Patch Tuesday: Microsoft Catches Four Zero-Day Vulnerabilities

Patch Tuesday: Microsoft Catches Four Zero-Day Vulnerabilities

Every second Tuesday of the month, Microsoft releases a bundle of fixes for Windows. This Tuesday brings four zero-day vulnerabilities, two high-criticality vulnerabilities, and some sister patches from Adobe. On Patch Tuesday, which Microsoft calls “Update Tuesday,” other large software companies like Adobe release major security fixes. It’s a time to launch updates across corporate networks, and it occurs during mid-morning Pacific Standard Time to keep admins and users from having to scramble at the…

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Combatting Deepfakes in Australia: Content Credentials is the Start

Combatting Deepfakes in Australia: Content Credentials is the Start

There is growing consensus on how to address the challenge of deepfakes in media and businesses, generated through technologies such as AI. Earlier this year, Google announced that it was joining the Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity as a steering committee member — other organisations in the C2PA include OpenAI, Adobe, Microsoft, AWS and the RIAA. With growing concern about AI misinformation and deepfakes, IT professionals will want to pay close attention to the…

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Adobe Adds Firefly and AI Watermarking to Bug Bounty Program

Adobe Adds Firefly and AI Watermarking to Bug Bounty Program

Security researchers in Adobe’s bug bounty program can now pick up rewards for finding vulnerabilities in Adobe Firefly and Content Credentials. The bug hunt will be open to members of Adobe’s private bug bounty program starting May 1. Members of Adobe’s public bug bounty program will be eligible to work with Adobe Firefly and Content Credentials in the second half of 2024, and applications for the private program are open. Both bug bounties are hosted…

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