Are you ready for the latest in security patch updates? I’m not, but it’s that time again. Ref: https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=windows+security+update+2018 Microsoft today released security patch updates for more than 50 vulnerabilities, affecting Windows, Internet Explorer, Edge, MS Office, MS Office Exchange Server, ChakraCore, and Adobe Flash Player—11 of which are rated critical and 39 as […]
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Microsoft is reportedly acquiring #GitHub
#Microsoft is reportedly acquiring #GitHub – and we are now expecting the announcement sometime this week. New reports out of Redmond this weekend have Microsoft set to purchase the popular coding site GitHub. Bloomberg is citing “people familiar with the matter,” stating that the deal could be announced as early as tomorrow. The new story […]
Last year, the US government made moves to ban the use of Kaspersky security software in federal agencies, claiming the company’s ties to the Russian government represented a security risk. In September, the Department of Homeland Security issued an order that required federal departments and agencies to remove the company’s software from their systems. Then, […]
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VMware vCenter 6.7a and other released
VMware has released vCenter 6.7a, vSphere Replication 8.1.0.2, vSphere Integrated Containers 1.4, and PowerCLI 10.1. Download link
Description A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the Credential Security Support Provider protocol (CredSSP). An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could relay user credentials and use them to execute code on the target system. CredSSP is an authentication provider which processes authentication requests for other applications; any application which depends on CredSSP for […]
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Happy #NationalPasswordDay!
Today is NationalPasswordDay 2018 – May 3, 2018 The following is a list of good practices designed to keep individuals and their data safe online. Email Security Avoid opening emails, downloading attachments, or clicking on suspicious links sent from unknown or untrusted sources. Verify unexpected attachments or links from known senders by contacting them via another […]