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Getty Images The UK’s cybersecurity agency has told firms to do more to protect themselves from attacks on their supply chain. The National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) has released new guidance for organizations due to what says is a recent rise in supply chain attacks. Some notable recent cases include the 2020 attack on SolarWinds’ […] More
If you’re a network administrator managing a Windows deployment in a large enterprise, be extra cautious here. Microsoft Windows upgrade licenses are expensive. Do they have an expiration date? That’s a question I get often from people who own older PCs/laptops running Windows 10 Pro. If you replace that PC or laptop with one that […] More
Image: Getty / 10’000 Hours An Android banking malware attack is tricking people into entering their phone number and other sensitive information into phishing websites – which cyber criminals then use to call victims and dupe them into installing malware on their smartphones. The telephone-oriented attack delivery (TOAD) technique is designed to infect Android users […] More
Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto Cybersecurity researchers at security company Forescout analysed over 19 million Internet of Things-connected devices deployed across businesses and industry to determine the riskiest ones to connect to. Risk was determined by considering the range and severity of vulnerabilities in the types of devices, as well as the number of internet-facing ports – […] More
Image: Getty Images The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a Fortinet critical flaw to its known exploited vulnerabilities catalog. CISA on Tuesday added the flaw to the KEV catalog, a day after Fortinet revealed an authentication bypass CVE-2022-40684 that it patched last week was already being exploited in the wild. “Fortinet […] More
Image: Ratnakorn Piyasirisorost / Getty Microsoft has rolled out a new capability to all supported versions of Windows that will make it harder for hackers to carry out brute-force password-guessing attacks against local admin accounts. The new feature means that Windows devices can now lock out local admins – something that Windows devices haven’t […] More
Image: Getty/Cristina_Annibali_Krinaphoto The metaverse is an in-development network of 3D virtual worlds, which people will be able to visit using virtual reality (VR) or augmented reality (AR). The idea is a space that makes interacting with the digital world – and people within it – more vivid and engaging, whether they’re using it for services, […] More
Image: Geralt on Pixabay Microsoft on Tuesday disclosed 84 vulnerabilities, including one that has been exploited and one that has been publicly disclosed. The patches released address common vulnerabilities and exposures (CVEs) in: Microsoft Windows and Windows Components; Azure, Azure Arc, and Azure DevOps; Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based); Office and Office Components; Visual Studio Code; Active Directory […] More
