Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Adobe products, the most severe of which could allow for arbitrary code execution. Adobe is a software that is used for creating and publishing a wide variety of contents including graphics, photography, illustration, animation, multimedia, motion pictures and print. Successful exploitation of the most severe of these vulnerabilities could…
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The proximity to Black Hat and DEF CON may have played a part in that, however, as some of the publicly disclosed vulnerabilities came from talks given by security researchers last week at the two conferences. Those vulnerabilities might have been reported responsibly to Microsoft in advance, but weren’t considered severe enough to warrant out-of-band…
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Today, Microsoft revealed that a Mark of the Web security bypass vulnerability exploited by attackers as a zero-day to bypass SmartScreen protection was patched during the June 2024 Patch Tuesday. SmartScreen is a security feature introduced with Windows 8 that protects users against potentially malicious software when opening downloaded files tagged with a Mark of…
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Bloomberg reported that, even without the divestitures, the government will likely seek a ban of the “exclusive distribution agreements” at the heart of the case. The U.S. Department of Justice is considering a divestiture of Google’s Android operating system, AdWords ad sales platform and web browser, Chrome, after a judge ruled the tech giant is…
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NIST says that this algorithm is intended to serve as a backup in case ML-DSA proves vulnerable. More than algorithms In addition to the mathematical encryption algorithms, NIST also released the relevant implementation details. “These finalized standards include instructions for incorporating them into products and encryption systems,” says Moody. “We encourage system administrators to start…
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Microsoft today released updates to fix at least 90 security vulnerabilities in Windows and related software, including a whopping six zero-day flaws that are already being actively exploited by attackers. Image: Shutterstock. This month’s bundle of update joy from Redmond includes patches for security holes in Office, .NET, Visual Studio, Azure, Co-Pilot, Microsoft Dynamics, Teams,…
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SAP has released its security patch package for August 2024, addressing 17 vulnerabilities, including a critical authentication bypass that could allow remote attackers to fully compromise the system. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-41730 and rated 9.8 as per the CVSS v3.1 system, is a “missing authentication check” bug impacting SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform versions…
Read MoreMS-ISAC ADVISORY NUMBER: 2024-090 DATE(S) ISSUED: 08/13/2024 OVERVIEW: Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Ivanti products, the most severe of which could allow for remote code execution. Ivanti Avalanche is a mobile device management system. Ivanti Neurons for ITSM is an IT Service Management Software. Ivanti Virtual Traffic Manager is a software-based application delivery controller.…
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Microsoft has resolved an issue that breaks multiple Microsoft 365 Defender features using the network data reporting service after installing July’s Windows Server updates. The Microsoft 365 Defender (now known as Defender XDR) enterprise defense suite helps coordinate detection, prevention, investigation, and incident response across an organization’s endpoints, identities, email, and applications. This known issue only impacts…
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Google says it is taking a privacy-minded approach to the integration of AI features like the Gemini assistant on Android devices, implementing end-to-end protection to secure data in transit while keeping the most sensitive data locally on the device. The data that reaches Google’s cloud infrastructure for processing is protected by state-of-the-art encryption, access controls, and…
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