In addition to keeping your browser software up to date, Check Point Software recommends you avoid unfamiliar websites and clicking on links from unknown sources. Google also recently noted an increase in zero-day attacks – software weaknesses spread among hackers before developers can create a fix – in another blog post from March 10. That means being on alert for phishing attempts, which try to get you to click on links that could steal personal data or install malware, and using strong passwords. Once again, thank you to the Miami community for keeping up with security updates and helping us stay safe.Security professionals – and even President Biden – have recommended Americans be on alert for an increase in cyberattacks, some coming from Russian retaliation for U.S.
More detailed instructions can be found on the Google support site: Update your browser. If you’re not in the habit of shutting down your computer or closing applications, make sure that your browser is on at least version v1.41 (for Windows, Mac, and Linux) by visiting Help > About Google Chrome in your browser.
The long and the short of it is that there is a vulnerability in older versions of the Chrome browser that’s serious enough that Google isn’t telling the security community about it, yet-lest any bad actors get bad ideas about exploiting said vulnerability.įor Miami-managed computers, the app is set to update when you restart it. It’s imperative that you go in and manually update your browser and, if you can’t, simply uninstall and then reinstall the app. Google recently became aware of a significant security flaw in the Google Chrome browser application. Update: According to the Cyberstructure and Infrastructure Security Agency, on May 11, 2022, Google released a new version of Chrome to combat even more security flaws.
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