With this month’s Patch Tuesday update, Microsoft addressed 130 security vulnerabilities, published two advisories, and included four major CVE revisions. We also have four zero-days to manage for Windows (CVE-2023-32046, CVE-2023-32049, CVE-2023-36874 and CVE-2023-36884), bringing the Windows platform into a “patch now” schedule.
Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2023 20:34:17 +0000
Microsoft says hackers somehow stole a cryptographic key, perhaps from its own network, that let them forge user identities and slip past cloud defenses.
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Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman, Matt Burgess| Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2023 13:00:00 +0000
Ransomware attacks tumbled in 2022, offering hope that the tide was turning against the criminal gangs behind them. Then things got a whole lot worse.
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Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2023 18:31:54 +0000
Roger Thomas Clark, also known as Variety Jones, will spend much of the rest of his life in prison for his key role in building the world’s first dark-web drug market.
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Apple on Monday distributed its latest Rapid Security Response update to iPhones, iPads, and Macs, rolling out an important security patch to protect devices against a recently identified attack Apple says is already in active use.
“Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited,” the company said in its security note.
That’s bad, as it means someone somewhere has already been attacked using this vulnerability. The patch repairs a flaw found in WebKit in which processing web content could lead to arbitrary code execution.
Apple on Monday distributed its latest Rapid Security Response update to iPhones, iPads, and Macs, rolling out an important security patch to protect devices against a recently identified attack Apple says is already in active use.
“Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited,” the company said in its security note.
That’s bad, as it means someone somewhere has already been attacked using this vulnerability. The patch repairs a flaw found in WebKit in which processing web content could lead to arbitrary code execution.
Credit to Author: Reece Rogers| Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2023 15:00:00 +0000
The popular communication platform launched a new child safety tool for parents. Here’s what the feature does (and doesn’t) include.
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Before the pandemic, the business world took for granted that the vast majority of knowledge workers would be working in corporate offices most of the time. In the post-pandemic world, however, many employees can work from anywhere, at any time, and on any device with an internet connection.
When COVID-19 work-at-home mandates took effect around the world in early 2020, organizations rushed to adopt online collaboration tools. With capabilities ranging from voice- and videoconferencing to document co-authoring and project tracking, these tools helped teams communicate, work together, and share updates on various projects and initiatives from home or anywhere else.
Categories: News Tags: week Tags: security Tags: July 2023 A list of topics we covered in the week of July 3 to July 9 of 2023 |
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Credit to Author: Zac Larkham| Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2023 11:00:00 +0000
Cities across the US have established RTCCs that police say protect the rights of innocent people, but critics warn of creeping surveillance.
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