Geek Guy

Category: Security, Security Software, Threat and Vulnerability Management, Vulnerabilities

The nexus of risk and intelligence: How vulnerability-informed hunting uncovers what everything else misses

For years, I watched organizations treat vulnerability data like a compliance chore. It was something to scan, sort and patch against deadlines. Yet buried in those reports is a treasure map of sorts, where an attacker is likely to strike first. In my previous red team and incident responder roles, minus a credential leak or…

October 2025 Patch Tuesday: Holes in Windows Server Update Service and an ancient modem driver

Microsoft’s October Patch Tuesday releases will fix 167 vulnerabilities, the highest number this year, including seven rated as critical that need immediate attention from CISOs. Separately, SAP released 13 new security notes, as well as four updates to previously released security notes. Among the critical Microsoft holes are: WSUS RCE CVE-2025-59287, which could allow remote…