It is that time of the month when the Microsoft updates and security patches are released – so restart your computer when you are asked to – it is important. There are nearly 100 security and a zero-day vulnerabilities fixed in this month’s release across the whole Microsoft portfolio. Here …
Patches and Updates for everything…
I say this a lot but “keep up with the updates”. Here Apple has fixed a zero-day flaw that was spotted by Microsoft – that was helpful of them! Microsoft finds macOS bug that lets malware bypass security checks (bleepingcomputer.com)
December’s Microsoft Patch Tuesday
SANS Internet Storm Diary has a comprehensive report on Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday: Microsoft December 2022 Patch Tuesday – SANS Internet Storm Center Here is the Microsoft release page: December 2022 Security Updates – Release Notes – Security Update Guide – Microsoft The Microsoft report gives much more information on the …
Apple has updates across all devices and operating systems – check
It’s Microsoft Patch Tuesday but first Apple. SANS Internet Storm Diary has a comprehensive report of the range of Apple updates: Apple Updates Everything – SANS Internet Storm Center Here is the Apple release page: Apple security updates – Apple Support They should be automatic – but you never know …
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White Hat Hacking Competition
The white hat hacking competition Pwn2Own Toronto 2022 has revealed 63 zero-day flaws, that were there to be exploited by black hat hackers if they found them first, and collected nearly a million dollars in bounties: Hackers earn $989,750 for 63 zero-days exploited at Pwn2Own Toronto (bleepingcomputer.com) A good news …