More Chrome Updates

As an update to our 3/28 blog post, Google has released the following Chrome updates:  version 100.0.4896.60 for Windows, Mac & Linux.  version 100.0.4896.58, for Android, which will available in the coming days on Google Play.  version 100.0.4896.56, for iOS which is available now in the app store. version 101.0.4941.15 for the Dev Channel of Windows, […]

Introducing Email Impersonation Security

Email Impersonation Security provides a stronger layer of cybersecurity for messages and automated notifications sent to NYU Email. Any email that doesn’t meet NYU’s cybersecurity standards is flagged as a risk in the recipient’s NYU Email inbox so they know to be cautious about it or to just delete the message.  In support of this […]

Google Patches Chrome Zero-Day for Desktops – Update Now

Users of Windows, Mac and Linux are advised to update Chrome to version 99.4844.84. This update addresses one zero-day security vulnerability, which is being actively exploited. This vulnerability is being tracked as CVE-2022-1096, and is a type of confusion vulnerability in the V8 JavaScript engine. To check which version of Chrome you’re running, you can […]

Zelle Scam Alert

As you may know, Zelle is a commonly used payment service offered by many banks and credit unions. This service is often offered by default to customers. Due to the rapidity and irreversibility of Zelle payments, scammers are targeting customers with bogus text messages, like the following: Image courtesy of Krebs on Security  How it […]

Apple Patches 87 Security Vulnerabilities Across Multiple Products & Systems

Please see the following Apple support article for more information on recent Apple security updates for all of your Apple devices, and devices running Windows 10 or later. We recommend that you update as soon as possible.  Instructions for updating your devices:  On your iPhone or iPad: Settings > General > Software Update On your […]

Update Firefox Now to Address Multiple Critical Vulnerabilities

Multiple critical vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox and Firefox Extended Support Release (ESR), have been addressed in a recent update. These vulnerabilities allow for remote code execution (RCE) at the logged-in user’s level of access, and are currently being exploited “in the wild”. Users are advised to update Mozilla Firefox to 97.0.2 and Firefox ESR to […]