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CISA Adds Thirteen Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog
CISA has added thirteen new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, based on evidence that threat actors are actively exploiting the vulnerabilities listed in the table below. These types of vulnerabilities are a frequent attack vector for...
Why is Az 7 an important release for Azure PowerShell?
The Azure PowerShell team is proud to announce a new major version of the Az PowerShell module. Following our release cadence, this is the second breaking change release for 2021. Because this release includes updates related to security and the switch to MS Graph, we...
Apache Releases Log4j Version 2.15.0 to Address Critical RCE Vulnerability Under Exploitation
The Apache Software Foundation has released a security advisory to address a remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2021-44228) affecting Log4j versions 2.0-beta9 to 2.14.1. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to take control of an affected system....
CISA Releases Security Advisory for Hillrom Welch Allyn Cardiology Products
CISA has released an Industrial Controls Systems Medical Advisory (ICSMA) detailing a vulnerability in multiple Hillrom Welch Allyn cardiology products. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to take control of an affected system.CISA encourages technicians and...
Avoid a flood-damaged used car
Automakers are producing fewer new cars right now due to a computer chip shortage, and many people are looking at used cars instead. If you’re shopping for a used car and feeling rushed to buy a car before you can fully check it out — stop! Some used cars may have...
Meet a recent Microsoft Learn Student Ambassador graduate: Bethany Jepchumba
This is the next segment of our blog series highlighting Microsoft Learn Student Ambassadors who achieved the Gold milestone and have recently graduated from university. Each blog in the series features a different student and highlights their accomplishments, their...
Cisco Releases Security Advisory for Multiple Products Affected by Apache HTTP Server Vulnerabilities
Cisco has released a security advisory to address Cisco products affected by multiple vulnerabilities in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.48 and earlier releases. An unauthenticated remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to take control of an affected system.CISA...
CISA Releases Guidance on Protecting Organization-Run Social Media Accounts
CISA has released Capacity Enhancement Guide (CEG): Social Media Account Protection, which details ways to protect the security of organization-run social media accounts. Malicious cyber actors that successfully compromise social media accounts—including accounts used...
FTC sends third round of refunds to people who lost money to business coaching scam
One of our favorite things to do at the FTC — whenever possible — is to return money to people who lost it to scammers. That’s what we’re doing today. If you lost money to a business coaching scheme that did business as Coaching Department or Apply Knowledge, among...
Scammers are tricking more people into buying gift cards
According to the newest Data Spotlight, 40,000 people reported losing a whopping $148 million in gift cards to scammers during the first nine months of 2021. Those are staggering numbers which have increased each year for the past several years. Since 2018, gift cards...
Azure SQL News Update: A Year in Review
Data Exposed streams live regularly to LearnTV. Every 4 weeks, we’ll do a News Update. We’ll include product updates, videos, blogs, etc. as well as upcoming events and things to look out for. We’ve included an iCal file, so you can add a reminder to tune in live to...
Mozilla Releases Security Updates for Firefox, Firefox ESR, and Thunderbird
Mozilla has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in Firefox, Firefox ESR, and Thunderbird. An attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. CISA encourages users and administrators to review the...
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