Admins can give thanks this November for dollops of Microsoft patches

November 12, 2024 at 08:32PM Microsoft’s recent Patch Tuesday update addressed 89 security flaws, including two under active attack. Vulnerabilities CVE-2024-49039 and CVE-2024-43451 enable privilege escalation and account impersonation, respectively. Additionally, severe flaws in Azure and .NET products could lead to remote code execution. CISA highlighted an increase in zero-day exploitations throughout 2023. ### Meeting … Read more

CVE and NVD – A Weak and Fractured Source of Vulnerability Truth

April 3, 2024 at 10:12AM The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) List managed by MITRE and the National Vulnerability Database (NVD) overseen by NIST are no longer considered a single reliable source of vulnerability information. Challenges include missing vulnerabilities, false positives, and resource limitations. NIST, acknowledging the backlog, is seeking a consortium to improve vulnerability … Read more