Security News Update for the Week Ending October 30, 2022

This week’s news includes: Google to stop supporting Chrome on Win 7 and Win 8 in February TSA releases new version of railroad cybersecurity requirements Apple issues emergency iOS patch for arbitrary code execution Microsoft DOESN’T issue patch (yet) for two big bugs also being exploited See Tickets says credit card theft ran for 2.5…

Security News Update for the Week Ending October 23, 2022

Topics this week include: Intel’s Alder Lake BIOS/UEFI code has been stolen and leaked CISA releases SCuBA documentation Microsoft implements Windows 11 feature to slow down hackers Social media impacts both your privacy and your safety US Army Major and his wife charged with trying to sell info to Russia Hackers target eager homebuyers with…

Security News Update for the Week Ending October 9, 2022

Feds Are Going After Unapproved Messaging Platforms – So Far $1.8 Bil in Fines Hackers Claim to Have Breached Russian Satellite Network Gonets CISA, DoJ and NSA Issue Advisory on Tools Used to Hack DoD Contractor Indonesia Data Protection Law Includes Jail Time, Asset Seizure and Compensation for Breaches FCC Threatens to Block Carriers Not…

Security News Update for the Week Ending October 2, 2022

This week’s news includes: Sophos auto-patches firewall bug being exploited in the wild Apple removes pig butchering apps from the App Store Brands review privacy policies after California fines Sephora $1.2 million 15 banks agree to over $1 Bil in fines over recordkeeping failures Morgan Stanley to pay $35 million for astonishing customer data disposal…

Security News Update for September 25, 2022

This week’s news includes: CISA says Dataprobe’s PDUs used in critical infrastructure vulnerable Unpatched 15 year old Python bug allows code injection in 350,000 projects HP failed to patch firmware for a year Industrial control systems have joined the general computer world in their own patch Tuesday mess NSA and CISA release Control system defense:…

Security news update for September 18, 2022

This week’s news includes: Not a great week for Uber – lying about an old breach, investigating a new breach Major WFH/WFA risk to businesses – employees viewing pirated contents CISA warns of water tank management system attack FBI warns of risks of using unpatched medical devices It’s 10 PM, do you know where your…

Security News Update for September 11, 2022

This week’s security news: Millions of Arris routers are vulnerable to attack Cloudflare dumps KiwiFarms Watchguard patches pre-authentication critical bug Court protects some vendor lists Cybersecurity radio KeyBank says hackers stole mortgage data – for a third party service provider IRS data breach exposes data on 120,000 LA Unified School District hit by cyberattack Mass…