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13 October 20217 December 2021

Patches are essential – #BeCyberSmart

software patches are essential cybersecurity

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 …

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21 May 202129 September 2021

When Hacking is a Competition

Before we go on – hacking competitions are not illegal and many of them are organised across the world each year. They give a chance for the white hat hacking community to improve their skills and can often find flaws in software that benefit all of us. Once a cyber …

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