DPPA forms to build a decentralized blockchain-based data ecosystem
More than 20 businesses worldwide have announced the creation of the Data Privacy Protocol Alliance (DPPA), to build a decentralized blockchain-based data ecosystem that …
April 2021 Patch Tuesday forecast: Security best practices
March kept us all very busy with the ongoing out-of-band Microsoft updates for Exchange Server and the printing BSODs, which plagued us since last Patch Tuesday. It looks like …
March 2021 Patch Tuesday: Microsoft fixes yet another actively exploited IE zero-day
As system administrators and security teams around the world are working on ascertaining whether they’ve been breached and compromised via vulnerable Microsoft Exchange …
March 2021 Patch Tuesday forecast: Off to an early start
Microsoft got an early start on Patch Tuesday, releasing a series of out-of-band security updates this week to address four zero-day vulnerabilities in Exchange Server. …
IT leaders form coalition to develop open standard for tracing the evolution of digital content
A group of influential technology and media companies has partnered to form the Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity (C2PA), a Joint Development Foundation …
February 2021 Patch Tuesday forecast: The human communication aspect
We spend a lot of time each month discussing the technical details surrounding vulnerabilities, software updates, and the tools we use for patch management in our …
January 2021 Patch Tuesday: Microsoft plugs Defender zero-day RCE
On this January 2021 Patch Tuesday: Microsoft has plugged 83 CVEs, including a Microsoft Defender zero-day Adobe has delivered security updates for a variety of products SAP …
January 2021 Patch Tuesday forecast: New focus on security and software development
2020 is in the rearview mirror and most of us can’t get away fast enough. It was a year unlike any other, but 2021 looks to be unique as well. The year started out with …
A light December 2020 Patch Tuesday for a no-stress end of the year
On this December 2020 Patch Tuesday: Microsoft has plugged 58 CVEs Adobe has delivered security updates for Lightroom, Experience Manager, and Prelude, and has announced that …
December 2020 Patch Tuesday forecast: Always consider the risk
The final Patch Tuesday of the year is upon us and what a year it has been. Forcing many changes this year, the pandemic has impacted the way we conduct both security and IT …
November 2020 Patch Tuesday: Microsoft fixes actively exploited Windows Kernel flaw
On this November 2020 Patch Tuesday: Microsoft has plugged 112 security holes, including an actively exploited one Adobe has delivered security updates for Adobe Reader Mobile …
November 2020 Patch Tuesday forecast: Significant OS changes ahead
November Patch Tuesday and the end-of-year holidays are rapidly approaching. Microsoft gave us a late release or maybe an early gift depending upon how you look at the new …