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Cyber SecurityNews

Zero-Day Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Found in Microsoft Office; No Patch Yet, But Possible Fix Available

June 3, 2022
A zero-day remote code execution vulnerability in Microsoft Office has come to light, and is considered very serious due to potential for code execution if a victim opens a malicious document in Word.
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Bug crawling on table showing privilege escalation vulnerability for Linux
Cyber SecurityNews

Microsoft Discovers Nimbuspwn Privilege Escalation Vulnerability on Linux Systems Granting Hackers Root Permissions

May 6, 2022
Microsoft 365 Defender researcher team discovered a privilege escalation vulnerability dubbed Nimbuspwn allowing an attacker to gain root privileges and deploy malicious payloads.
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Server room with computer racks showing local privilege escalation in Linux
Cyber SecurityNews

All Linux Distributions Affected by 12 Year-Old PwnKit Local Privilege Escalation Bug Allowing an Attacker to Execute Commands as Root

February 4, 2022
Qualys researchers said the 12-year-old memory corruption local privilege escalation vulnerability on polkit's Set User ID program pkexec is easily exploitable by novice attackers and affects every major Linux distribution.
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Tesla cars charging at Tesla super charger electric car charging station showing remote control vulnerability in third party software
Cyber SecurityNews

Digital Joyriding: Teenager Hacks Third Party Software in Tesla Cars, Enables Remote Control of Electrical and Security Systems

January 18, 2022
A 19-year-old "security specialist" has found a vulnerability in third party software used by certain Tesla vehicles, which allows the remote control of certain functions such as the engine and the security system.
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Federal Trade Commission (FTC) seals in downtown showing legal action for Log4j
Cyber SecurityNews

FTC Warns Legal Action May Be Coming for Companies That Fail To Patch Log4j

January 10, 2022
Legal action may be forthcoming for organizations that do not patch Log4j. The FTC has issued an alert that references the Equifax breach (which ended in a settlement of $700 million) as a precedent.
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Woman wearing glasses working on the laptop showing Proxyshell vulnerability and cyber risk
Cyber SecurityNews

Minimizing Cyber Risk: Lessons Learned From Proxyshell

November 29, 2021
The best way to deal with a vulnerability is doing what you can to prevent them from happening in the first place. Oftentimes, cyber risk can be managed even through simple and basic security hygiene practices.
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Server racks in data center showing vulnerabilities in virtual appliances
Cyber SecurityInsights

Orca Security Research: Top Virtual Appliance Vendors Neglect the Security of their Products

November 27, 2020
There are significant gaps in virtual appliance security, and many products are distributed with known, exploitable, and fixable vulnerabilities and on outdated or unsupported operating systems.
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Hacker using malicious code showing effect of Ripple20 and need for Zero Trust
Cyber SecurityInsights

How to Combat the Crippling Effect of Ripple20

October 22, 2020
Since patching is problematic and traditional perimeter security is ineffective for Ripple20 vulnerabilities, Zero Trust security may be the right answer.
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Key on keyboard showing how the backdoors mandated by proposed encryption backdoor bill can potentially be exploited by hackers
Cyber SecurityInsights

Bill That Mandates Cyber Backdoors Will Leave Front Doors Wide Open

July 21, 2020
Proposed bill requires American tech companies to put encryption backdoors in their products for law enforcement access which can be potentially exploited by hackers.
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Hacker doing programming showing the security vulnerabilities of container images and ways to protect them
Cyber SecurityInsights

Don’t Want Security Issues? Then Don’t Misuse Your Images and Image Registries!

July 6, 2020
Container images can be exploited by attackers to gain unrestricted access to the container environment and compromise sensitive data. What can you do to secure them?
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Why Investments in Better Infrastructure Cyber Defense Are Just a Start

Hacker hand stealing data from laptop at night showing data breach

Flagstar Bank Data Breach Leaked Sensitive Information of 1.5 Million Customers

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Closed to New Users for Months Due to Data Compliance Violations, Ride Hailing App Didi Set to Return to China App Stores

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Why Business Leaders Must Incorporate Data Privacy Into ESG Frameworks

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