(Select here for a video version of my opening commentary) Hello all, After Microsoft’s record-breaking number of defect and flaw patches last week, I figured that this week we’d be safe from onslaught. Was I ever wrong! Oracle decided to…
Hello all, It has been a busy news week with quite a few critical items, some of which are already being exploited. One item that jumped out at me was a report from Guru Baran, the co-founder of Cyber Security…
Hello all, Despite the upcoming winter break, the news does not sleep. There was a lot of activity in the prior week that was interesting, disturbing, and some was even delighting. So, let’s get to the cyber news. As usual,…
Hello all, Patch Tuesday didn’t disappoint this past week. Hundreds of flaws, defects, and vulnerabilities had fixes proffered by their respective vendors and developers as holiday gifts to already overworked defenders. According to Tenable, Microsoft alone has lobbed 1,009 security…
Hello all, It has been a busy week with security related news. The Chinese hack into telecommunication providers continues to dominate, with government agencies urging everyone to use encrypted messaging and communication apps and processes due to the depth and…
Hello all, I was rather pleased to notice that there are at least twelve links in this week’s edition that talk about wins by the defenders, and even some by our AI friends. Some of the larger news items to…
Hello all, Tuesday saw the monthly cavalcade of patches to fix bugs, defects and flaws from a good number of vendors. Additionally, this past week saw a significant quantity of non-scheduled warnings and updates. If you’re thinking that there seems…
Hello all, Thankfully the US quadrennial election cycle is nearly finished. The incessant and continual droning of half-truths, outright lies, click-bait email and advertisements, deep-fakes, fear and doubt mongering, deceptive text messages, and just downright evil that has been so…
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…
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…
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,…
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…