Important Security Updates
Apple Multiple Products: Apple has released updates for multiple products, iCloud for Windows, Safari, tvOS, macOS High Sierra, Sierra and El Capitan, iOS, watchOS. Updates are available from Apple’s website.
Apple iTunes: Apple has released version 12.7.1 (64-bit and 32-bit) of iTunes. Updates are available from Apple’s website.
AxCrypt: AxCrypt has released version 2.1.1543.0. Updates are available from AxCrypt’s website.
Dashlane: Dashlane has released version 5.0.0.10636. Updates are available from Dashlane’s website.
Dropbox: Dropbox has released version 38.4.27 for its file hosting program. Updates are available at Dropbox’s website. [See Citadel’s warning below]
Malwarebytes: Malwarebytes has released version 3.2.2.2029. Updates are available from Malwarebytes website.
Skype: Skype has released Skype 7.40.0.104. Updates are available from the program or Skype’s website.
Current Software Versions
Adobe Flash Player 27.0.0.183
Adobe Reader DC 2017.012.20093
Dropbox 38.4.27 [Citadel warns against relying on security of Dropbox or other cloud-based file exchange systems. We recommend files containing sensitive information be independently encrypted with a program like Axcrypt; encryption keys be at least 15 characters long; and the master Dropbox [or other] password be at least 15 characters long and different from other passwords.]
Firefox 56.0.2 [Windows]
Google Chrome 62.0.3202.75
Internet Explorer 11.0.47
Java SE 8 Update 151 [Citadel recommends removing or disabling Java from your browser. Java is a major source of cyber criminal exploits. It is not needed for most internet browsing. If you have a particular web site that requires Java, Citadel recommends using a two-browser approach to minimize risk. If you normally browse the Web with Firefox, for example, disable the Java plugin in Firefox and use an alternative browser — such as Chrome, IE9, Safari, etc — with Java enabled to browse only the sites that require it.]
Microsoft Edge 41.16299.15.0
QuickTime 7.7.9 [Citadel recommends removing QuickTime. On April 14, 2016 US-CERT advised Microsoft Windows users to remove QuickTime. This followed a report in ars technica that Apple has no plans to update the Windows app despite at least two reliable QuickTime vulnerabilities that threaten Windows users who still have the program installed.]
Safari 11.0 [Mac OS X Mavericks, Yosemite, El Capitan]
Skype 7.40.0.104
For Your IT Department
Cisco Multiple Products: Cisco has released updates to address vulnerabilities in Wi-Fi Protected Access, Wi-Fi Protected Access II, FXOS and NX-OS, Aironet 1560, 2800, 3800 Access Points Platforms, Wireless LAN Controller, Identity Services Engine, Firepower 4100 Series NGFW and 9300 Security Appliance, Prime Collaboration Provisioning, Application Policy Infrastructure, Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Enterprise Module, WebEx Meeting Server, IOS, UCS Manager, Expressway Series, TelePresence Video Communication Server, TelePresence Conductor REST, and others. Apply updates. Additional details are available at Cisco’s website.
McAfee: McAfee has released updates for it’s Network Security Manager. Updates are available from McAfee’s website.
Oracle: Oracles’ website.Oracle has released updates for its Identity Manager. Updates are available from
WordPress: WordPress has released version 4.8.3. Apply updates. Additional details are available on WordPress’ website.
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If you are responsible for the security of your computer, Citadel’s Weekend Vulnerability and Patch Report is for you. We strongly urge you to take action to keep your workstation patched and updated.
If someone else is responsible for the security of your computer, forward our Weekend Vulnerability and Patch Report to them and follow up to make sure your computer has been patched and updated.
Vulnerability management is a key element of cyber security management. Cyber criminals take over user computers by writing computer programs that “exploit” vulnerabilities in operating systems (Windows, Apple OS, etc) and application programs (Adobe Acrobat, Office, Flash, Java, etc). When software companies find a vulnerability, they usually issue an update patch to fix the code running in their customer’s computers.
Citadel publishes our Weekend Vulnerability and Patch Report to alert readers to some of the week’s important updates and vulnerabilities. Our focus is on software typically found in the small or home office (SOHO) or that users are likely to have on their home computer. The report is not intended to be a thorough listing of updates and vulnerabilities.
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