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Microsoft confirms IE bug squashed in Patch Tuesday was exploited zero-day
2024-09-17 01:29

The C in these CVEs stands for Confusing Analysis Microsoft, in a low-key update to its September Patch Tuesday disclosures, has confirmed a just-fixed Internet Explorer vulnerability was...

Patch Tuesday for September 2024: Microsoft Catches Four Zero-Day Vulnerabilities
2024-09-10 20:53

A Mark of the Web security alert vulnerability and three others have been exploited in the wild and are now covered by Redmond’s monthly patch batch.

Microsoft September 2024 Patch Tuesday fixes 4 zero-days, 79 flaws
2024-09-10 17:32

Today is Microsoft's September 2024 Patch Tuesday, which includes security updates for 79 flaws, including four actively exploited and one publicly disclosed zero-days. [...]

Week in review: Vulnerability allows Yubico security keys cloning, Patch Tuesday forecast
2024-09-08 08:00

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Vulnerability allows Yubico security keys to be cloned Researchers have unearthed a cryptographic...

September 2024 Patch Tuesday forecast: Downgrade is the new exploit
2024-09-06 05:02

I asked for a calm August 2024 Patch Tuesday in last month’s forecast article and that came to pass. The updates released were limited to the regular operating systems and all forms of Office...

Microsoft August 2024 Patch Tuesday fixes 9 zero-days, 6 exploited
2024-08-13 18:41

Today is Microsoft's August 2024 Patch Tuesday, which includes security updates for 89 flaws, including six actively exploited and three publicly disclosed zero-days. Microsoft is still working on...

Week in review: Tips for starting your cybersecurity career, Patch Tuesday forecast
2024-08-11 08:00

Scaling data security solutions: What you need to knowIn this Help Net Security interview, Bruno Kurtic, President and CEO at Bedrock Security, discusses the role of data visibility in enhancing cybersecurity. AI security 2024: Key insights for staying ahead of threatsIn this Help Net Security interview, Kojin Oshiba, co-founder of Robust Intelligence, discusses his journey from academic research to addressing AI security challenges in the industry.

August 2024 Patch Tuesday forecast: Looking for a calm August release
2024-08-09 09:56

First, we had a large set of updates on Patch Tuesday, then we had to work through the CrowdStrike event, and finally many of us had Azure outages due to Microsoft responding to a DDoS attack. The July 2024 Patch Tuesday release kept everyone busy with updates for Microsoft Windows, Office, SharePoint, SQL Server and.

Windows Patch Tuesday update might send a user to the BitLocker recovery screen
2024-07-24 15:02

Not now, Microsoft Some Windows devices are presenting users with a BitLocker recovery screen upon reboot following the installation of July's Patch Tuesday update.…

Critical Windows licensing bugs, plus two others under attack, top Patch Tuesday
2024-07-10 00:59

Patch Tuesday Clear your Microsoft system administrator's diary: The bundle of fixes in Redmond's July Patch Tuesday is a doozy, with at least two bugs under active exploitation. The first of two vulnerabilities for sure under active exploit - CVE-2024-38080 - is a Windows Hyper-V elevation of privilege flaw with a 7.8-out-of-10 CVSS rating, which Microsoft deemed "Important."