October 2021 Patch Tuesday forecast: Halloween came early this year
Halloween is not until the end of the month, but there has already been a lot of scary activity leading up to this patch Tuesday. PrintNightmare and Apple zero-days are just a …
Creepy data collection and sharing remain common on popular apps
In a recent Mozilla review of the privacy features of 21 popular video call apps, only two were singled out for outstanding features (Signal and Threema). Meanwhile, three …
September 2021 Patch Tuesday forecast: It’s new operating system season
Summer vacations are coming to a close and, for many, the children are finally going back to school providing some quiet time. I hope everyone is well rested because the fall …
Firefox 91 delivers new security and privacy options
Released on August 10, Firefox 91 delivers HTTPS by Default in Private Browsing mode and an enhanced cookie clearing option. Increased security with HTTPS by Default HTTP over …
Cloudflare’s Project Pangea helps underserved communities expand access to the internet for free
Cloudflare announced Project Pangea, a new initiative to improve internet access for underserved communities around the world. Through Project Pangea, eligible local …
July 2021 Patch Tuesday: Microsoft fixes 4 actively exploited bugs
On this July 2021 Patch Tuesday: Microsoft has fixed 117 CVEs, 4 of which are actively exploited Adobe has delivered security updates for Acrobat and Reader, Bridge, …
July 2021 Patch Tuesday forecast: Don’t wait for Patch Tuesday
There’s been lots of excitement around the recently announced print spooler vulnerability CVE-2021-34527, commonly referred to as PrintNightmare. The excitement stems from the …
Chris Lyon joins ForgeRock as SVP and global head of engineering
ForgeRock announced the appointment of Chris Lyon as senior vice president and global head of engineering. In his new role, Lyon will lead global engineering and report to …
May 2021 Patch Tuesday forecast: Spring cleaning is in order
There’s an event referred to as spring cleaning, where we take some time from our regular routines to focus on bringing order back to our homes. We remove the junk that has …
Fastly increases WebAssembly contributions to support secure-by-design software ecosystem
Fastly has expanded its investments in the WebAssembly ecosystem, reinforcing its belief that this emerging technology unlocks a more performant, secure, and flexible future …
April 2021 Patch Tuesday forecast: Security best practices
March kept us all very busy with the ongoing out-of-band Microsoft updates for Exchange Server and the printing BSODs, which plagued us since last Patch Tuesday. It looks like …
February 2021 Patch Tuesday forecast: The human communication aspect
We spend a lot of time each month discussing the technical details surrounding vulnerabilities, software updates, and the tools we use for patch management in our …
