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New DNS vulnerability allows ‘nation-state level spying’ on companies
Security researchers found a new class of DNS vulnerabilities impacting major DNS-as-a-Service (DNSaaS) providers that could allow attackers to access sensitive information from corporate networks. DNSaaS providers (also known as managed DNS providers) provide DNS...
This new phishing attack is ‘sneakier than usual’, Microsoft warns
Microsoft's Security Intelligence team has issued an alert to Office 365 users and admins to be on the lookout for a "crafty" phishing email with spoofed sender addresses. Microsoft put out an alert after observing an active campaign targeting Office 365 organizations...
Microsoft just paused its free trial of Windows 365 because of ‘unbelievable’ demand
Microsoft's new Windows 365 Cloud PC service has attracted so much interest in the trial version that the company has now run out of servers to support trial signups. Microsoft has now paused the Windows 365 trial program until it boosts capacity, according to Scott...
What Is Machine Learning?
To learn a skill, we gather knowledge, practice carefully, and monitor our performance. Eventually, we become better at that activity. Machine learning is a technique that allows computers to do just that. Can Computers Learn? Defining intelligence is tough. We all...
Google Starts Running Bitcoin Ads
Google has lifted a ban on bitcoin and crypto advertising imposed for more than three years since March 2018. Starting from today (August 3rd) bitcoin and crypto companies can once more advertised on the search giant and the many websites that make part of its...
Microsoft: This Windows and Linux malware does everything it can to stay on your network
Microsoft has continued its analysis of the LemonDuck malware, known for installing crypto-miners in enterprise environments. It makes a strong case for why it is worth removing it from your network. This group, according to Microsoft, has a well-stocked arsenal of...
Top 7 Cybersecurity Strategies For Startup Businesses
People are said to oftentimes imagine that the most prominent targets of cyber threats and hackers are big businesses and government organisations. However, while such are highly lucrative targets, they’re not the only ones that are vulnerable to such attacks. It’s...
Fortinet plugs RCE hole in FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer (CVE-2021-32589)
A vulnerability (CVE-2021-32589) in FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer could be exploited by remote, non-authenticated attackers to execute unauthorised / malicious code as root, Fortinet has warned. The vulnerability affects the solutions’ fgfmsd daemon, and could be...
Apple releases macOS 11.5.1 with ‘important security updates’
Shortly after launching macOS 11.5 last week with Podcasts app improvements and a lot of security fixes, Apple has made macOS 11.5.1 available today with additional “important security updates.” Apple launched macOS 11.5.1 alongside iOS 14.7.1 with the release...
Fatigued IT teams losing the war on phishing
Nearly three-quarters of organisations have fallen victim to a phishing attack in the last year and more than half have suffered from IT talent shortages, new research has revealed. The research, from Ivanti, has found the global shift to remote work has exacerbated...