Tag: security
Windows Server is making a major security upgrade that should help prevent future hacks
‘Hotpatching’ – the ability to install important patches without needing to restart the endpoint – is coming to Windows Server 2025. The news was confirmed on the Windows blog late last week, when Windows Server Director of Product, Hari Pulapaka, announced the feature in preview. “You asked and we delivered:…
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Microsoft warns US healthcare of threat actor using new ransomware
Vanilla Tempest, a ransomware group also known as Vice Society, has been seen deploying the INC ransomware strain for the first time to target the American healthcare sector. This is according to cybersecurity researchers from Microsoft, who recently detailed their newest findings in an X thread. In the thread, the…
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Apache HugeGraph-Server flaw actively exploited, CISA warns
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added an Apache HugeGraph-Server vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, signaling that the bug is actively being exploited in the wild. The addition also forces federal agencies to apply a patch before the October 9 deadline, or stop using…
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FTC says social media apps are surveilling kids and teens
Social media apps are surveilling children and teenagers, and using the data gathered to earn billions of dollars every year. At the same time, they’re doing close to nothing to protect their young users from harmful content. This is one of the conclusions published in a new staff report from…
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CrowdStrike outage is causing businesses to switch security vendors
According to new research by Germany’s Federal Office for Information Security (BSI), one in 10 organizations affected by CrowdStrike’s July outage are dropping their current security vendor. Of the tenth of organizations switching provider, nearly half (40%) have already replaced their cybersecurity solutions, with the remaining (60%) companies planning to…
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Google revamps cloud security with Mandiant Managed Defense threat detection
Google Cloud users in the United States are getting a host of upgraded security features that should make the platform more resilient to cyberattacks. The company announced Mandiant’s Managed Defense for Google Security Operations is now available in the country, offering users real-time threat detection and response. The threat hunting…
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