Private browsers Tor and Tails have recently provided updates in order to securely browse the internet privately. Tor’s newest update disables SSL3 to prevent POODLE attacks and provides new transports to defeat Chinese firewalls. Tails 1.2 offers Debian-based Linux distribution to further preserve a user’s anonymity. You can read more and find downloadable links to the updates here.
Software/Browser Updates
Before Taking a Lick at Android Lollipop 5.0…
There are some things to know about the new Android Lollipop that was just released recently. The Lollipop has been described by Google as the “largest Android release yet,†kicking things off with more than 5,000 new APIs. To learn more about the Lollipop’s security improvements, smart lock, and battery life improvements, click here.
What You Need to Know About Microsoft’s MSRT Update
In the past week, Microsoft provided an MSRT update that contains detections and removals for several widely used APT tools. The Novetta led coalition encourages enterprises to execute and push this month’s update. There might be some malware included, but you can read more details about that and other information here.
The Skinny on Apple’s Yosemite Security Update
Last week, Apple released OSX 10.10 Yosemite and with that comes security related bug fixes. While this operating system doesn’t turn off SSLv3, it does have safeguards to limit its exposure to POODLE and BEAST attacks. For more details and info about Yosemite, click here.