Welcome to the Stay Smart Online Alert Service

The Stay Smart Online Alert Service is a free subscription based service that provides home users and small to medium enterprises with information on the latest computer network threats and vulnerabilities in simple, non-technical, easy to understand language. It will also provide solutions to help manage these risks.

You may choose to receive any combination of the following:

• Alerts:	advice on urgent action required in response to current online threats or vulnerabilities.
• Advisories:	advice that is less time critical than alerts.
• Newsletters:	monthly highlights of generic threat trends and online security initiatives.

The Stay Smart Online Alert Service is also available through the Stay Smart Online website: http://www.staysmartonline.gov.au/

Latest Alerts

SSO-AL2012-002 - Adobe Reader and Acrobat security updates
Adobe has released security updates for Windows, Macintosh, and Linux versions of Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat

SSO-AL2012-003 - Microsoft Patches for January 2012
Microsoft updates for January 2012 have been released. They address one critical vulnerability in Windows Media and a number of important vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows.

SSO-AL2012-001 - Extra Microsoft Security Patch
Microsoft has released a security patch out of their normal cycle to correct an important security problem with all supported versions of Microsoft Windows.

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Latest Advisories

SSO-AD2011-041 - Mozilla releases version 9.0.1 of Firefox and Thunderbird
Mozilla has released an updated version of Firefox and Thunderbird correcting a number of vulnerabilities.

What's new in cyber security? 3 new initiatives

SSO-AD2011-040 - Apple releases iTunes 10.5.1
Apple have released iTunes version 10.5.1, correcting a security vulnerability.

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Latest Newsletters

SSO-NL2012-001 - Newsletter - Secure browsing for social networks, uninstalling old programs, and more
This monthâ€™s newsletter will cover how to enable secure web browsing on social networks Facebook and Twitter, how to uninstall old, unused or out-of-date programs from your computer, a tool which makes it easier to keep windows based computer's software up to date, and a warning regarding unsolicited technical support phone calls often purporting to be from Microsoft.

SSO-NL2011-012 - Newsletter - URL typo's and a JB HI-FI Facebook scam
This month's newsletter will cover recent URL typo "competitions" and a Facebook scam.

SSO-NL2011-011 - Newsletter - Short URL services and Memorable Phrase
This month's newsletter covers URL shortening services and looks at what the memorable phrase is used for in emails.

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