Yesterday was Microsoft Patch Tuesday – get it done and check everyone else is getting it done as well…

software patches are essential cybersecurity

It is that time again – among the fixes and patches from Microsoft, for July 2022 is one addressing CVE-2022-22047, Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability – according to Microsoft a zero-day flaw that is being exploited by threat actors. For more details see Bleeping Computer’s excellent round-up of Patch Tuesday: …

Joint advisory by various US agencies about North Korean ‘Maui’ ransomware

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the US Department of the Treasury have released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory about the threat of North Korean state sponsored hacking: North Korean State-Sponsored Cyber Actors Use Maui Ransomware to Target the Healthcare and Public Health …