Both security professionals and cyber criminals use Metasploit, a penetration testing toolkit maintained by Rapid7, so when a Metasploit module is released, you should expect attacks against unpatched vulnerabilities to kick into a higher gear.
Ms. Smith’s blog
Microsoft is warning of a zero-day exploit targeting Internet Explorer. On Tuesday, the company posted a security advisory stating “Microsoft is investigating public reports of a vulnerability in all supported versions of Internet Explorer.
Ms. Smith’s blog
Microsoft has released an advisory on a new zero day attack against users of Internet Explorer. While a Fixit is available it may be best to avoid using IE for awhile.
Naked Security – Sophos
Mozilla fixed ten security flaws in Firefox—eight of which were rated … to run code and install software as if he or she was sitting in front of a compromised computer itself. Google fixed up 19 different vulnerabilities in its release of Chrome …
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