Microsoft patches 34 vulnerabilities, including one zero-day
December’s Patch Tuesday is a relatively quiet one on the Microsoft front. Redmond has patched 34 vulnerabilities with only four rated as critical. One vulnerability,…
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Healthcare giant Norton breach leads to theft of millions of patient records
Healthcare company Norton says a May breach led to the theft of data of around 2.5 million of its patients, as well as employees and…
How to choose a free vulnerability scanner: Insights from an industry veteran
The cybersecurity market is awash with expensive, high-end solutions for detecting vulnerabilities in third-party applications. However, for smaller security teams, free vulnerability scanners offer a…
Update now! Apple issues patches for older iPhones and other devices
Apple has issued emergency updates that include patches for older iOS devices concerning the two actively used zero-day vulnerabilities that were patched last week in…
The sound of you typing on your keyboard could reveal your password
As if password authentication’s coffin needed any more nails, researchers in the UK have discovered yet another way to hammer one in. The technique, developed…
“Amazon got hacked” messages are a false alarm
Amazon customers have been seeing a message on social media that has caused some alarm. Most of the posts look like one of these (depending…
Insights into your unpatched vulnerabilities
Every day, nearly 70 brand-new vulnerabilities are discovered in software products around the world. That’s almost 25,550 new problems each year, of which roughly 4,250…
Meta’s Purple Llama wants to test safety risks in AI models
Meta has announced Purple Llama, a project that aims to “bring together tools and evaluations to help the community build responsibly with open generative AI…
US government is snooping on people via phone push notifications, says senator
Many people don’t realize that the instant alert push notifications you get on your phone are routed through Google or Apple’s servers, depending on which…
Android phones can be taken over remotely – update when you can
Android phones are vulnerable to attacks that could allow someone to takeover a device remotely without the device owner needing to do anything. Updates for…
How IT teams can conduct a vulnerability assessment for third-party applications
Google Chrome, Adobe Acrobat Reader, TeamViewer, you name it—there’s no shortage of third-party apps that IT teams need to constantly check for vulnerabilities. But to…
Windows 10 gets its own extended security updates program
The day that Windows 10 machines will get their last security updates is set for October 14, 2025. So if you want to stay secure,…