Recent Security News
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Software Vulnerabilities Are on the Decline, According to New Synopsys Research
November 14, 2023 at 09:45PM Synopsys, Inc. has released the 2023 Software Vulnerability Snapshot report, which shows a decrease in vulnerabilities found in target applications. The report suggests that code reviews, automated testing, and continuous integration are helping to reduce programming errors. However, relying on a single security testing solution is no longer sufficient, and…
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Netskope Delivers the Next Gen SASE Branch, Powered by Borderless SD-WAN
November 14, 2023 at 09:38PM Netskope has launched the Next Gen SASE Branch, an infrastructure solution that combines SD-WAN and security capabilities to optimize enterprise branches. It addresses challenges in current branch infrastructure such as legacy technologies, lack of scalability, and inadequate security controls. The solution features a unified SD-WAN and security appliance, a context-aware…
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Another month, another bunch of fixes for Microsoft security bugs exploited in the wild
November 14, 2023 at 07:42PM Microsoft’s November Patch Tuesday fixes around 60 vulnerabilities, including three that have already been exploited. These include privilege-escalation vulnerabilities in Windows Desktop Manager and Windows Cloud Files Mini Filter Driver, as well as a security feature bypass flaw in Windows Defender SmartScreen. Additionally, Adobe patched 76 vulnerabilities across its products,…
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IPStorm botnet with 23,000 proxies for malicious traffic dismantled
November 14, 2023 at 07:10PM The U.S. Department of Justice has announced the takedown of a botnet proxy service called IPStorm. The service allowed cybercriminals to run malicious traffic anonymously through various devices worldwide. A Russian-Moldovan national named Sergei Makinin pleaded guilty to computer fraud charges in connection to the case. Makinin profited from selling…
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WP Fastest Cache plugin bug exposes 600K WordPress sites to attacks
November 14, 2023 at 06:34PM The WordPress plugin WP Fastest Cache has an SQL injection vulnerability that could allow attackers to access the site’s database. Over 600,000 websites are still using a vulnerable version of the plugin. The vulnerability affects all versions before 1.2.2. An exploit will be released on November 27, 2023, and users…