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Security Update for Internet Explorer (960714)
December 19, 2008 01:51 PM | AutomationMichael Flores, User Technology Manager
On Wednesday, December 17, 2008 Microsoft announced that there was a necessary security update for Internet Explorer. According to Microsoft this security update resolves a publicly disclosed vulnerability. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a user views a specially crafted Web page using Internet Explorer.
I have done some research on this update with the standard staff and public library setup in mind. While this is an update that we do recommend doing, it is not as critical of an emergency as originally believed. This vulnerability will have less of an impact on library systems as the staff and patron user ids are users, not administrators.
However we do recommend updating your computers. Public computers running the Microsoft Shared Computer Toolkit or Microsoft Steady State will download this update automatically as part of its weekly update. Staff systems are not normally setup to automatic windows updates, and will require this update be done manually. This can be done by simply running Windows Updates, this update will be downloaded and installed. We have chosen not to do automatic updates on staff systems due to the problems that can be caused with the local software.
If you have any questions or concerns about this update, or would like help in running windows update please call the SELCO Help Desk for assistance.
