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Microsoft may have accidentally confirmed that Windows 11 24H2 (Windows 11 2024 Update) is arriving on September 24 as part of the optional preview update, with it rolling out to more people as part of the mandatory October Patch Tuesday updates. This news comes via a blog post about how Microsoft Copilot would be coming to…
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Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a never-before-seen botnet comprising an army of small office/home office (SOHO) and IoT devices that are likely operated by a Chinese nation-state threat actor called Flax Typhoon (aka Ethereal Panda or RedJuliett). The sophisticated botnet, dubbed Raptor Train by Lumen’s Black Lotus Labs, is believed to have been operational since at…
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Apple has paused the rollout of iPadOS 18 on iPad Pro tablets with the M4 chip after numerous owners reported the update is “bricking” their devices, with no way to turn them on after performing the update. Attempts to overcome the problem using standard recovery methods such as force restart or entering recovery mode have…
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With Gartner recently declaring that SOAR (security orchestration, automation, and response) is being phased out in favor of generative AI-based solutions, this article will explore in detail four key security automation use cases. 1. Enriching Indicators of Compromise (IoCs) Indicators of compromise (IoCs), such as suspicious IP addresses, domains, and file hashes, are vital in…
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The FBI and cybersecurity researchers have disrupted a massive Chinese botnet called “Raptor Train” that infected over 260,000 networking devices to target critical infrastructure in the US and in other countries. The botnet has been used to target entities in the military, government, higher education, telecommunications, defense industrial base (DIB), and IT sectors, mainly in…
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On Tuesday, Russian anti-malware company Doctor Web (Dr.Web) disclosed a security breach after its systems were targeted in a cyberattack over the weekend. Dr.Web disconnected all servers from its internal network after detecting “signs of unauthorised interference” to its IT infrastructure. The company was also forced to stop delivering virus database updates to customers on…
Read MoreApple released security updates to address vulnerabilities in multiple Apple products. A cyber threat actor could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. CISA encourages users and administrators to review the following advisories and apply necessary updates: Source link lol
Read MoreCISA has added five new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. CVE-2024-27348 Apache HugeGraph-Server Improper Access Control Vulnerability CVE-2020-0618 Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Microsoft Windows Task Scheduler Privilege Escalation Vulnerability CVE-2022-21445 Oracle JDeveloper Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVE-2020-14644 Oracle WebLogic Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability…
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‘I want to see more entrepreneurial thinking and a limitless mindset among MSP leaders. Many small to midsize MSPs are the backbone of our economy, and I believe they can achieve great things by thinking beyond their immediate environments and embracing innovative strategies,’ says Sunny Kaila, CEO of IT By Design. Sunny Kaila wants to…
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A Chinese national has been indicted in the U.S. on charges of conducting a “multi-year” spear-phishing campaign to obtain unauthorized access to computer software and source code created by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), research universities, and private companies. Song Wu, 39, has been charged with 14 counts of wire fraud and 14…
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