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Microsoft Patches Four Zero-Days, Finally Takes Action Against Crimeware Kernel Drivers July 12, 2023 Microsoft released its July 2023 Patch Tuesday updates this week, addressing over 100 vulnerabilities, including four zero-day security holes. These zero-day vulnerabilities had already been exploited by cybercriminals, making it crucial for users to install the patches promptly. While the patches…
Vulnerabilities Fortinet Patches Critical FortiOS Vulnerability Leading to Remote Code Execution Fortinet, a cybersecurity firm, has recently released security updates to address a critical-severity vulnerability in their FortiOS and FortiProxy products. This vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-33308, is described as a stack-based overflow issue that affects the deep inspection function in proxy mode. If exploited, an…
Apple Fixes Critical Zero-Day Hole in iPhones, iPads, and Macs The Importance of Rapid Security Response Apple has recently released its second-ever Rapid Security Response, which provides emergency patches for critical vulnerabilities in its macOS, iOS, and iPadOS systems. These patches are designed to be quick to build, test, and publish, as well as easy…
Google’s July 2023 Android Security Updates Patch Vulnerabilities and Address Exploited Flaws Google recently released security updates for Android in July 2023, which aim to resolve 43 vulnerabilities. Of these vulnerabilities, three have already been exploited in targeted attacks. The vulnerabilities, known as CVE-2023-2136, CVE-2023-26083, and CVE-2021-29256, affect Android’s System and Arm Mali components. Google…
Data Breaches: A Looming Threat in the Digital Age The Rising Tide of Cyber Attacks In today’s interconnected world, the threat of data breaches looms over individuals and organizations alike. As technology continues to evolve, cybercriminals have become increasingly sophisticated in their tactics, leaving us vulnerable to various threats such as malware, phishing attempts, and…
Vulnerabilities in Fortinet‘s FortiNAC Network Access Control Solution Fortinet, a leading provider of network security solutions, has recently released patches to address a critical vulnerability in its FortiNAC network access control solution. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-33299, is described as an issue related to the deserialization of untrusted data that can lead to remote code…
Vulnerabilities Remotely Exploitable DoS Vulnerabilities Patched in BIND Overview The Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) has released patches for three high-severity, remotely exploitable denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerabilities in BIND, the DNS software suite. These vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2023-2828, CVE-2023-2829, and CVE-2023-2911, could lead to exhaustion of memory or crashes in the BIND daemon, named. While ISC claims…
The Threat of BlackLotus Bootkit Malware: Strengthening Windows Security The US National Security Agency (NSA) has recently issued a warning to systems administrators regarding the BlackLotus bootkit malware, urging them to take additional steps beyond patching to protect Windows 10 and 11 machines. BlackLotus gained attention after it was discovered for sale on the Dark…
US Government Urges Agencies to Patch Exploited Roundcube and VMware Flaws The US government’s cybersecurity agency, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), has recently added several security flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog and is urging federal agencies to urgently patch these issues. Among the vulnerabilities are flaws found in the open-source…
Cisco Vulnerability Allows Attackers to Escalate Privileges A newly disclosed security vulnerability in Cisco‘s client software for remote workers has raised concerns among cybersecurity experts. The bug, known as CVE-2023-20178, is an arbitrary file delete vulnerability in the Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client Software for Windows and Cisco Secure Client Software for Windows. If successfully…