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The internet has opened up wonderful new possibilities in our world, making life easier on many levels. You can pay your bills, schedule your next family vacation, and order groceries with the click of a button. While the internet offers many positive benefits, it also has some negatives. Although not entirely used for illicit purposes, the dark web is one part of the internet that can be used by criminals for illegal purposes, like selling…

The internet has opened up wonderful new possibilities in our world, making life easier on many levels. You can pay your bills, schedule your next family vacation, and order groceries with the click of a button. While the internet offers many positive benefits, it also has some negatives. Although not entirely used for illicit purposes, the dark web is one part of the internet that can be used by criminals for illegal purposes, like selling…

We live online these days, sharing everything from vacation pictures to what we eat for breakfast on the internet. The internet is also useful for daily activities, like buying groceries or paying bills. While it’s convenient to connect with people and complete tasks online, cybercriminals are eager to use the internet to steal financial or personal data for their personal gain — otherwise known as identity theft. This is a criminal act and can affect…

Today’s VERT Alert addresses Microsoft’s January 2022 Security Updates. VERT is actively working on coverage for these vulnerabilities and expects to ship ASPL-981 on Wednesday, January 12th. In-The-Wild & Disclosed CVEs CVE-2022-21919 This vulnerability was a bypass to CVE-2021-34484, released by the same researcher, Abdelhamid Naceri. The researcher first tweeted about the bypass on October 22 and shared a blog post with details and links to a proof of concept. According to Naceri, the initial…

UAE, one of the Middle East’s largest economies, is moving to a new work week schedule of four-and-a-half days — with Friday afternoon, Saturday and Sunday forming the new weekend for government employees. The Emirates’ shift to the new work week is expected to boost remote working and align the Gulf country with major markets in the West and Asia, making communications a little easier with tech leaders who need to communicate with affiliates globally….

Cyber-physical systems (CPS) security company Claroty has announced the acquisition of healthcare IoT security business Medigate.  In a statement released January 10, Claroty said the deal would allow it to secure the Extended Internet of Things (XIoT) “by delivering unmatched visibility, protection, and threat detection for all connected organizations via one comprehensive solution.” Medigate, which is headquartered in New York’s Brooklyn borough, is known for creating the first security platform dedicated to healthcare IoT.  The company was founded in the…

Microsoft addresses 97 CVEs in its January 2022 Patch Tuesday release, including four zero-day vulnerabilities that were publicly disclosed but not exploited in the wild. 9Critical 88Important 0Moderate 0Low Microsoft patched 97 CVEs in the December 2021 Patch Tuesday release, including nine rated as critical and 88 rated as important. Please note that Microsoft included patches for two CVEs in open source libraries. This month’s update includes patches for: .NET Framework Microsoft Dynamics Microsoft Edge…

The protected health information (PHI) of thousands of individuals may have been exposed in a hacking incident at a healthcare information management company based in Georgia. Clinical or treatment information and Social Security numbers were among the sensitive data compromised during a successful cyber-attack on Ciox Health that took place last summer. Ciox Health, which is headquartered in Alpharetta, provides a variety of services, including information release, medical record retrieval, and health information management to more than…