Summary:
This vulnerability affects: Firefox 3.5.5 (and previous versions) for Windows, Linux, and Macintosh
How an attacker exploits it: Multiple vectors of attack, including enticing one of your users to visit a malicious web page
Impact: Various results; in the worst case, an attacker executes code on your user’s computer, gaining complete control of it
What to do: Upgrade [...]
This vulnerability affects: Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.2 and earlier, on Windows, Mac, and Unix computers
How an attacker exploits it: By enticing your users into viewing a maliciously crafted PDF document using javascript
Impact: An attacker can potentially gain control of your system
What to do: Implement the workarounds described in the Solution Path section of this alert
Exposure:
Adobe [...]
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Networking makes it easy to share Internet access and data. But you don’t want to share your information with just anyone. With a wireless network, your information is traveling through the airwaves, not physical wires, so anyone within range can “listen in” on your network. There are five essential security measures [...]
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)
HIPAA mandates the privacy and security of protected health information (PHI).
The HIPAA security rule was published in May 2003 and subject to enforcement for all covered entities starting in April 2005. Given the productivity gains for healthcare professionals to communicate with patients and other doctors and health [...]