Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
This story has gone back and forth. How can Microsoft wobble on what has been a well used attack vector, by threat actors for years and years? Microsoft to block downloaded Office macros – at last – Smart Thinking Solutions Oh No! Microsoft appears to have rolled back it’s macro …
Software is complex, we understand that. Which is why we accept patches and updates to fix functionality and security issues. However when Microsoft gets it wrong – you have to winder why they did not test more – it is their code. Microsoft’s latest security patch troubles Windows 11 users …
Of course there is, and in some surprising places. Here is a report by the The Citizen Lab, examining how Microsoft Bing censors autosuggestions on politically sensitive Chinese names and other topics. This is not only applied in China, as we would expect, but in other regions too! Bada Bing, …
I talk about the vulnerabilities in Microsoft products a lot – whatever anyone thinks, in business, we live in a Microsoft world. However I have posts about Linux, MacOS and smartphone OS’s – here is one that can impact Mac users. Uncovering a macOS App Sandbox escape vulnerability: A deep …
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This is a longer read from the Microsoft Security Blog and the Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) and it illustrates that all businesses and organisations regardless of size or ability to pay are in the threat actor’s sights: North Korean threat actor targets small and midsize businesses with H0lyGh0st ransomware …
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