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Image: ZDNet Microsoft has released today the June 2020 Patch Tuesday, the company’s monthly security updates. This month, Redmond engineers have patched 129 vulnerabilities, making this the largest Patch Tuesday release in the company’s history. The good news is that despite this month’s bulkiness, none of the vulnerabilities have been exploited in the wild before […] More
Cloud computing apps have been the glue that has enabled many organisations to remain connected and keep operating during the ongoing period of enforced remote working. With staff banned from the office, they need to be able to use applications that can be accessed from anywhere and on any device. Overall spending on IT is […] More
Honda, the Japanese car manufacturer, has confirmed it has been hit with a cyber attack which has impacted some of its operations, including production systems outside of Japan. “Honda can confirm that a cyber attack has taken place on the Honda network,” a spokesperson said. “We can also confirm that there is no information breach […] More
Owners of MSSQL databases are advised to secure their servers, UK cyber-security firm Sophos said in a report today. The company says it detected a botnet operation that targets MSSQL databases with brute-force attacks that attempt to guess the password for the “sa” (server administrator) account. Once hackers break into a vulnerable MSSQL system, they […] More
Let’s face it: database security is not the most appealing topic for most people. Ron Bennatan, CTO and co-founder of jSonar, is very aware of it. That, however, has not stopped him and the jSonar team from carving out a spot for themselves and making progress over the years. It has not stopped Goldman Sachs […] More
Image via Rami Al-zayat on Unsplash Google has recently removed a suite of malicious Android applications from the official Play Store that were caught showing out-of-context ads and intrusive browser redirects on Android smartphones. Bot mitigation company White Ops, which discovered and reported the malicious apps to Google’s security team, said the apps were developed […] More
The number of phishing attacks and other email-based cyber-criminal campaigns continues to rise, with most organisations having witnessed an increase over the past year – but despite this, under half of businesses provide awareness training about cyber threats on a frequent basis. More on privacy Phishing attacks continue to pose problems for businesses around the […] More
Chinese networking giant Huawei insists that it ‘grew up in the UK’ and still has a significant role to play in the country’s 5G deployment. Reports have emerged saying that the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is conducting a new review into the risks associated with allowing Huawei to participate in some of the […] More
