USAREUR cyber security experts issue warning for personal computers

Internet Explorer and Firefox users, beware. U.S. Army Europe cyber security experts warn that a vulnerability discovered April 26 could allow an attacker to take control of computer systems with the same permissions as the account the user is signed in on.

To protect personal computers from attack, cyber security officials recommend users create a non-administrator account for everyday use and only use administrator accounts when needed, or use another Web browser until patches are available for the affected programs.

For more information on the vulnerability and how to create new user accounts, the following sites are offered:

• For information on vulnerability, visit https://technet.microsoft.com/en-US/library/security/2963983

• Windows 8 account creation process: www.wikihow.com/Create-a-New-User-for-Windows-8

• Windows 7 account creation process: www.wikihow.com/Create-a-New-User-Account-in-Windows-Vista-and-7

• Mac OS X account creation process: www.wikihow.com/Add-New-Users-in-Mac-OS-X