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![BeyondTrust Report: Microsoft Security Vulnerabilities Decreased by 5% in 2023](/static/build/img/news/beyondtrust-report-microsoft-security-vulnerabilities-decreased-by-5-in-2023-small.jpg)
The number of Microsoft vulnerabilities has mostly flattened in 2023, with elevation of privilege and identity attacks being particularly common, according to BeyondTrust's annual Microsoft Vulnerabilities report. The total number of Microsoft vulnerabilities has remained mostly steady for the past four years, with a slight dip in 2023 from 1,292 to 1,228 reported vulnerabilities.
![10 Critical Endpoint Security Tips You Should Know](/static/build/img/news/10-critical-endpoint-security-tips-you-should-know-small.jpg)
In today's digital world, where connectivity is rules all, endpoints serve as the gateway to a business’s digital kingdom. And because of this, endpoints are one of hackers' favorite targets. ...
![73% of SME security pros missed or ignored critical alerts](/static/build/img/news/73-of-sme-security-pros-missed-or-ignored-critical-alerts-small.jpg)
Small and medium-sized enterprises IT staff is overwhelmed by the complexity and demands of managing multiple tools in their security stack, leading them to miss critical severity events and weaken their company's security posture, according to Coro. According to the survey, 73% of SME security professionals have missed, ignored or failed to act on critical security alerts, with respondents noting a lack of staff and a lack of time as the top two reasons.
![Governments issue alerts after 'sophisticated' state-backed actor found exploiting flaws in Cisco security boxes](/static/build/img/news/governments-issue-alerts-after-sophisticated-state-backed-actor-found-exploiting-flaws-in-cisco-security-boxes-small.jpg)
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![Microsoft cannot keep its own security in order, so what hope for its add-ons customers?](/static/build/img/news/microsoft-cannot-keep-its-own-security-in-order-so-what-hope-for-its-add-ons-customers-small.jpg)
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![Prompt Hacking, Private GPTs, Zero-Day Exploits and Deepfakes: Report Reveals the Impact of AI on Cyber Security Landscape](/static/build/img/news/prompt-hacking-private-gpts-zero-day-exploits-and-deepfakes-report-reveals-the-impact-of-ai-on-cyber-security-landscape-small.jpg)
AI's newfound accessibility will cause a surge in prompt hacking attempts and private GPT models used for nefarious purposes, a new report revealed. Experts at the cyber security company Radware forecast the impact that AI will have on the threat landscape in the 2024 Global Threat Analysis Report.
![Major Security Flaws Expose Keystrokes of Over 1 Billion Chinese Keyboard App Users](/static/build/img/news/major-security-flaws-expose-keystrokes-of-over-1-billion-chinese-keyboard-app-users-small.jpg)
Security vulnerabilities uncovered in cloud-based pinyin keyboard apps could be exploited to reveal users' keystrokes to nefarious actors. The findings come from the Citizen Lab, which discovered...
![GenAI can enhance security awareness training](/static/build/img/news/genai-can-enhance-security-awareness-training-small.jpg)
This brings us on to our third point, which is that we should not be looking to harness GenAI for security awareness training. GenAI promises to transform security training for the better.
![eBook: Cloud security skills](/static/build/img/news/ebook-cloud-security-skills-small.jpg)
Demonstrating a sound understanding of cloud security key principles and practices opens various professional opportunities. But first, you need the right mix of technical and soft skills to...
![Microsoft pulls fix for Outlook bug behind ICS security alerts](/static/build/img/news/microsoft-pulls-fix-for-outlook-bug-behind-ics-security-alerts-small.jpg)
Microsoft has rolled back a fix for a known Outlook issue that was causing incorrect security alerts when opening ICS calendar files after installing the December Outlook Desktop security updates. Affected Microsoft 365 users are seeing unexpected warnings that "Microsoft Office has identified a potential security concern" and that "This location may be unsafe" when double-clicking ICS files saved on their devices.