Update Your Windows PCs to Patch 117 New Flaws, Including 9 Zero-Days

Update Your Windows PCs to Patch 117 New Flaws, Including 9 Zero-Days

Microsoft rolled out Patch Tuesday updates for the month of July with fixes for a total of 117 security vulnerabilities, including nine zero-day flaws, of which four are said to be under active attacks in the wild, potentially enabling an adversary to take control of affected systems. Of the 117 issues, 13 are rated Critical,…

Masih Alinejad: I got furious instead of just being scared

Masih Alinejad: I got furious instead of just being scared

Four Iranian intelligence officials have been charged with plotting to kidnap a New York-based journalist critical of Iran, US prosecutors have said. While the indictment did not name the target, Masih Alinejad, an Iranian-American author and activist, has said it was her. She told BBC World News about learning she was a target for kidnapping…

Duran Duran’s Invisible: ‘Thrilled’ with AI collaboration

Duran Duran’s Invisible: ‘Thrilled’ with AI collaboration

Music group Duran Duran decided to collaborate with artificial intelligence (AI) software to create their new music video, Invisible. But what would the band, which has sold over 100 million records and has been performing for five decades, make of the finished product? BBC Click’s Lara Lewington speaks to Nick Rhodes to find out more….

Litany of cyber security weaknesses identified in NSW transport agency

Litany of cyber security weaknesses identified in NSW transport agency

Less than 8 per cent of Transport for NSW staff and 5 per cent of Sydney Trains staff had completed a cyber security training course as of January 2021. However, TfNSW has advised that it will implement mandatory annual training from July 2021 for all staff. Transport for NSW in February confirmed it had lost…

Critical RCE Flaw in ForgeRock Access Manager Under Active Attack – KK Hack Labs

Critical RCE Flaw in ForgeRock Access Manager Under Active Attack – KK Hack Labs

Cybersecurity agencies in Australia and the U.S. are warning of an actively exploited vulnerability impacting ForgeRock’s OpenAM access management solution that could be leveraged to execute arbitrary code on an affected system remotely.“The [Australian Cyber Security Centre] has observed actors exploiting this vulnerability to compromise multiple hosts and deploy additional malware and tools,”

Microsoft confirms it’s buying cybersecurity startup RiskIQ – TechCrunch

Microsoft confirms it’s buying cybersecurity startup RiskIQ – TechCrunch

Microsoft has confirmed it’s buying RiskIQ, a San Francisco-based cybersecurity company that provides threat intelligence and cloud-based software as a service for organizations. Terms of the deal, which will see RiskIQ’s threat intelligence services integrated into Microsoft’s flagship security offerings, were not disclosed, although Bloomberg previously reported that Microsoft will pay more than $500 million…

Ransomware: REvil’s websites become unreachable

Ransomware: REvil’s websites become unreachable

Washington: Websites run by the ransomware gang REvil suddenly became unreachable on Tuesday (Wednesday AEST), sparking widespread speculation that the group had been knocked offline. The Russia-linked cybercrime ring has collected tens of millions of dollars in ransom payments in return for restoring computer systems it has hacked. In recent weeks it claimed responsibility for…

Microsoft to acquire Cyber Threat detection business RiskIQ

Microsoft to acquire Cyber Threat detection business RiskIQ

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