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14 Jun

Microsoft Issues Updates for 96 Vulnerabilities You Need to Patch this Month

As part of June’s Patch Tuesday, Microsoft has released security patches for a total of 96 security vulnerabilities across its products, including fixes for two vulnerabilities being actively exploited in the wild. This month’s patch release also includes emergency patches...
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13 May

Protect Against WannaCry: Microsoft Issues Patch for Unsupported Windows (XP, Vista, 8,…)

Note: Dear Readers, If any of you have been infected with WannaCry ransomware, please send us details and screenshots of the delivery vector, i.e., how you received the malware, probably the screenshot of spam emails or you can forward those...
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10 May

Microsoft Issues Patches for Another Four Zero-Day Vulnerabilities

As part of this month’s Patch Tuesday, Microsoft has released security patches for a total of 55 vulnerabilities across its products, including fixes for four zero-day vulnerabilities being exploited in the wild. Just yesterday, Microsoft released an emergency out-of-band update...
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9 May

Microsoft Issues Emergency Patch For Critical RCE in Windows Malware Scanner

Microsoft’s own antivirus software made Windows 7, 8.1, RT and 10 computers, as well as Windows Server 2016 more vulnerable. Microsoft has just released an out-of-band security update to patch the crazy bad bug discovered by a pair of Google...
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12 Apr

Microsoft Issues Patches for Actively Exploited Critical Vulnerabilities

Besides a previously undisclosed code-execution flaw in Microsoft Word, the tech giant patches two more zero-day vulnerabilities that attackers had been exploiting in the wild for months, as part of this month’s Patch Tuesday. In total, Microsoft patches 45 unique...
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1 Apr

ACLU Issues Guide for Defense Attorneys on Unconstitutional Government Use of Bulk Hacking

In 2015, the FBI used a single warrant, issued by a single judge, to hack into and search more than 8,000 computers in 120 countries around the world. The government designed software to infiltrate computers and bypass security- and privacy-enhancing...
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14 Feb

How to speak to your kids about grown up issues

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans It seems kids grow up too fast in today’s world. With social media and news available 24/7 it’s hard to shield them from some adult topics that bring reality all too...
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12 Dec

ATO investigates issues as online services stop operating

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The Australian Taxation Office says no taxpayer information has been compromised after a hardware failure brought down its website and online services. The ATO announced on Twitter just before 9.30am AEDT...
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28 Nov

Cyber-security issues will delay move to autonomous ships

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Autonomous ships will not become a mainstream reality in the next few years due to unresolved cyber-security issues on the technology believes Lar Jensen ceo of CyberKeel. Jensen highlighted the issues...
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12 Oct

Microsoft says hackers have exploited zero-days in Windows 10’s Edge, Office, IE; issues fix

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Microsoft’s October Patch Tuesday is a reminder why you shouldn’t click links or open attachments from unknown senders. Microsoft’s October Patch Tuesday fixes dozens of critical flaws, among them five affecting...
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