Recent Security News
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October 10, 2023 at 02:36PM – Beyond the Front Lines: How the Israel-Hamas War Impacts the Cybersecurity Industry
October 10, 2023 at 02:36PM The war in Israel is having a significant impact on the country’s cybersecurity firms. While larger firms with headquarters outside of Israel may be less affected, many smaller and new companies, as well as research and development centers, will likely face challenges. The Israeli tech sector heavily relies on the…
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Microsoft Patch Tuesday Haunted by Zero-Days, Wormable Bug
October 10, 2023 at 06:06PM Microsoft’s October Patch Tuesday update addressed two zero-day vulnerabilities that were actively being attacked, affecting Microsoft WordPad and Skype for Business. A critical-rated bug in Message Queuing was also patched. The update included a total of 103 CVEs, with 13 critical-rated vulnerabilities and 20% of the fixes related to Microsoft…
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Microsoft warns of incorrect BitLocker encryption errors
October 10, 2023 at 05:55PM Microsoft has issued a warning to customers about incorrect BitLocker drive encryption errors in certain managed Windows environments. The issue only affects client platforms like Windows 11 21H2/22H2 and Windows 10 21H2/22H2, as well as Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2019. It specifically impacts environments where drive encryption is enforced for…
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About the security content of iOS 16.7.1 and iPadOS 16.7.1 – Apple Support
October 10, 2023 at 05:21PM Apple has addressed two security issues in their products. The first issue, identified as CVE-2023-42824, could allow a local attacker to elevate their privileges. It may have been actively exploited on iOS versions prior to iOS 16.6. The second issue, identified as CVE-2023-5217, involves a buffer overflow that could lead…