Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
There was a quick release of an iOS update by Apple at the end of last week, to address a vulnerability in the web browsing software that impacts all browsers on these devices. iOS users: Patch now to avoid falling prey to this WebKit vulnerability | TechRepublic Apple issues emergency …
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I have previously written about bug bounty programmes – where software vendors will pay white-hat hackers for information about flaws in their software – so security steps, updates and patches can be released before the black-hat hackers can exploit them in the wild. A little light holiday reading! – Smart …
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Commercial software has regular updates, of course the bad guys have updates as well. Agent Tesla Updates SMTP Data Exfiltration Technique – SANS Internet Storm Centre
I had to write about patches today – yesterday was Microsoft Patch Tuesday and we got a range patches for their software. Some of these were for critical vulnerabilities with one of them actually being exploited in the wild. Microsoft October 2021 Patch Tuesday (sans.edu) Other software vendors also seem …
A few weeks ago I was interested in a YouTube video about a highly accurate time card for PCs that would give better performance for the machines and could be used to enhance security. Just in time! – Octagon Technology Very accurate time is important for many security protocols and …
