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Robert Lee, founder and CEO of Dragos, discusses the dangers cyberattacks pose to critical industrial infrastructures. Dan Patterson: What do we mean when we talk about this abstract idea of infrastructure and connected infrastructure?

Robert Lee, founder and CEO of Dragos, discusses the dangers cyberattacks pose to critical industrial infrastructures.

Dan Patterson speaks with cybersecurity expert Robert Lee about how Russia, Iran, China, and North Korea pose a threat to US industrial infrastructures. Robert Lee: The [countries] we've seen over the years would be Russia, Iran, China, North Korea-the normal players.

Mozilla has released critical security updates for Firefox and Firefox ESR on Friday, patching two vulnerabilities that are being actively exploited by attackers. Update ASAP. Home users and enterprise admins are advised to implement the provided updates as soon as possible.

A pair of security vulnerabilities in the WordPress search engine optimization plugin, known as Rank Math, could allow remote cybercriminals to elevate privileges and install malicious redirects onto a target site, according to researchers. The Rank Math plugin also comes with an optional module that can be used to create redirects on a site.

A critical vulnerability in the Rank Math SEO plugin for WordPress could allow attackers to lock administrators out of their own websites, WordPress security company Defiant reports. Meant to help site owners get access to search engine optimization tools that would improve their SEO and attract more traffic, the plugin has over 200,000 installations.

Onapsis, the leader in business-critical application protection, announced the official launch of the Onapsis nCase Partner Program. "We're excited to see this next phase of the Onapsis nCase Partner Program come to fruition as our strategic alliances grow," said Chris Smith, Chief Revenue Officer, Onapsis.

MariaDB announced the immediate availability of MariaDB SkySQL, the first database-as-a-service to unlock the full power of MariaDB Platform for transactions, analytics or both, and optimized with a cloud-native architecture. "Existing services, long in the tooth, lock out community innovation, meaning patches, new versions and features are missing for literally years. MariaDB SkySQL is a next-generation cloud database, built by the world's top database engineers in the industry, allowing organizations large and small to know they have an always-on partner to not only roll out new applications, but ensure a consistent and enduring quality of service."

A researcher has stumbled on a big security flaw affecting OpenWrt, an open source operating system used by millions of home and small business routers and embedded devices. OpenWrt has become a popular Linux alternative to the stock software that vendors ship with home routers.

A critical flaw in a web server for the CODESYS automation software for engineering control systems could allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to crash a server or execute code. In this case, the bug exists in the CODESYS web server, which is used to display CODESYS system visualization screens in a web browser.