Security News

Exploring the Realm of Malicious Generative AI: A New Digital Security Challenge
2023-10-17 10:17

Recently, the cybersecurity landscape has been confronted with a daunting new reality – the rise of malicious Generative AI, like FraudGPT and WormGPT. These rogue creations, lurking in the dark...

Kansas courts IT systems offline after ‘security incident’
2023-10-16 20:08

Information systems of state courts across Kansas are still offline after they've been disrupted in what the Kansas judicial branch described last Thursday as a "Security incident." Multiple systems crucial to daily court operations across the state have been impacted, including the Kansas Courts' eFiling system used by attorneys to submit case documents, the electronic payments system, and the case management systems employed by district and appellate courts for case processing.

Power Checklist: Vetting Employees for Security Sensitive Operations
2023-10-16 16:00

Determining the eligibility of individuals to access or administer these components can be a challenge. Whether you need to establish full access permissions to folders for the purpose of backups or you're responsible for handling data that could adversely affect the organization if leaked, this checklist from TechRepublic Premium will help you determine the necessary steps involved.

Microsoft fixes Windows 10 security update installation issue
2023-10-16 11:53

Microsoft has resolved a known issue that caused Windows 10 security updates released during this month's Patch Tuesday to fail with 0x8007000d errors. For systems impacted by this issue, specifically Windows 10 21H2 and Windows 10 22H2, the KB5031356 security update would fail despite displaying initial progress during deployment.

The Fast Evolution of SaaS Security from 2020 to 2024 (Told Through Video)
2023-10-16 11:46

SaaS Security’s roots are in configuration management. An astounding 35% of all security breaches begin with security settings that were misconfigured. In the past 3 years, the initial access...

Week in review: Patched curl and libcurl vulnerability, 15 free M365 security training modules
2023-10-15 08:00

15 free Microsoft 365 security training modules worth your timeManaging Microsoft 365 can be difficult for many businesses, primarily regarding fortifying cybersecurity. Thankfully, there are complimentary Microsoft 365 security training modules.

Microsoft: October Windows 10 security updates fail to install
2023-10-13 19:56

Microsoft says Windows 10 security updates released during this month's Patch Tuesday may fail to install with 0x8007000d errors, although initially displaying progress. On systems affected by this known issue running client platforms, the KB5031356 security update will fail to complete installation.

Calls for Visual Studio security tweak fall on deaf ears despite one-click RCE exploit
2023-10-13 15:28

Perceived weaknesses in the security of Microsoft's Visual Studio IDE are being raised once again this week with a fresh single-click exploit. Following the 2021 targeting of security researchers by North Korea's state-sponsored offensive cyber group Lazarus, Microsoft rolled out trusted locations to prevent malicious Visual Studio projects being used to achieve remote code execution.

PureVPN Review (2023): Features, Pricing & Security
2023-10-13 09:25

Read the comprehensive PureVPN review to learn about its features, pricing, security and more. Find out if PureVPN is the right VPN service for you.

Squid games: 35 security holes still unpatched in proxy after 2 years, now public
2023-10-13 00:21

35 vulnerabilities in the Squid caching proxy remain unfixed more than two years after being found and disclosed to the open source project's maintainers, according to the person who reported them. Squid is a caching and forwarding HTTP web proxy that is very widely used by ISPs and website operators.