Chrome 72, which is available now from the Chrome menu via Chrome, About Google Chrome (will auto update when accessed) fixes 58 CVE flaws (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures, a catalog of known security threats sponsored by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security), 17 of which are rated ‘high severity’ and 1 of which is rated as ‘critical’.
Firefox 65, which is available now from the FireFox menu via Firefox, About Firefox fixes 7 CVEs, 2 of which are marked as ‘high severity’ and 3 of which are marked as critical.
Please be reminded that your tablets and smartphones have a variety of options for updating apps. The following are directions for enabling the auto update of apps on iOS and Android devices.
- On your iOS handheld devices, applications may be updated via Settings, iTunes & App Store and toggling the switch to the right of “Updates” to the ‘on’ position. Once your device is connected to a charger, available updates will install.
- On Android devices go to the Google Play Store app store and from the main menu tap Settings and then tap Auto-update apps and select an option:
- auto update apps at any time, which will update apps using either WiFi or mobile data, or
- over WiFi only to only update when connected to WiFi.
It is recommended that you update Chrome and Firefox on all devices asap. For more information, please see the following article: Update Now! Chrome and Firefox patch Security Flaws.