CSC recommends applying Google security updates
2 Apr 2025 23:32
ABU DHABI (ALETIHAD)The UAE Cyber Security Council (CSC) that Google has released urgent security updates for Google Chrome to address a critical zero-day.
The CSC recommended applying Google's recently released security updates and circulating this information to your subsidiaries and partners.
أصدرت جوجل مؤخرًا، تحديثات أمنية طارئة لمتصفح كروم ، لمعالجة الثغرات الأمنية, لذا يوصي مجلس الأمن السيبراني بضرورة تحديث متصفح كروم الخاصة بأجهزتكم إلى أحدث إصدار من قبل جوجل.
للإطلاع على تفاصيل الثغرات يرجى متابعة الرابط التالي:https://t.co/UyVAWOxSgF
https://t.co/yyy3GJVADE… pic.twitter.com/ZudpgmMkSQ — Cyber Security Council (@cscgovae) April 2, 2025
Source: Aletihad - Abu Dhabi
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