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September 2023 Patch Tuesday forecast: Important Federal government news
Microsoft addressed 33 CVEs in Windows 10 and 11 last month after nearly 3x that number in July. But despite the lull in CVEs, they did provide new security updates for …
How Chinese hackers got their hands on Microsoft’s token signing key
The mystery of how Chinese hackers managed to steal a crucial signing key that allowed them to breach Microsoft 365’s email service and access accounts of employees of 25 …
Cybercriminals target MS SQL servers to deliver ransomware
A cyberattack campaign is targeting exposed Microsoft SQL (MS SQL) databases, aiming to deliver ransomware and Cobalt Strike payloads. The attack campaign The attackers target …
Easy-to-exploit Skype vulnerability reveals users’ IP address
A vulnerability in Skype mobile apps can be exploited by attackers to discover a user’s IP address – a piece of information that may endanger individuals whose …
Phishers use QR codes to target companies in various industries
A phishing campaign using QR codes has been detected targeting various industries, with the aim to acquire Microsoft credentials. “The most notable target, a major …
Illumio for Azure Firewall allows users to protect different parts of their cloud environment
Illumio released Illumio for Microsoft Azure Firewall. Illumio for Azure Firewall visualizes and secures traffic between Azure resources and simplifies firewall rule …
White House launches AI Cyber Challenge to make software more secure
The Biden-Harris Administration has launched a major two-year competition using AI to protect the United States’ most important software, such as code that helps run the …
Kyndryl and Microsoft join forces to help customers explore the use of generative AI
Kyndryl and Microsoft announced a joint effort to enable the adoption of enterprise-grade generative AI solutions for businesses on The Microsoft Cloud. Leveraging the …
August 2023 Patch Tuesday: Microsoft fixes critical bugs in Teams, MSMQ
August 2023 Patch Tuesday is here; among the 76 CVE-numbered issues fixed by Microsoft this time around is a DoS vulnerability in .NET and Visual Studio (CVE-2023-38180) for …
August 2023 Patch Tuesday forecast: Software security improvements
August 2023 Patch Tuesday: Microsoft fixes critical bugs in Teams, MSMQ The continued onslaught of phishing attacks, ransomware deployment, and other exploitation is forcing …
Russian APT phished government employees via Microsoft Teams
An APT group linked to Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service has hit employees of several dozen global organizations with phishing attacks via Microsoft Teams, says …
Product showcase: Stellar Toolkit for Exchange – Restore Exchange Database
Time is of the essence when it comes to recovery after Exchange Server failure or database corruption, as organizations depend on emails for their day-to-day business …
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