The vulnerability that was discovered with Microsoft's Internet Explorer web browser last week has been addressed by Microsoft with a security update that fixes the issue. Your York workstation will be looked after by UIT or your local IT support group. For home computers, the Windows Automatic Update should be enabled (the recommended setting) and you will not need to take any action because this security update will be downloaded and installed automatically. Please see the following website for more information on PROTECTING YOUR COMPUTING DEVICES: http://computing.yorku.ca/faculty-staff/support-services/your-york-computer/protecting-your-computing-devices/ Once this patch has been applied, those who have switched to another browser may safely switch back to IE if they prefer (but NOT on Windows XP). Although Microsoft has provided a patch for Windows XP this time, this does not change UIT's position that users should absolutely avoid use of IE, along with other included software, on Windows XP. On XP, third party browsers like Firefox and Chrome are recommended. http://computing.yorku.ca/2014/04/windows-xp-is-no-longer-supported-by-microsoft/ Please direct any questions or concerns to UIT Client Services - email: [log in to unmask] or visit http://ithelp.yorku.ca UIT Announce ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2014 11:56:58 -0400 (EDT) From: UIT Announce <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] Subject: ***Internet Explorer Vulnerability*** ***PLEASE DISTRIBUTE WIDELY*** Microsoft has released a security advisory for a zero-day vulnerability that affects all versions of Internet Explorer. There is currently no patch available for this vulnerability and Microsoft has not provided a date for the release of the patch. More details on the security advisory can be found at https://technet.microsoft.com/en-US/library/security/2963983 Until a patch is released, UIT recommends the use of an alternate web browser like Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox. Windows XP users are more susceptible to the flaw because Microsoft will not be releasing any updates for its version of Internet Explorer. Please direct any questions or concerns to UIT Client Services - email: [log in to unmask] or visit http://ithelp.yorku.ca UIT Announce