Sophos technical consultant: discussing how to curb Firefox/Quicktime Security Vulnerabilities

Bkjia.com integrated message] earlier this week, professionals found that when Firefox and Apple QuickTime run together, there is a security vulnerability that may allow unauthorized privileged code to run on users' computers. Hackers exploit this vulnerability to access data in vulnerable personal computers or run malicious code such as worms.

"Enterprises and individual consumers need to upgrade their Firefox version to protect vulnerable software systems, because security is not only a problem for Microsoft products such as Internet Explorer users ." Said Graham Cluley, Senior Sophos technical consultant. "compared with Firefox, IE is more likely to be the target of cyberattacks, however, this does not mean that other non-Microsoft users can turn a blind eye to their computer security problems. There is no reason not to update the latest version of the browser in time ."

Sophos experts recommend that enterprises ensure that all computers connected to their networks comply with a clearly defined security policy that includes the latest appropriate security patches. NAC provides a comprehensive and easy-to-configure network data control solution to help sellers monitor who are and what is being connected to their networks.

For enterprises, Vulnerability Management is a big problem. Make sure that the computer connected to the network updates the virus database and the latest security patches in a timely manner. Cluley said, "the network access control system (NAC) helps enterprises ensure that qualified computers can connect to the network and discover computers that are vulnerable to attacks and cannot defend against dangerous viruses ."

Sophos recommends that computer users perform operations on computers securely and use comprehensive and timely update protection programs to defend against viruses, spyware, spam software, and hacker attacks.