Patch Tuesday, October 2021 Edition

Microsoft today issued updates to plug more than 70 security holes in its Windows operating systems and other software, including one vulnerability that is already being exploited in active attacks. This month’s Patch Tuesday also includes security fixes for the newly released Windows 11 operating system. Continue reading Patch Tuesday, October 2021 Edition

Microsoft patches actively exploited Windows zero-day (CVE-2021-40449)

On October 2021 Patch Tuesday, Microsoft has fixed 71 CVE-numbered vulnerabilities. Of those, only one was a zero-day exploited in attacks in the wild (CVE-2021-40449) and three were publicly known before the release of the patches. Vulnerabilities of … Continue reading Microsoft patches actively exploited Windows zero-day (CVE-2021-40449)

Immersive Labs and CMORG announce free cyber crisis exercise for UK financial services firms

Immersive Labs and the Cross Market Operational Resilience Group (CMORG) announced an exercise to help technical teams and business-level decision-makers at financial services firms across the entire industry mitigate the impact of an advanced cyber at… Continue reading Immersive Labs and CMORG announce free cyber crisis exercise for UK financial services firms

OWASP Top 10 2021: The most serious web application security risks

The definitive OWASP Top 10 2021 list is out, and it shows that broken access control is currently the most serious web application security risk. How is the list compiled? “We get data from organizations that are testing vendors by trade, bug bo… Continue reading OWASP Top 10 2021: The most serious web application security risks

Microsoft Patch Tuesday, September 2021 Edition

Microsoft today pushed software updates to plug dozens of security holes in Windows and related products, including a vulnerability that is already being exploited in active attacks. Also, Apple has issued an emergency update to fix a flaw that’s reportedly been abused to install spyware on iOS products, and Google’s got a new version of Chrome that tackles two zero-day flaws. Finally, Adobe has released critical security updates for Acrobat, Reader and a slew of other software. Continue reading Microsoft Patch Tuesday, September 2021 Edition

Microsoft Patch Tuesday, August 2021 Edition

Microsoft today released software updates to plug at least 44 security vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and related products. The software giant warned that attackers already are pouncing on one of the flaws, which ironically enough involves an easy-to-exploit bug in the software component responsible for patching Windows 10 PCs and Windows Server 2019 machines. Continue reading Microsoft Patch Tuesday, August 2021 Edition

Microsoft patches actively exploited zero-day (CVE-2021-36948), more Print Spooler flaws

Microsoft’s August 2021 Patch Tuesday is pretty lightweight, through it covers a wide variety of Microsoft solutions. 44 CVE-numbered security holes have been plugged, seven of which are critical, and one is actively exploited (CVE-2021-36948). F… Continue reading Microsoft patches actively exploited zero-day (CVE-2021-36948), more Print Spooler flaws