It has been an up and down week for Apple trying to cope with a flaw in their Webkit software which impacted nearly all of their operating systems across their device range. Apple Patches | Smart Thinking Solutions Apple withdraws the Rapid Security Response | Smart Thinking Solutions A fixed …
Apple Patches
To fix a recently discovered zero-day flaw across the range of Apple operating systems a series of Rapid Security Response (RSR) updates: Apple Rapid Security Update Patches Three Exploited Vulnerabilities – SANS Internet Storm Center The flaw was discovered in WebKit browser engine developed by Apple used across the OS …
The Zero-day Problem – Do Something Special
The Zero-day Attack. Is there something more I can do? As I discussed in the first and second part of this mini-series looking at the zero-day threat, what you are having to do is defend against the unknown – something that at first glance would seem impossible. Zero-day – It …
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The anatomy of a spear phishing attack
A spear phishing attack is a malicious email (usually) with content aimed to exploit the specific recipient. Yee Ching Tok, over on SANS Internet Storm has an excellent article taking apart a spear phishing email targeting YouTube content creators. Analyzing a YouTube Sponsorship Phishing Mail and Malware Targeting Content Creators …
Why modern software does not help with the cyber threat
Modern software often offers extra features through the use of code extensions such as using Python or in the case of Microsoft the macro. We all love the extra functionality – threat actors like the way this functionality allows them to slip malicious code through our defences to us. Microsoft …
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