Who would be the cyber pros in a second Trump term?

If elected again, the former president might draw both on returning officials and yet-untapped pockets of talent.

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Microsoft Patch Tuesday, April 2021 Edition

Microsoft today released updates to plug at least 110 security holes in its Windows operating systems and other products. The patches include four security fixes for Microsoft Exchange Server — the same systems that have been besieged by attacks on four separate (and zero-day) bugs in the email software over the past month. Redmond also patched a Windows flaw that is actively being exploited in the wild. Continue reading Microsoft Patch Tuesday, April 2021 Edition

VMware Flaw a Vector in SolarWinds Breach?

U.S. government cybersecurity agencies warned this week that the attackers behind the widespread hacking spree stemming from the compromise at network software firm SolarWinds used weaknesses in other, non-SolarWinds products to attack high-value targets. According to sources, among those was a flaw in software virtualization platform VMware, which the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) warned on Dec. 7 was being used by Russian hackers to impersonate authorized users on victim networks. Continue reading VMware Flaw a Vector in SolarWinds Breach?

Intel Confirms Its Much-Loathed ME Feature Has A Kill Switch

A previously undocumented kill switch for a remote management feature baked into many Intel chips can be switched off. Continue reading Intel Confirms Its Much-Loathed ME Feature Has A Kill Switch

Intel Confirms Its Much-Loathed ME Feature Has A Kill Switch

A previously undocumented kill switch for a remote management feature baked into many Intel chips can be switched off. Continue reading Intel Confirms Its Much-Loathed ME Feature Has A Kill Switch