{"id":58782,"date":"2014-10-01T10:20:00","date_gmt":"2014-10-01T15:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ntegrait.com\/is-your-internet-browser-going-berserk\/"},"modified":"2024-02-06T10:46:16","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T10:46:16","slug":"is-your-internet-browser-going-berserk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ntegrait.com\/is-your-internet-browser-going-berserk\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Your Internet Browser Going BERserk?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Berserk\"Are you using Chrome or Firefox to browse the Internet? If so, IMMEDIATELY<\/strong> make sure you’ve got the latest updates for these Internet browsers.<\/p>\n

Why?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A very dangerous security flaw has been identified that lets hackers and malware skip over the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) of Google Chrome and Firefox. SSL is widely used security protocol designed to protect your privacy and ensure the integrity of information sent between your computer and the server you are on.<\/p>\n

Remember Heartbleed<\/strong>? That little bug also let hackers skip over SSL.<\/p>\n

BERserk is the latest security vulnerability designed to wreak havoc with computer users. BERserk was discovered by Intel’s Advanced Threat Research team and a security expert in France<\/a>.<\/p>\n

BERsek is very dangerous and it is present in all previous versions of Firefox and Google Chrome<\/strong>. The good news is that there is no evidence that it has been exploited for malware attacks, yet<\/strong>! It is a very easy problem to fix, and we stress the importance of ensuring your browser is up-to-date with the latest version. For some, you may have already fixed it without knowing it<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

How do you check if your browser is up-to-date?<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you are running Google Chrome version 37.0.2062.124 or Firefox version 32.0.3, you are safe and you don’t need to do anything else. However, if you are not running these versions, follow these easy steps:<\/p>\n