Microsoft Patches Several Publicly Disclosed Windows Vulnerabilities
Microsoft has fixed nearly 90 vulnerabilities with its October 2020 Patch Tuesday updates and while none of them has been exploited in attacks, several...
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Cloudflare Launches New Zero Trust Networking, Security Platform
Cloudflare on Monday announced the launch of a new zero trust platform that can help organizations address the networing and security challenges associated with...
Ransomware Vaccine Intercepts Requests to Erase Shadow Copies
A newly released “vaccine” can prevent certain ransomware families from erasing shadow copies to prevent data recovery. Dubbed “Raccine” and released by security researchers...
Enterprise Device Security Company Eclypsium Raises $13 Million
Cloud-based enterprise device security platform provider Eclypsium on Thursday announced raising $13 million in an oversubscribed funding round. To date, the company has raised...
Chrome Vulnerabilities Expose Users to Attacks Via Malicious Extensions
A Chrome 85 update released by Google this week patches several high-severity vulnerabilities, including ones that can be exploited to hack users by convincing...
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Source Code of Windows XP, Server 2003 Allegedly Leaked
Someone has leaked what appear to be source code files for the Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 operating systems The files were leaked...
CrowdStrike Pushes Zero Trust With $96 Million Acquisition of Preempt Security
CrowdStrike (Nasdaq: CRWD) on Wednesday announced that it has agreed to acquire Preempt Security, a provider of Zero Trust and access control technology, in...
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Microsoft Extending Threat Protection Portfolio, Unifying Security Solutions
Microsoft announced on Tuesday at its Ignite 2020 conference that it has extended its threat protection portfolio and it has unified some of its...
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NSA Issues Cybersecurity Guidance for Remote Workers, System Admins
The National Security Agency (NSA) has published two cybersecurity information sheets (CSIs) with recommendations for National Security System (NSS) and Department of Defense (DoD)...
Google Ups Malware Protection for ‘Advanced Protection’ Users
Google this week announced improved malware protection capabilities for all users who are enrolled in its Advanced Protection Program. Aimed at providing high-risk users...