security tools – Page 2 – PossibleThreat Articles

Microsoft Patch Tuesday, June 2023 Edition

June 13, 2023 0 Comments action1, cve-2023-28310, cve-2023-29357, cve-2023-29363, cve-2023-32014, cve-2023-32015, cve-2023-32031, immersive labs, kevin breen, microsoft patch tuesday june 2023, security tools, Time to Patch

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2023 20:44:28 +0000

Microsoft Corp. today released software updates to fix dozens of security vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and other software. This month’s relatively light patch load has another added bonus for system administrators everywhere: It appears to be the first Patch Tuesday since March 2022 that isn’t marred by the active exploitation of a zero-day vulnerability in Microsoft’s products.

Independent Krebs Security

Why is ‘Juice Jacking’ Suddenly Back in the News?

April 14, 2023 0 Comments A Little Sunshine, aries security, brian markus, Defcon, FBI, FCC, juice jacking, Latest Warnings, omg cable, security tools, snopes

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2023 20:27:56 +0000

KrebsOnSecurity received a nice bump in traffic this week thanks to tweets from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) about “juice jacking,” a term first coined here in 2011 to describe a potential threat of data theft when one plugs their mobile device into a public charging kiosk. It remains unclear what may have prompted the alerts, but the good news is that there are some fairly basic things you can do to avoid having to worry about juice jacking.

Independent Krebs Security

Microsoft (& Apple) Patch Tuesday, April 2023 Edition

April 11, 2023 0 Comments bharat jogi, cve-2022-37969, cve-2023-28219, cve-2023-28220, cve-2023-28252, dbappsecurity, dustin childs, ios 15.5.7, ios/ipados 16.4.1, macos 12.6.5 and 11.7.6., mandiant, nokoyawa ransomware, Qualys, security tools, The Coming Storm, Time to Patch, trend micro zero day initiative, windows common log system file system

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2023 00:06:51 +0000

Microsoft today released software updates to plug 100 security holes in its Windows operating systems and other software, including a zero-day vulnerability that is already being used in active attacks. Not to be outdone, Apple has released a set of important updates addressing two zero-day vulnerabilities that are being used to attack iPhones, iPads and Macs.

Independent Krebs Security

Microsoft Patch Tuesday, March 2023 Edition

March 15, 2023 0 Comments cve-2023-23397, cve-2023-24800, dustin childs, immersive labs, kevin breen, microsoft 365 apps for enterprise, microsoft patch tuesday march 2023, rapid7, security tools, The Coming Storm, Time to Patch, windows smartscreen, zero day initiative

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2023 15:19:32 +0000

Microsoft on Tuesday released updates to quash at least 74 security bugs in its Windows operating systems and software. Two of those flaws are already being actively attacked, including an especially severe weakness in Microsoft Outlook that can be exploited without any user interaction.

Independent Krebs Security

Microsoft Patch Tuesday, February 2023 Edition

February 14, 2023 0 Comments cve-2023-21529, cve-2023-21706, cve-2023-21707, cve-2023-21715, cve-2023-21716, cve-2023-21823, cve-2023-23376, dustin childs, immersive labs, internet explorer 11, johannes ullrich, kevin breen, Latest Warnings, mandiant, Microsoft Office, microsoft patch tuesday february 2023, sans internet storm center, security tools, Time to Patch, trend micro zero day initiative

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2023 21:01:41 +0000

Microsoft is sending the world a whole bunch of love today, in the form of patches to plug dozens of security holes in its Windows operating systems and other software. This year’s special Valentine’s Day Patch Tuesday includes fixes for a whopping three different “zero-day” vulnerabilities that are already being used in active attacks.

Independent Krebs Security

Microsoft Patch Tuesday, January 2023 Edition

January 10, 2023 0 Comments cve-2023-21563, cve-2023-21674, cve-2023-21678, cve-2023-21743, cve-2023-21745, cve-2023-21762, dustin childs, Latest Warnings, microsoft bitlocker, satnam narang, security tools, tenable, Time to Patch

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2023 22:28:55 +0000

Microsoft today released updates to fix nearly 100 security flaws in its Windows operating systems and other software. Highlights from the first Patch Tuesday of 2023 include a zero-day vulnerability in Windows, printer software flaws reported by the U.S. National Security Agency, and a critical Microsoft SharePoint Server bug that allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to make an anonymous connection.

Independent Krebs Security

Microsoft Patch Tuesday, December 2022 Edition

December 14, 2022 0 Comments apple zero-day, cve-2022-41076, cve-2022-44698, cve-2022-44710, cve-2022-44713, greg wiseman, immersive labs, kevin breen, Latest Warnings, microsoft patch tuesday december 2022, PowerShell, rapid7, security tools, sophos, Time to Patch, trend micro's zero day initiative, will dormann, Windows

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2022 17:01:07 +0000

Microsoft has released its final monthly batch of security updates for 2022, fixing more than four dozen security holes in its various Windows operating systems and related software. The most pressing patches include a zero-day vulnerability in a Windows feature that tries to flag malicious files from the Web, a critical bug in PowerShell, and a dangerous flaw in Windows 11 systems that was detailed publicly prior to this week’s Patch Tuesday.

Independent Krebs Security

Researchers Quietly Cracked Zeppelin Ransomware Keys

November 17, 2022 0 Comments A Little Sunshine, cybersecurity & infrastructure security agency, digital ocean, FBI, joel lathrop, lance james, Ransomware, security tools, unit 221b, zeppelin decryptor, zeppelin ransomware

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2022 02:30:26 +0000

Peter is an IT manager for a technology manufacturer that got hit with a Russian ransomware strain called “Zeppelin” in May 2020. He’d been on the job less than six months, and because of the way his predecessor architected things,… Read More »

Independent Krebs Security

LinkedIn Adds Verified Emails, Profile Creation Dates

November 4, 2022 0 Comments A Little Sunshine, employment fraud, security tools

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Fri, 04 Nov 2022 21:09:52 +0000

For whatever reason, the majority of the phony LinkedIn profiles reviewed by this author have involved young women with profile photos that appear to be generated by artificial intelligence (AI) tools. We’re seeing rapid advances in AI-based synthetic image generation technology and we’ve created a deep learning model to better catch profiles made with this technology. AI-based image generators can create an unlimited number of unique, high-quality profile photos that do not correspond to real people. Fake accounts sometimes use these convincing, AI-generated profile photos to make their fake LinkedIn profile appear more authentic.

Independent Krebs Security

Wormable Flaw, 0days Lead Sept. 2022 Patch Tuesday

September 13, 2022 0 Comments asheer malhotra, Cisco Talos, dustin childs, ios 16, jon munshaw, kevin breen, lily hay newman, lockdown mode, microsoft patch tuesday september 2022, pangu lab, safety check, satnam narang, security tools, Time to Patch, trend micro, xinru chi

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2022 00:23:45 +0000

This month’s Patch Tuesday offers a little something for everyone, including security updates for a zero-day flaw in Microsoft Windows that is under active attack, and another Windows weakness experts say could be used to power a fast-spreading computer worm. Also, Apple has also quashed a pair of zero-day bugs affecting certain macOS and iOS users, and released iOS 16, which includes a nifty new privacy and security feature called “Lockdown Mode.” And Adobe axed 63 vulnerabilities in a range of products.