Patch Tuesday, Microsoft released six new security bulletins<h=
ttp://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms13-mar>. Four are rat=
ed critical, two are important. The fixes affect the following products:
* Windows
* Internet Explorer
* Office
* Server Software
* Silverlight
The updates have been released to MIT WAUS subscribers, and are available f=
rom the Windows Update tool, the Windows Server Update Services or the Down=
load Center as well.
The update for IE 10 fully supports flash and if you have a Surface RT devi=
ce, there is another firmware update for that as well. More details about t=
he individual updates can be found here<http://blogs.technet.com/b/jeffa36/=
archive/2013/03/13/microsoft-security-bulletin-march-2013-release.aspx>.
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2. Cybersecurity Discussed in White House Situation Room
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The venue for a meeting last week between the President and CEOs of various=
companies, underlined the importance of the topic. Last Wednesday, 13 CEOs=
met with the President<http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2013/03/14/obama=
-cybersecurity-ceos-situation-room/1987559/> in the Situation Room for a "t=
wo-way" exchange of information on cybersecurity. They came after testimony=
last Tuesday at a Senate hearing by the director of the National Security =
Agency and the director of National Intelligence, describing the prevalent =
nature of network breaches by data thieves and cyber spies.
The President sought to grab the attention of the CEOs and to put a stop to=
petty resistance to his recently issues executive order designed to get th=
e federal government and private companies working more closely to protect =
the nation's critical infrastructure against cyber attacks. Cyber attacks t=
op the list of security threats<http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-57573902-8=
3/intelligence-chief-offers-dire-warning-on-cyberattacks/> facing the count=
ry, according to the annual Worldwide Threat Assessment of the US Intellige=
nce Community report.
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3. Is Your Site Hacked?
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Google has launched a website<http://www.google.com/webmasters/hacked/> "He=
lp for Hacked Sites" with information to help web masters when their sites =
have been hacked. The site offers a series of articles and videos to help t=
he website owners regain control of their sites and tighten their security.
Some preventative steps include being vigilant about keeping software updat=
ed for the site and understanding security practices of all applications, p=
lug-ins, third-party software and other applications before you use them wi=
th your site.
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Monique Yeaton
IT Security Communications Consultant
MIT Information Services & Technology (IS&T)
(617) 253-2715
http://ist.mit.edu/security
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s issue:</p>
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<p style=3D"font-family: Helvetica; margin: 0px; ">1. Microsoft Security Up=
dates for March 2013</p>
<p style=3D"font-family: Helvetica; margin: 0px; ">2. Cybersecurity Discuss=
ed in White House Situation Room</p>
<p style=3D"font-family: Helvetica; margin: 0px; ">3. Is Your Site Hacked?<=
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<p style=3D"font-family: Helvetica; margin: 0px; ">1. Microsoft Security Up=
dates for March 2013</p>
<p style=3D"font-family: Helvetica; margin: 0px; ">------------------------=
------------------------------------</p>
<p style=3D"font-family: Helvetica; margin: 0px; min-height: 17px; "><br>
</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; "><span style=3D"font-family: Helvetica; ">Last we=
ek on Patch Tuesday, Microsoft released six new
<a href=3D"http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms13-mar">s=
ecurity bulletins</a>. Four are rated critical, two are important. The fixe=
s
</span><font face=3D"Helvetica">affect the following products:</font></p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; min-height: 17px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica"><br>
</font></p>
<ul>
<li style=3D"margin: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica">Windows</font> </li><l=
i style=3D"margin: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica">Internet Explorer</font>=
</li><li style=3D"margin: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica">Office</font> </=
li><li style=3D"margin: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica">Server Software</fo=
nt> </li><li style=3D"margin: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica">Silverlight</=
font> </li></ul>
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</font></p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica">The updates have been r=
eleased to MIT WAUS subscribers, and are available from the Windows Update =
tool, the Windows Server Update Services or the Download Center as well.</f=
ont></p>
<p style=3D"font-family: Helvetica; margin: 0px; min-height: 17px; "><br>
</p>
<p style=3D"font-family: Helvetica; margin: 0px; ">The update for IE 10 ful=
ly supports flash and if you have a Surface RT device, there is another fir=
mware update for that as well. More details about the individual updates ca=
n be found
<a href=3D"http://blogs.technet.com/b/jeffa36/archive/2013/03/13/microsoft-=
security-bulletin-march-2013-release.aspx">
here</a>.</p>
<p style=3D"font-family: Helvetica; margin: 0px; min-height: 17px; "><br>
</p>
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-------------------------------------------------------</p>
<p style=3D"font-family: Helvetica; margin: 0px; ">2. Cybersecurity Discuss=
ed in White House Situation Room</p>
<p style=3D"font-family: Helvetica; margin: 0px; ">------------------------=
-------------------------------------------------------</p>
<p style=3D"font-family: Helvetica; margin: 0px; min-height: 17px; "><br>
</p>
<p style=3D"font-family: Helvetica; margin: 0px; ">The venue for a meeting =
last week between the President and CEOs of various companies, underlined t=
he importance of the topic. Last Wednesday,
<a href=3D"http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2013/03/14/obama-cybersecurit=
y-ceos-situation-room/1987559/">
13 CEOs met with the President</a> in the Situation Room for a "two-wa=
y" exchange of information on cybersecurity. They came after testimony=
last Tuesday at a Senate hearing by the director of the National Security =
Agency and the director of National Intelligence,
describing the prevalent nature of network breaches by data thieves and cy=
ber spies. </p>
<p style=3D"font-family: Helvetica; margin: 0px; min-height: 17px; "><br>
</p>
<p style=3D"font-family: Helvetica; margin: 0px; ">The President sought to =
grab the attention of the CEOs and to put a stop to petty resistance to his=
recently issues executive order designed to get the federal government and=
private companies working more closely
to protect the nation's critical infrastructure against cyber attacks. <a =
href=3D"http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-57573902-83/intelligence-chief-off=
ers-dire-warning-on-cyberattacks/">
Cyber attacks top the list of security threats</a> facing the country, acco=
rding to the annual Worldwide Threat Assessment of the US Intelligence Comm=
unity report.</p>
<p style=3D"font-family: Helvetica; margin: 0px; min-height: 17px; "><br>
</p>
<p style=3D"font-family: Helvetica; margin: 0px; min-height: 17px; "><br>
</p>
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<p style=3D"font-family: Helvetica; margin: 0px; ">3. Is Your Site Hacked?<=
/p>
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-------</p>
<p style=3D"font-family: Helvetica; margin: 0px; min-height: 17px; "><br>
</p>
<p style=3D"font-family: Helvetica; margin: 0px; ">Google has launched <a h=
ref=3D"http://www.google.com/webmasters/hacked/">
a website</a> "Help for Hacked Sites" with information to help we=
b masters when their sites have been hacked. The site offers a series of ar=
ticles and videos to help the website owners regain control of their sites =
and tighten their security.</p>
<p style=3D"font-family: Helvetica; margin: 0px; min-height: 17px; "><br>
</p>
<p style=3D"font-family: Helvetica; margin: 0px; ">Some preventative steps =
include being vigilant about keeping software updated for the site and unde=
rstanding security practices of all applications, plug-ins, third-party sof=
tware and other applications before
you use them with your site. </p>
<p style=3D"font-family: Helvetica; margin: 0px; min-height: 17px; "><br>
</p>
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<div>Monique Yeaton</div>
<div>IT Security Communications Consultant</div>
<div>MIT Information Services & Technology (IS&T)</div>
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<div>http://ist.mit.edu/security</div>
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