Blog: Technology & Cybersecurity News
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Google has announced the release of Google Chrome version 107. This new Chrome, available for desktop and mobile (Android, iOS), brings many security and performance updates such as HEVC hardware decoding which may help with performance and security patches. HEVC…
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Microsoft Confirms Reports Misconfigured Storage Location Causing Possible Leak
Microsoft last week confirmed in an advisory on a Microsoft Security Response Center post a report by SOCradar of a misconfigured Microsoft endpoint that was not in current use possibly exposing over 65,000 organizations’ data. This storage endpoint had communication…
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WordPress Releases 6.0.3 With Secure Fixes, Patches
WordPress 6.0.3, the latest security release, is out and now available to all WordPress websites. If your site supports automatic updates, it will be automatically updated. You can also manually update within your dashboard => Updates. If your site supports…
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Fortinet Releases Patch for Auth Vulnerability Affecting FortiOS, FortiProxy, and FortiSwitchManager
Fortinet has released a patch an advisory on a recent critical authentication bypass vulnerabilities affecting FortiOS, FortiProxy, and FortiSwitchManager. The auth bypass bug CVE-2022-40684 allows an unauthenticated user to perform administrative functions through maliciously crafted HTTPS requests. Account owners with…
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Google Cloud Blocks Largest DDoS Attack Recorded
A DDoS, or distributed denial-of-service is a malicious attack where excessive amounts of requests are sent to a target. It’s intended to crash a website or server, affect performance and availability for legitimate traffic, or increase hosting and resource cost.…
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Apple Releases Update Patching 2 Severe Vulnerabilities
Apple has released updates patching two critical vulnerabilities recently discovered. An application is able to use this vulnerability to run malicious code and gain Kernel privilege, which is the highest privilege allowing full control of the device. These vulnerabilities may…
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VMware Releases Patches For Bugs Including Authentication Bypass
VMware has released patches for bugs and vulnerabilities, including a critical authentication bypass bug. This bug allowed a user to gain administrator privileges without authentication. Products affected include VMware Workspace ONE, VMware Identity Manager, vRealize Automation, Cloud Foundation, and vRealize…
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Choosing a Virtual Private Network (VPN) Provider or Software
In an era where online privacy and data security are paramount, Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) have emerged as a crucial tool for safeguarding our digital footprints. Whether you’re a regular browsing individual frequently using public Wi-Fi or a business dealing…
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Book Reading Platform Suffers Breach Exposing 20M+ Accounts
Mangatoon, the manga and comic reading platform, has suffered a data breach exposing the data of over 20 million accounts. The hacker was able to steal this data by accessing an unsecured or misconfigured database. BleepingComputer in their report was…
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