Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
This is a high-severity vulnerability in the Linux kernel that could allow untrusted users root access. Linux has been bitten by its most high-severity vulnerability in years | Ars Technica Linux distributions patch kernel privilege escalation flaw • The Register Dirty Pipe has been listed among the most serious Linux threats …
This was originally posted on 4 March 2022 I put this more academic article up, as a Saturday read, for some background into home automation and smart devices: Home automation and Smart Devices – some questions to be answered – Smart Thinking Solutions Now today there is an article on …
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Updated New Xenomorph Android malware targets more than 50 banking and financial applications | TechRepublic The original article was published on 26 January 2022 This is an old Android vulnerability that has been given a refresh by cyber criminals. This time round it covers it’s tracks making the user’s recovery …
Backups are your best friend in a cybersecurity incident UpdraftPlus the popular back-up plug-in for WordPress needs an upgrade to plug a security vulnerability. This upgrade was pushed out last Thursday to millions of users, who have automatic updates enabled. UpdraftPlus security release – 1.22.3 / 2.22.3 – please upgrade …
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Updates and patches are an essential part of any comprehensive business cyber security plan. This report from Google’s Project Zero shows that vendors are patching software vulnerabilities faster – which means we get the patches faster. Project Zero: A walk through Project Zero metrics (googleprojectzero.blogspot.com)
