Security News > 2020 > June > VMware and Office for Mac need patching, Microsoft can scan your firmware, and Anonymous takes credit for Atlanta police hacks
Those running VMWare guest machines on Mac will want to update their software to get a security fix for VMware Tools.
Earlier this month, Microsoft dropped its usual boatload of Patch Tuesday updates, sans a set for Office for Mac.
While Microsoft didn't consider these to be "Critical" risks as the user has to open the file on their own, anyone who regularly sends and receives Office docs knows how easy it can be to open up a file without properly checking its source.
Local news says that the June 14 outage had the police website offline from 8:30-11:30 AM. The AnonOpUSA Twitter account laid claim to the outage, saying it was an attack in retaliation for the death of Atlanta man Rayshard Brooks at the hands of police.
Good news from Redmond - Microsoft said it can scan UEFI firmware with Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection.
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