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Vulnerability in Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge, update advised

Posted in Security Advisories by on March 27th, 2022

As per the recent posts on the Google blog, dated March 25, 2022, and the Microsoft Security Response Center, dated March 26, 2022, both Google and Microsoft has released a new update for their browsers that includes 1 very serious patch. The update includes a fix for an as of yet undisclosed critical vulnerabilities.

We advise you update Chrome and Edge on all computers and devices, at home and at work, (campus and personal) before you use them to access webpages. Additionally we recommend you not use the web browser while logged in as a user with administrator privileges on your computer.

For information on how to update Chrome, see the Google Chrome Help page, Update Google Chrome.

For information on how to update Edge, see the Microsoft Support page, Microsoft Edge update settings.