In its final Patch Tuesday update of 2024, Microsoft has addressed 71 new security vulnerabilities, including a zero-day flaw that is currently being actively exploited. The zero-day vulnerability, documented as CVE-2024-49138, is a bug in the company’s Windows Common Log File System (CLFS). It poses a significant threat as it enables attackers to achieve system-level…
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Microsoft closes 2024 with extensive security update
In its final Patch Tuesday update of 2024, Microsoft has addressed 71 new security vulnerabilities, including a zero-day flaw that is currently being actively exploited. The zero-day vulnerability, documented as CVE-2024-49138, is a bug in the company’s Windows Common Log File System (CLFS). It poses a significant threat as it enables attackers to achieve system-level…
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The AI Fix #26: Would AI kill sentient robots, and is water wet?
In episode 26 of The AI Fix, an AI does surgery on pork chops, holographic Jesus wants your consent to use cookies, Mark opens the pod bay doors, our hosts discover OpenAI’s couch potato health coach, and Graham finds a robot made of drain pipes. Graham pits Mark against an AI in a morality quiz…
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Data leaks from websites built on Microsoft Power Pages, including 1.1 million NHS records
A security researcher has blamed misconfigured implementations of Microsoft Power Pages for a slew of data breaches from web portals – including the leak of 1.1 million NHS employee records. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
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The Key to Cybersecurity is an Educated Workforce
The United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) handled a record number of cybersecurity incidents over the last year, a 20% increase in cases handled the year before. With the increasing number and more innovative nature of cyber attacks, businesses of all sizes must prioritise cybersecurity. However, the fundamental starting point of any organisation’s security…
Forrester, Global Security News, Microsoft, Security Awareness
The Key to Cybersecurity is an Educated Workforce
The United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) handled a record number of cybersecurity incidents over the last year, a 20% increase in cases handled the year before. With the increasing number and more innovative nature of cyber attacks, businesses of all sizes must prioritise cybersecurity. However, the fundamental starting point of any organisation’s security…
Forrester, Global Security News, Microsoft, Security Awareness
The Key to Cybersecurity is an Educated Workforce
The United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) handled a record number of cybersecurity incidents over the last year, a 20% increase in cases handled the year before. With the increasing number and more innovative nature of cyber attacks, businesses of all sizes must prioritise cybersecurity. However, the fundamental starting point of any organisation’s security…
Forrester, Global Security News, Microsoft, Security Awareness
The Key to Cybersecurity is an Educated Workforce
The United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) handled a record number of cybersecurity incidents over the last year, a 20% increase in cases handled the year before. With the increasing number and more innovative nature of cyber attacks, businesses of all sizes must prioritise cybersecurity. However, the fundamental starting point of any organisation’s security…
Forrester, Global Security News, Microsoft, Security Awareness
The Key to Cybersecurity is an Educated Workforce
The United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) handled a record number of cybersecurity incidents over the last year, a 20% increase in cases handled the year before. With the increasing number and more innovative nature of cyber attacks, businesses of all sizes must prioritise cybersecurity. However, the fundamental starting point of any organisation’s security…