Zeljka Zorz
October 2019 Patch Tuesday: A small batch of updates from Microsoft, none from Adobe
As predicted by Ivanti’s Chris Goettl, October 2019 Patch Tuesday came with a relatively small number of Microsoft updates and, curiously enough, with no security …
Winning the security fight: Tips for organizations and CISOs
For large organizations looking to build a robust cybersecurity strategy, failure to get the fundamentals in place practically guarantees a disaster. If you ask Matthew …
macOS Catalina: Security and privacy improvements
Apple has released macOS Catalina (v10.15), a new major release of its desktop operating system, which comes with many functional and security and privacy improvements. The …
Cisco closes high-impact vulnerabilities in its security offerings
Cisco has fixed 18 high-impact vulnerabilities affecting several of its security offerings and is advising administrators to test and implement the offered security updates as …
Microsoft: Any form of MFA takes users out of reach of most attacks
The apparent ease with which SIM hijacking attacks are being perpetrated to get the targets’ second authentication factor for crucial accounts (online banking, …
Unpatched Android flaw exploited by attackers, impacts Pixel, Samsung, Xiaomi devices
A privilege escalation vulnerability affecting phones running Android 8.x and later is being leveraged by attackers in the wild, Google has revealed. Interestingly enough, the …
Microsoft will continue providing Windows 7 security updates for SMBs
According to the latest Alert Logic’s research, most devices in small and midsize businesses (SMBs) run Windows versions that are expired or are about to expire soon. …
Good cybersecurity comes from focusing on the right things, but what are they?
“There is no wrong way into the security field and it’s never too late to make a career switch that will take you there,” says Mark Orlando, CTO at Raytheon …
PDFex attacks can exfiltrate content from encrypted PDF documents
Researchers from Ruhr University Bochum and Münster University of Applied Sciences have devised new attacks allowing them (and potential attackers) to recover the plaintext …
Google adds Password Checkup feature to Google Accounts, Chrome
The popularity of Google’s Password Checkup Chrome extension has spurred the company to build the technology into Google Account’s Password Manager and the Chrome …
Urgent11 flaws affect more medical, industrial devices than previously thought
When, in late July, Armis researchers revealed the existence of the so-called Urgent11 vulnerabilities in Wind River’s VxWorks real-time operating system, they noted …
Sophos Managed Threat Response: An evolved approach to proactive security protection
In its 2019 market guide for managed detection and response (MDR) services, Gartner forecasted that by 2024, 25% of organizations will be using MDR services, up from less than …