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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."

Microsoft July 2024 Patch Tuesday fixes 142 flaws, 4 zero-days
2024-07-09 17:52

Today is Microsoft's July 2024 Patch Tuesday, which includes security updates for 142 flaws, including two actively exploited and two publicly disclosed zero-days. [...]

July 2024 Patch Tuesday forecast: The end of an AV giant in the US
2024-07-08 04:30

Microsoft temporarily pulled and then re-released the Windows 11 preview update KB5039302, originally released on June 25th. The original preview was causing reboots on systems using virtualization, such as Azure Virtual Desktop and VMware. Per the announcement, all Kaspersky products must be removed by September 29th. Just as a reminder, last month Microsoft released the final updates for Windows 10 21H2 Education and Enterprise editions.

Microsoft June 2024 Patch Tuesday fixes 51 flaws, 18 RCEs
2024-06-11 17:31

Today is Microsoft's June 2024 Patch Tuesday, which includes security updates for 51 flaws, eighteen remote code execution flaws, and one publicly disclosed zero-day vulnerability. This Patch Tuesday fixed 18 RCE flaws but only one critical vulnerability, a remote code execution vulnerability in Microsoft Message Queuing.

Week in review: Atlassian Confluence RCE PoC, new Kali Linux, Patch Tuesday forecast
2024-06-09 08:00

High-risk Atlassian Confluence RCE fixed, PoC availableIf you're self-hosting an Atlassian Confluence Server or Data Center installation, you should upgrade to the latest available version to fix a high-severity RCE flaw for which a PoC and technical details are already public. Kali Linux 2024.2 released: 18 new tools, countless updatesKali Linux 2024.2 is now available.

June 2024 Patch Tuesday forecast: Multiple announcements from Microsoft
2024-06-07 05:13

May 2024 Patch Tuesday was unusual because we had security updates from Adobe, Apple, Google, Mozilla, and Microsoft on the same day. On the Microsoft front, the only Critical update was for Sharepoint Server, but there were important updates for Windows 11 with 41 CVEs addressed and Windows 10 with 47 CVEs addressed.