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Microsoft Patched 6 Actively Exploited Zero-Day Flaws

Posted on August 14, 2024August 14, 2024 by Admin

Patch Tuesday, Microsoft’s monthly report of security updates, brought 90 CVEs, including some vulnerabilities that were being actively exploited. Some vulnerabilities originated in Chromium, meaning both Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome may have been affected. Here are the most critical flaws and patches disclosed by Microsoft on Aug. 13. Six zero-day flaws had been exploited Threat actors had already taken advantage of six zero-day exploits in particular: CVE-2024-38106: an elevation of privilege vulnerability in the…

Secureworks Fills Australian Mid-Market Demand for Simplified Cyber Security Solutions

Posted on August 12, 2024August 12, 2024 by Admin

Secureworks is a U.S. headquartered publicly listed cybersecurity firm offering extended detection and response, XDR, technology, and services. Majority-owned by Dell, its XDR is marketed under the Taegis product brand. This year, the company launched a “ManagedXDR Plus” offering for mid-market customers seeking more tailored cybersecurity options at a reasonable price point. Secureworks CEO Wendy Thomas, who visited Australia in July 2024, told TechRepublic that the XDR offering was appealing to mid-market customers in Australia…

Black Hat Roundup 2024: What to Expect From This Week’s Security Events

Posted on August 7, 2024August 7, 2024 by Admin

Black Hat and DEF CON are two of the major security conferences in the U.S., drawing large crowds of cyber and AI decision-makers to Las Vegas. Black Hat USA 2024 runs from August 3-8, with most of the briefings occurring on August 7 and 8; DEF CON 32 runs from August 8-11. We’re rounding up the enterprise business tech news from Black Hat and DEF CON that is most relevant for IT and tech decision-makers….

Microsoft Azure Outage Caused by DDoS Attack

Posted on August 1, 2024August 1, 2024 by Admin

Microsoft has confirmed the cause of the outage on July 30 was a distributed denial-of-service attack. However, its advisory added that the issue was exacerbated by an “error in the implementation of their defenses” during a mitigation attempt. The Azure cloud services were impacted between approximately 11:45 UTC and 19:43 UTC after being flooded by internet traffic. Redmond security pros say that the Azure Front Door and Azure Content Delivery Network components were “performing below…

Microsoft Says VMware ESXi Flaw is Being Exploited By Ransomware Groups

Posted on July 31, 2024July 31, 2024 by Admin

A vulnerability in the ESXi hypervisor was patched by VMware last week, but Microsoft has revealed that it has already been exploited by ransomware groups to gain administrative permissions. VMware ESXi is a bare-metal hypervisor that enables the creation and management of virtual machines directly on server hardware, which may include critical servers. CVE-2024-37085 is an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows malicious actors with sufficient permissions to gain full access to a domain-joined ESXi host….

Apple Joins Voluntary U.S. Government Commitment to AI Safety

Posted on July 29, 2024July 30, 2024 by Admin

Apple is the latest addition to the list of public U.S. companies that made voluntary commitments to AI regulations, the White House announced on July 26. The commitments, first announced in September 2023, include vows to publicly disclose AI capabilities, to watermark AI content and more. These commitments set a public standard for the country’s largest AI makers in an effort to reduce deception and other novel, unsafe practices that could stem from realistic-looking AI…

Summer Olympics: What IT Teams Need to Do Before & During the Event for Their Businesses

Posted on July 24, 2024July 25, 2024 by Admin

Cyberattacks targeting the Paris Olympics have made headlines lately. Travel safety is important, but so is keeping up with online hygiene for those employees who may be working from home or in the office. The Olympics happen over multiple weeks and during work hours, unlike many other major sporting events, so there are more opportunities for threat actors to exploit the excitement. We’ve gathered some tips for IT teams during the Summer Olympics, with ideas…

Apple Operating Systems are Being Targeted by Threat Actors, Report Finds

Posted on June 18, 2024June 19, 2024 by Admin

The number of macOS vulnerabilities exploited in 2023 increased by more than 30%, according to a new report. The Software Vulnerability Ratings Report 2024 from patch management software company Action1 also found that Microsoft Office programs are becoming more exploitable, while attackers are targeting load balancers like NGINX and Citrix at a record rate. Action1 analysts used data from the National Vulnerability Database and CVEdetails.com to draw five insights into how the threat landscape changed…

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Microsoft Patched 6 Actively Exploited Zero-Day Flaws

Secureworks Fills Australian Mid-Market Demand for Simplified Cyber Security Solutions

Black Hat Roundup 2024: What to Expect From This Week’s Security Events

Microsoft Azure Outage Caused by DDoS Attack

Microsoft Says VMware ESXi Flaw is Being Exploited By Ransomware Groups

Apple Joins Voluntary U.S. Government Commitment to AI Safety

Summer Olympics: What IT Teams Need to Do Before & During the Event for Their Businesses

Apple Operating Systems are Being Targeted by Threat Actors, Report Finds

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