Hello all, Microsoft unleashed Windows 11 version 24H2 a couple of weeks ago. If you’ve held off installing, that was probably a wise move. The number of defects that are popping up like prairie dogs seems to be increasing each day. I list quite a few in our Other News Events…
Hello all, Hurricane Milton moved ashore with a swath of renewed devastation across a large portion of Florida’s West Coast this past week, further stressing and testing Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity plans still attempting to recover from Hurricane Helene. It is three days after landfall and power is still out…
The Red Dot Security News publication will likely be impacted by Hurricane Milton as I live in the Tampa Bay area. I will attempt to publish on schedule if I have internet and power. But, I didn’t want to leave you wondering why nothing has appeared if I miss this weekend…
Hello all, It is staggering to see that large portions of the Southeastern United States have been reduced to rubble and debris, with almost no functioning technology due to massive infrastructure damage. And those in Florida are now being warned that a second hurricane is coming mid-week, potentially striking already impacted…
Hello all, Summer is over, we are about to start the fourth quarter of the year, and we still have two weeks until Patch Tuesday. So, for many of us it should be a somewhat easier week. Unfortunately, also for many of us, it has been a devastating week due to…
Hello all, It was eerily quiet this week as far as critical news items and vulnerabilities are concerned, with only a few rising to that level in my mind. That was helpful, because there were a lot of other important news items to notice. There were major wins like takedowns of…
Hello all, Another Patch the Defects, Flaws, Vulnerabilities, and Bugs Day is behind us. There were a lot of issues revealed, with fixes for most of them proffered. Some that I consider to be noteworthy are listed below. As usual, my commentary is followed by a plethora of links to other…
Hello all, Most of us in the United States celebrated Labor Day, and the unofficial end of Summer with a much-deserved day off from work. It was a welcome respite to enjoy the company of friends, family, and if you were so inclined, the eating of burgers and hotdogs. Even though…
Hello all, For those is the USA, I pray that you’ve returned from the long holiday weekend refreshed and did not discover a poorly written note on your computers advising you that your company has been subjected to a post-paid pen test. Sadly, ransomware and extortion are continuing to grow. As…
Hello all, This week we bid farewell to Red-N-Security News and welcome Red Dot Security News. New name, same content scoured from all over the web in the prior week, bringing commentary of items that I find of high value or just plain interesting. As usual, my commentary is followed by…
Hello all, I didn’t expect the massive amounts of vulnerabilities and software defects that were announced, and mostly fixed, this past week. I did expect a goodly volume, since it was Patch Tuesday, but not that many. The biggest surprise is Adobe. They nearly rivaled Microsoft in quantity. More on that…
Hello all, Welcome to the Hacker Summer Camp edition of the Red-N Security Newsletter. Thank you for your patience, our team didn’t return from Las Vegas until after midnight on Monday. And there were so many vulnerabilities and news items generated by the trifecta of Black Hat, DefCon, and BSidesLV, conferences…