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Advisory:

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.

• Spam & malware exploiting West plant explosion and Boston Marathon Bombing has emerged. Do not open any suspicious links related to these subjects in any email received or on websites that are not reputable. These links will either lead to malicious software, such as viruses, that can infect your computer, or will lead to falsified websites soliciting donations that are in fact designed to steal money or credit card numbers. To read more about this issue, please visit this Information Week article.
  
  
• 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.


• Google Chrome - Google Chrome is a web browser used to access the Internet. Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Google Chrome that could allow remote code execution, the bypass of security restrictions, or cause denial-of-service conditions. Some of the vulnerabilities can likely be exploited if a user visits, or is redirected to a specially crafted web page. As a practice, avoid visiting websites you are not familiar as malicious websites can be coded to exploit such vulnerabilities. Visit the Google Chrome update website for information on how to fix this vulnerability.


• Evernote Security Incident: Evernote is a service that allows people to take notes, clip articles and view them on a range of devices. UTA does not provide formal support for Evernote, however please be aware that Evernote has issued a security notice relating to suspicious activity on their network. As a precaution they recommend changing passwords. As a practice you should not set your UT password to that of non-UT web services. If your Evernote password is the same as your UT Arlington password, please reset your UT Arlington password as soon as possible. To reset your UT Arlington password, use the self service website.