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May 2022 Patch Tuesday forecast: Look beyond just application and OS updates
April Patch Tuesday provided an extensive set of operating system and application updates after a few quiet months. Microsoft addressed 97 vulnerabilities in Windows 10, and 67 in Windows 11. Adobe updated Reader and Acrobat to fix 62 vulnerabilities.Many of the...
May 2022 Patch Tuesday forecast: Look beyond just application and OS updates
April Patch Tuesday provided an extensive set of operating system and application updates after a few quiet months. Microsoft addressed 97 vulnerabilities in Windows 10, and 67 in Windows 11. Adobe updated Reader and Acrobat to fix 62 vulnerabilities.Many of the...
How ready are organizations to manage and recover from a ransomware attack?
Zerto announced the findings of a ransomware study, revealing that gaps in readiness are seriously impacting the ability of many organizations to manage and recover from attacks.The research also underlines the increased risk to mitigation strategies presented by...
How fast do cybercriminals capitalize on new security weaknesses?
Threat intelligence analysts at Skybox Research Lab uncovered a 42% increase in new ransomware programs targeting known vulnerabilities in 2021. The report revealed how quickly cybercriminals capitalize on new security weaknesses – shrinking the window that...
Best Buy will pick up your unwanted tech, appliances, and money
Best Buy announced on Wednesday a new haul-away recycling service for technology products and appliances. For $200, the company will come to your home and take away your unwanted TVs, PC monitors, kitchen appliances, and more.Best Buy's Standalone Haul-Away service...
Lapsus$ hackers breached T-Mobile’s systems and stole its source code
The Lapsus$ hacking group stole T-Mobile’s source code in a series of breaches that took place in March, as first reported by Krebs on Security. T-Mobile confirmed the attack in a statement to The Verge, and says the “systems accessed contained no customer or...
Most Email Security Approaches Fail to Block Common Threats
A full 89 percent of organizations experienced one or more successful email breaches during the previous 12 months, translating into big-time costs.On overwhelming number of security teams believe their email security systems to be ineffective against the most serious...
SSRF Flaw in Fintech Platform Allowed for Compromise of Bank Accounts
Researchers discovered the vulnerability in an API already integrated into many bank systems, which could have defrauded millions of users by giving attackers access to their funds.A server-side request forgery (SSRF) flaw in an API of a large financial technology...
Apple’s still not catching scammy apps, and this time they’re on the Mac
Scam app hunter / developer Kosta Eleftheriou, known for catching egregious scams that make it past Apple’s review process, has once again brought attention to a new crop of shady apps being peddled through the App Store. This time they’re on the Mac, and they’re...