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For questions regarding any of these advisories, please contact the Information Security Office. For help with applying fixes, removing viruses or other application or computer related help, please contact the Help Desk at 817-272-2208.

1/14/2013:

• Java Vulnerability - A serious vulnerability has been identified in Oracle Java. If you do not access any UT applications that require Java in order to work, we advise you to disable or remove it from your computer. To test whether you have Java on your computer, click on this link. To learn how to disable Java on your computer, click on this link. To learn how to remove Java from your Windows computer, click on this link. If you access a UT website or application that requires Java, then we strongly advise that you update it. For information how to update Java, click on this link. For more information about this vulnerability, click on this link.


• Microsoft Releases Security Advisory for Internet Explorer - Microsoft has released Security Bulletin MS13-008 to address a vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, 7, and 8. This vulnerability may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code if a user accesses a specially crafted website. Microsoft is aware of targeted attacks that attempt to exploit this vulnerability in the wild. To resolve this issue, upgrade your web browser to Internet Explorer 9 or above, or apply windows updates. For more information on this vulnerability, click on this link.