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May 2024 Patch Tuesday was unusual because we had security updates from Adobe, Apple, Google, Mozilla, and Microsoft on the same day. While individually from each vendor, the updates weren’t that large, managing them together was more challenging. On t… Continue reading June 2024 Patch Tuesday forecast: Multiple announcements from Microsoft
Microsoft’s Windows Recall feature is attracting controversy before even venturing out of preview. From a report: The principle is simple. Windows takes a snapshot of a user’s active screen every few seconds and dumps it to disk. The user can then scro… Continue reading Mozilla Says It’s Concerned About Windows Recall
The thunderstorms of April patches have passed, and it has been pretty calm leading up to May 2024 Patch Tuesday. April 2024 Patch Tuesday turned out to be a busy one with 150 new CVEs addressed by Microsoft. There were 91 CVEs fixed in Windows 10, 69 … Continue reading May 2024 Patch Tuesday forecast: A reminder of recent threats and impact
This month, we have a new product preview from Microsoft, and some older products are being prepared for end-of-support. But before we go there, March 2024 Patch Tuesday was pretty mild, with 60 unique vulnerabilities addressed. We saw updates to Micro… Continue reading April 2024 Patch Tuesday forecast: New and old from Microsoft
An anonymous reader quotes a report from KrebsOnSecurity: The nonprofit organization that supports the Firefox web browser said today it is winding down its new partnership with Onerep, an identity protection service recently bundled with Firefox that … Continue reading Mozilla Drops Onerep After CEO Admits To Running People-Search Networks
Mozilla Location Service offered “a free, open way to offer GPS-style location detection features” for developers on devices without GPS hardware, remembers the Linux blog OMG Ubuntu. It used signals like Wi-Fi access points and Bluetooth beacons “with… Continue reading Mozilla Ends its Privacy-Friendly GPS-Style Location Service
Mozilla announced a reorganization that will result in layoffs, fewer products, and a new focus on trustworthy AI in its Firefox web browser.
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Remember “Servo,” Mozilla’s “next-generation browser engine,” focused on performance and robustness?
“The developers of Servo are starting 2024 by going all in…” reports It’s FOSS News, citing a social media post from FOSDEM. “[T]he Servo Project t… Continue reading Mozilla’s Abandoned Web Engine ‘Servo’ is Rebooting in 2024
January 2024 Patch Tuesday is behind us. A relatively light release from Microsoft with 39 CVEs addressed in Windows 10, 35 in Windows 11, and surprisingly no zero-day vulnerabilities from Microsoft to start the new year. January’s release was a bit un… Continue reading February 2024 Patch Tuesday forecast: Zero days are back and a new server too
Mitchell Baker announced today that she is stepping down as Mozilla’s CEO after 3 years to reassume her previous role as executive chairwoman.
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