Security Advisor
RCE Fixes Win the Attention of June's Microsoft Patch
Microsoft's June security present arrived yesterday, and, as is now the norm, remote code execution fixes make up four of the seven bulletin items. That's because hackers prefer exploiting your system from a distance over having you look over their shoulders when they invade your home.
The consensus among security experts is that bulletin MS12-037, a "cumulative" security update for Internet Explorer should be taken care of immediately. That's because it takes care of a batch of 12 holes -- some that have already been seen being exploited in the wild. And a Web browser seems like an easier window into your system than, say, waiting for you to fall for an elaborate attack in Photoshop.
Along with this batch of fixes, Microsoft is also changing its policy on how your system identifies bogus Microsoft certificates. And if you guessed this is in response to the Flame malware hiding under fake certificates, you would be 100 percent correct.
The major change is that instead of asking for your permission before updating its certificate black list, it will automatically send the information to your system.