Patch Tuesday, October 2024 Edition

Microsoft today released security updates to fix at least 117 security holes in Windows computers and other software, including two vulnerabilities that are already seeing active attacks. Also, Adobe plugged 52 security holes across a range of products, and Apple has addressed a bug in its new macOS 15 “Sequoia” update that broke many cybersecurity tools. Continue reading Patch Tuesday, October 2024 Edition

Cybersecurity hiring slows, pros’ stress levels rise

66% of cybersecurity professionals say their role is more stressful now than it was five years ago, according to ISACA. Major contributors to rising stress levels among cybersecurity professionals According to the data, the top reasons for increased st… Continue reading Cybersecurity hiring slows, pros’ stress levels rise

Slack Enhances Salesforce Integration, Expands AI Summarization Tools

Slack’s AI efforts mostly involve expanding summarization and allowing AI agents to gather information from across platforms and modes of work. Continue reading Slack Enhances Salesforce Integration, Expands AI Summarization Tools

Adobe completes fix for Reader bug with known PoC exploit (CVE-2024-41869)

Among the security updates released by Adobe on Tuesday are those for various versions of Adobe Acrobat and Reader, which fix two critical flaws that could lead to arbitrary code execution: CVE-2024-45112 and CVE-2024-41869. Nothing in the advisory poi… Continue reading Adobe completes fix for Reader bug with known PoC exploit (CVE-2024-41869)