Do not be tempted to click on an offered PowerShell fix, for an apparent error in Microsoft Word, OneDrive or Google Chrome – it could be a social engineering trick to get you to install malware to your computer: Fake Google Chrome errors trick you into running malicious PowerShell scripts …
More cyber security for Google
Google has announced two excellent cyber security tools for organisations that use Google Chrome and/or Google WorldSpace. The first one for Chrome is for Chrome Enterprise and comes at a cost, but for an organisation that runs on Chrome it offers extra security steps around updates, extensions, third-party integration and …
Google Chrome zero-day exploit patched
Google has issued the sixth emergency for 2023 to patch a zero-day exploit in Google Chrome. Google Chrome emergency update fixes 6th zero-day exploited in 2023 (bleepingcomputer.com) Patching vulnerable software on your systems is one of the top priorities of your cyber security plan. Closing the door on the hackers …
Writing software is hard
Writing code for today’s sophisticated software is hard and no matter how careful the vendors are, how many beta and alpha testers they have, errors will always slip through. If those errors compromise the user’s security, you can bet a threat actor will discover them and exploit them. It is …
Zero-day Google Chrome vulnerability
Emergency patches have been issued for Google Chrome to address a vulnerability that is being exploited in the wild. Google fixes another Chrome zero-day bug exploited in attacks (bleepingcomputer.com) If your team uses Chrome then check these patches have been done. We use Google Chrome and we know our patching …
