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Microsoft Azure users running Linux VMs in the company's Azure cloud need to take action to protect themselves against the four "OMIGOD" bugs in the Open Management Infrastructure framework, because Microsoft hasn't raced to do it for them. As The Register outlined in our report on this month's Patch Tuesday release, Microsoft included fixes for flaws security outfit Wiz spotted in OMI. Wiz named the four flaws "OMIGOD" because they are jaw-droppers.
The encryption technology Microsoft uses to protect Windows file systems can be exploited by ransomware. So says the research team at Safebreach Labs, which has demonstrated how file-scrambling software nasties can not only tap into the Windows Encrypting File System but also avoid anti-malware tools.
Fears of cyber-hijackings? That's plane crazy, says Dreamliner maker Black Hat A Black Hat presentation on how to potentially hijack a 787 – by exploiting bugs found in internal code left lying...
Maker insists the privacy cock-up has been fixed, mostly An undisclosed number of Nokia 7 Plus smartphones have been caught sending their identification numbers to a domain owned by a Chinese...
Plus: How Microsoft Edge helps Facebook Flash files dodge click-to-play rules in Edge Adobe is taking a second crack at patching security bugs in its Acrobat and Reader PDF apps.…
Patch your vid conferencing software to stop malware, users nabbing admin rights Sorry to spoil your day, Cisco admins and users, but it's time to patch Webex, again.…
No, X-Force Red is not another trading card game Black Hat IBM has promised to open four research centers that will hunt for security vulnerabilities in technology – including a team dedicated to...
