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Microsoft: DDoS defense error amplified attack on Azure, leading to outage
A DDoS attack that started on Tuesday has made a number of Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365 services temporarily inaccessible, the company has confirmed. Microsoft’s …

VMware ESXi auth bypass zero-day exploited by ransomware operators (CVE-2024-37085)
Ransomware operators have been leveraging CVE-2024-37085, an authentication bypass vulnerability affecting Active Directory domain-joined VMware ESXi hypervisors, to gain full …

Some good may come out of the CrowdStrike outage
Estimated financial losses due to the recent massive IT outage triggered by the faulty CrowdStrike update are counted in billions, but the unfortunate incident is having …

CrowdStrike blames buggy testing software for disastrous update
A bug in the Content Validator – a software element CrowdStrike relies on for testing and validating Rapid Response Content updates for its Falcon Sensors – is …

Microsoft releases tool to speed up recovery of systems borked by CrowdStrike update
By now, most people are aware of – or have been personally affected by – the largest IT outage the world have ever witnessed, courtesy of a defective update for …

Microsoft fixes two zero-days exploited by attackers (CVE-2024-38080, CVE-2024-38112)
For July 2024 Patch Tuesday, Microsoft has released security updates and patches that fix 142 CVEs, including two exploited zero-days (CVE-2024-38080, CVE-2024-38112) in …

Skillsoft partners with Microsoft to develop GenAI skilling program
Skillsoft announced a comprehensive generative AI (GenAI) skilling program developed in collaboration with Microsoft. Leveraging Skillsoft’s AI Skill Accelerator, the …

TeamViewer: Network segmentation hobbled Midnight Blizzard’s attack
TeamViewer, the company developing the popular remote access/control software with the same name, has finished the investigation into the breach it detected in late June 2024, …

July 2024 Patch Tuesday forecast: The end of an AV giant in the US
July 2024 Patch Tuesday is now live: Microsoft fixes two zero-days exploited by attackers (CVE-2024-38080, CVE-2024-38112) The US celebrated Independence Day last week, …

IBM Consulting partners with Microsoft to help clients modernize security operations
IBM Consulting and Microsoft announce strengthened cybersecurity collaboration to help clients simplify and modernize their security operations, and manage and protect their …

Argus Cyber Security and Microsoft partner to secure automotive fleets throughout the vehicle lifecycle
Argus Cyber Security is collaborating with Microsoft to build a next generation, end-to-end platform for automotive and mobility security. This Argus Vehicle Security Platform …

Microsoft delays Windows Recall rollout, more security testing needed
Microsoft is delaying the release of Recall, a controversial Windows 11 feature that will allow users to search their computer for specific content that has previously been …
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