If you have not updated Windows this week, then you need to get updating. Yesterday Microsoft released six security updates, with three of them being marked as critical. If you have not updated Windows this week it is imperative that you do so as soon as possible.
Today just as Adobe released a giant update for Flash and Reader that resolves numerous critical vulnerabilities, TrendMicro announced that they have discovered another new unpatched zero-day exploit in Flash. This exploit is actively being used by attackers in spear-phising emails against several Ministries of Foreign affairs.
New updates are available for Adobe Acrobat, Reader and Flash Player that resolve numerous security vulnerabilities. These 2 updates resolve a whopping 69 vulnerabities, with many of them being labeled as critical. These vulnerabilities range from information disclosure to remote code execution.
A new vulnerability has been disclosed for the QTS operating system used by QNAP storage devices. This vulnerability allows remote OSX users to potentially read and write arbitrary files on a QNAP device through the Apple Filing Protocol (AFP).
Threatpost has reported that there is a publicly disclosed vulnerability in Netgear routers is currently being used by attackers to modify a router's DNS entries. All users of Netgear routers should immediately disable Remote Administration. with instructions found in this article.