Google Releases Security Update for Chrome

Original release date: October 13, 2016

Google has released Chrome version 54.0.2840.59 to address multiple vulnerabilities for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Exploitation of some of these vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to take control of an affected system.

Users and administrators are encouraged to review the Chrome Releases page and apply the necessary update.


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CVE-2016-7959 (simatic_step_7)

Siemens SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) before 14 improperly stores pre-shared key data in TIA project files, which makes it easier for local users to obtain sensitive information by leveraging access to a file and conducting a brute-force attack.

CVE-2016-7960 (simatic_step_7)

Siemens SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) before 14 uses an improper format for managing TIA project files during version updates, which makes it easier for local users to obtain sensitive configuration information via unspecified vectors.

Classified U.S. Defense Network Outage Hits Air Force’s Secret Drone Operations

U.S. drones are again in news for killing innocent people.

The Air Force is investigating the connection between the failure of its classified network, dubbed SIPRNet, at Creech Air Force Base and a series of high-profile airstrikes that went terribly wrong in September this year.

Creech Air Force Base is a secret facility outside Las Vegas, where military and Air Force pilots sitting in