August 2022 – Page 4 – PossibleThreat Articles

Security Sophos

Firefox 104 is out – no critical bugs, but update anyway

August 26, 2022 0 Comments firefox, Mozilla, Patch, vulnerability

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2022 16:27:08 +0000

Two trust-spoofing bugs were the main culprits this month – but neither one was a zero-day.

ComputerWorld Independent

What is Managed Device Attestation on Apple platforms?

August 26, 2022 0 Comments Apple, endpoint protection, iOS, mobile device management, Security

Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2022 09:43:00 -0700

Announced at WWDC 2022, Managed Device Attestation protection shows that Apple is adjusting device security protections to adapt to an increasingly distributed age.

Secure the endpoints, not the end times

This adjustment reflects a reality shift. Work doesn’t happen on specific servers or behind defined firewalls today. VPN access can differ across teams. And yet, in a workplace defined by multiple remote devices (endpoints), the security threat is greater than ever.

Managed Device Attestation works to create a second boundary of trust around which device management solutions can work to protect against attack.

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Security Wired

Their Photos Were Posted Online. Then They Were Bombed

August 26, 2022 0 Comments Security, Security / National Security

Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2022 11:00:00 +0000

An attack on Russian mercenaries shows how militaries are increasingly using open source data—with sometimes deadly consequences.

ComputerWorld Independent

Planned ‘fixes’ for credit-card interchange fees will actually make fraud easier

August 26, 2022 0 Comments finance and accounting systems, Financial Services Industry, Security

Credit to Author: Evan Schuman| Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2022 03:00:00 -0700

I love it when organizations try and do something good, but don’t think things through and end up delivering unintended negative consequences.

Today’s case in point: the US Senate and the Federal Reserve, both of whom are looking to reduce high interchange costs, but are unintentionally increasing costs for merchants and sharply boosting the undiscovered fraud rate. Not bad for government work.

Let’s start with the Senate, where Sens. Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Roger Marshall (R-KS) have crafted The Credit Card Competition Act of 2022. Its stated goal: reduce the interchange fee that financial institutions and card brands (Visa, MasterCard, Amex, etc.) charge retailers.

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MalwareBytes Security

Exploits and TrickBot disrupt manufacturing operations

August 25, 2022 0 Comments threat intelligence

Categories: Threat Intelligence

September 2021 saw a huge spike of exploit detections against the manufacturing industry, with a distributed spread between California, Florida, Ohio, and Missouri. This is combined with heavy detections of unseen malware, identified through our AI engine, spiking in May as well as September 2021.

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Introducing Patch Management for OneView

August 25, 2022 0 Comments Business

Categories: Business

We’re thrilled to announce our Patch Management module for OneView, which is paired alongside our Vulnerability Assessment module to help you uncover vulnerabilities, respond to threats, and keep your customers productive and safe.

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