<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><DIV>Hello readers,</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>I am changing the format of the IS&T Security FYI email a bit and making it into a weekly or bi-weekly newsletter depending on what makes most sense. As you may have noticed from the last email I sent, there are plenty of topics to discuss, and this format makes it easier to include more than one topic at a time. Please let me know what you think when you have a chance. If there are any topics you would like to see included, feel free to drop me a line at <A href="mailto:myeaton@mit.edu">myeaton@mit.edu</A>.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>This issue includes:</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>1. Apple QuickTime Update</DIV><DIV>2. Security @ MIT blog site</DIV><DIV>3. Safety Tip of the Week</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>--------------------------------</DIV>1. Apple QuickTime Update<DIV>--------------------------------</DIV><DIV>Two weeks ago I warned you about a vulnerability that exists in the way Apple QuickTime handles specially crafted Real Time Streaming Protocol URL strings. This week Apple released Security Update 2007-001 which addresses this issue. </DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>The update can be downloaded manually from the Apple site here: <A href="http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/">http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/</A>. </DIV><DIV>Mac and Windows users who have Software Update turned on in their preferences and already have QuickTime 7.1.3 installed, will automatically receive the update. After downloading, you will be required to restart your computer.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>If applicable, you may want to first check with your local IT support provider before installing patches on your system. </DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>----------------------------</DIV><DIV>2. Security @ MIT Blog</DIV><DIV>----------------------------</DIV><DIV>At times there is information in the media or from other sources relating to IT security that we like to post or make comments on. We have developed a blog where our team contributes articles to on a regular basis. Some of these articles were also included in our regular Security-FYI emails. Please check out our blog and post a comment. We are open to suggestions and ideas on how to improve this tool for our audience.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><A href="https://bloggeroff.mit.edu/blogs/security/">https://bloggeroff.mit.edu/blogs/security/</A></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>-----------------------------</DIV><DIV>Safety Tip of the Week</DIV><DIV>-----------------------------</DIV><DIV>[As a regular feature of the newsletter, this section will include a safety computing tip of the week. If you have any suggestions for a tip, please pass it along!]</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>This week's tip:</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><SPAN class="Apple-style-span"><B>Update your anti-virus program</B>. I was talking to a colleague earlier today who said to me that she gets regular notices from her anti-virus program asking to update. She's been ignoring the messages because she wasn't sure what to do about it. Many people aren't aware how virus-protection software works and assume all is well just because they have a virus-protection program running on their computer. But that's not always the case.</SPAN></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Because new threats emerge all the time, your virus-protection software needs to be regularly updated so that it can catch the latest ones. You should therefor always update your virus protection software. VirusScan for Windows and Virex for Mac come pre-configured to do daily updates when downloaded off MIT's IS&T software website. You should let the program update itself in the background so that you aren't notified each time this happens. You can also manually update your program by visiting the McAfee site at <A href="http://www.mcafee.com/us/downloads/">http://www.mcafee.com/us/downloads/</A>.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>To learn more:</DIV><DIV><A href="http://web.mit.edu/ist/topics/virus/">http://web.mit.edu/ist/topics/virus/</A></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>If you have any questions please contact us at <A href="mailto:security@mit.edu">security@mit.edu</A> or if you need help with your computer contact the Computing Help Desk at <A href="mailto:computing-help@mit.edu">computing-help@mit.edu</A>.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Happy computing,</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Monique</DIV><DIV><BR><DIV> <SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><DIV style="font-size: 12px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">=========================</SPAN></SPAN></DIV><DIV style="font-size: 12px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">Monique Yeaton</SPAN></SPAN></DIV><DIV style="font-size: 12px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">IT Security Awareness Consultant</SPAN></SPAN></DIV><DIV style="font-size: 12px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">MIT Information Services & Technology (IS&T)</SPAN></SPAN></DIV><DIV style="font-size: 12px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">(617) 253-2715</SPAN></SPAN></DIV><DIV style="font-size: 12px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; "><A href="http://web.mit.edu/ist/security">http://web.mit.edu/ist/security</A></SPAN></SPAN></DIV><DIV style="font-size: 12px; "><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN> </DIV><BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>