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Credit to Author: Alanna Titterington| Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2023 20:07:54 +0000
How attackers steal Facebook Ads and Business accounts with Ducktail malware (with infected archives and a malicious browser extension).
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We are now in the third decade of Microsoft’s monthly Patch Tuesday releases, which deliver fewer critical updates to browsers and Windows platforms — and much more reliable updates to Microsoft Office — than in the early days of patching. But this month, the company rolled out 63 updates (including fixes for three zero-days in Windows and Office).
Updates to Microsoft Exchange and Visual Studio can be included in standard patch release cycles, while Adobe needs to be included in your “Patch Now” releases for third-party applications.
The team at Readiness has provided a detailed infographic that outlines the risks associated with each of the updates for November.
Credit to Author: Alanna Titterington| Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2023 12:27:42 +0000
A few screen-lock methods to quickly and conveniently protect valuable information on your computer against prying eyes.
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Credit to Author: Stan Kaminsky| Date: Wed, 08 Nov 2023 18:48:05 +0000
We discuss what processes and settings could make you the next victim of a cyberattack — and how to prevent problems.
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Microsoft is trying to get rid of that sticky note that you see taped to everyone’s office monitor. You know, the one with the password on it. The one with all of the old passwords crossed off one by one, each one subtly different from the last — an exclamation point turning into an ampersand, a one into a two.
Enterprises have really done this to themselves. The passwords that most organizations require — which have to be complex, with long strings of numbers and specially cased phrases with some (but not all! heavens no, not the one you want) symbols — are difficult to remember. There’s no hope except to write them down. Then you have to reset them every so often. Then they get recycled. And on and on the cycle goes.
Credit to Author: Kaspersky Team| Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2023 09:00:44 +0000
Seven benefits of high-speed VPN, and how to better configure it
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This month, Microsoft has released 103 updates to Windows, Edge, Microsoft Office, and Exchange Server. This update also includes minor updates to Visual Studio. Three zero-days (CVE-2023-44487, CVE-2023-36563 and CVE-2023-41763) require “Patch Now” updates for both Windows and the Edge browser for this October update cycle.
Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2023 22:51:31 +0000
Microsoft today issued security updates for more than 100 newly-discovered vulnerabilities in its Windows operating system and related software, including four flaws that are already being exploited. In addition, Apple recently released emergency updates to quash a pair of zero-day bugs in iOS.
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