Zero-day exploits increasingly sought out by attackers
Threat actors – both state-backed and financially-motivated – are increasingly taking advantage of previously unknown vulnerabilities, or zero-days, to compromise their victims before fixes or…
Month: November 2024
QBE Insurance harnesses data to boost staff experience – HR – Financial Services
QBE Insurance is having more data-driven conversations with senior leaders around employee engagement and HR, aided by more frequent staff surveys and data collection. The…
Ahold Delhaize experienced a cyber incident affecting several of its U.S. brands
Ahold Delhaize experienced a cyber incident affecting several of its U.S. brands Pierluigi Paganini November 12, 2024 A cyber attack affected Ahold Delhaize USA brands,…
D-Link won’t fix critical bug in 60,000 exposed EoL modems
Tens of thousands of exposed D-Link routers that have reached their end-of-life are vulnerable to a critical security issue that allows an unauthenticated remote attacker…
Gov Copilot trial leader to direct DTA AI strategy – Cloud – Training & Development
The leader of the Digital Transformation Agency’s Microsoft 365 Copilot trial, Garrett Kelly, has been elevated to direct AI strategy. Kelly, who was project manager…
Apple told by EU to end geo-blocking on services such as App Store – Telco/ISP
Apple was told by the EU to stop geo-blocking, the practice of restricting content according to a user’s geographical location, on services such as its…
Windows 10 KB5046613 update released with fixes for printer bugs
Microsoft has released the KB5046613 cumulative update for Windows 10 22H2 and Windows 10 21H2, which includes ten changes and fixes, including the new Microsoft…
Data Vigilante Leaks 8 Million Employee Records from Amazon, HP and Others
Aftermath of MOVEit vulnerability: Data vigilante ‘Nam3L3ss’ leaks nearly 8 million employee records from industry giants like Amazon, 3M, HP, and Delta, exposing cybersecurity flaws…
Context is King: Using API Sessions for Security Context
There’s no doubt that API security is a hot topic these days. The continued growth in API-related breaches and increase in publicized API vulnerabilities has…
Windows 11 KB5046617 and KB5046633 cumulative updates released
Microsoft has released the Windows 11 KB5046617 and KB5046633 cumulative updates for versions 24H2 and 23H2 to fix security vulnerabilities and issues. Both KB5046617 and KB5046633 are mandatory cumulative updates…
Signal introduces convenient “call links” for private group chats
The Signal messenger application has announced a set of new features aimed at making private group chats more convenient and easier for people to join.…
More data stolen in 2023 MOVEit attacks comes to light
Eighteen months after a major cyber incident in which hundreds of organisations were victimised by a ransomware gang that exploited a zero-day SQL injection vulnerability…