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February 2022 Patch Tuesday forecast: A rough start for 2022
January 2022 Patch Tuesday was a rough one for Microsoft — and us. In the week following Patch Tuesday, Microsoft was forced to pull and subsequently re-issue several updates …
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Delivering vulnerable signed kernel drivers remains popular among attackers
ESET researchers took an in-depth look into the abuse of vulnerable kernel drivers. Vulnerabilities in signed drivers are mostly utilized by game cheat developers to …
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A new multi-platform backdoor is leveraged by an advanced threat actor
A novel multi-platform backdoor dubbed SysJoker has been successfully evading security solutions since mid-2021. “In the Linux and macOS versions, it masquerades as a …
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Microsoft patches spoofing vulnerability exploited by Emotet (CVE-2021-43890)
It’s the final Patch Tuesday of 2021 and Microsoft has delivered fixes for 67 vulnerabilities, including a spoofing vulnerability (CVE-2021-43890) actively exploited to …
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Microsoft vulnerabilities have grave implications for organizations of all sizes
Microsoft software products are a connective tissue of many organizations, from online documents (creating, sharing, storing), to email and calendaring, to the operating …
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After failed fix, researcher releases exploit for Windows EoP flaw (CVE-2021-41379)
A local elevation of privilege vulnerability (CVE-2021-41379) in the Windows Installer that Microsoft supposedly fixed on November 2021 Patch Tuesday is, according to its …
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Avoiding the costly ESU cycle: Lessons learned from Windows 7 end-of-life
In June 2021, Microsoft announced the end-of-life date for Windows 10: 14 October 2025. From that point on, there will be no new updates or security fixes for the Home or Pro …
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Popular npm package hijacked, modified to deliver cryptominers
Several versions of the npm package for UA-parser.js, a widely used JavaScript library, have been modified to include malicious code and have been made available for download. …
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Dell announces solutions to move workloads across multiple cloud and edge environments
Dell Technologies announces edge innovations across its infrastructure and PC portfolio to help organizations simplify deployments and capture more value from data generated …
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Huntress launches endpoint protection capabilities to defend SMBs from cyberattacks
Huntress launched a series of platform enhancements designed to protect small and midsize businesses (SMBs) from modern cyberthreats. The release includes the general …
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Softchoice strengthens cloud migration and modernization service offerings through AWS
Softchoice announced a multi-year agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to build on Softchoice’s cloud expertise and develop new capabilities so that organizations can …
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Prevailion Omega exposes previously undetected malware blind spots in the cloud
Prevailion launched Omega, a new cybersecurity capability for enterprises and governments that exposes and validates previously undetected active malware compromises – …