Tag: proactive measures
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Alerts: Microsoft Releases January 2025 Security Updates
Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2025/01/14/microsoft-releases-january-2025-security-updates Source: Alerts Title: Microsoft Releases January 2025 Security Updates Feedly Summary: Microsoft released security updates to address vulnerabilities in multiple Microsoft products. A cyber threat actor could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. CISA encourages users and administrators to review the following and apply necessary updates:…
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Krebs on Security: Microsoft: Happy 2025. Here’s 161 Security Updates
Source URL: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/01/microsoft-happy-2025-heres-161-security-updates/ Source: Krebs on Security Title: Microsoft: Happy 2025. Here’s 161 Security Updates Feedly Summary: Microsoft today unleashed updates to plug a whopping 161 security vulnerabilities in Windows and related software, including three “zero-day" weaknesses that are already under active attack. Redmond’s inaugural Patch Tuesday of 2025 bundles more fixes than the company…
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The Register: FBI wipes Chinese PlugX malware from thousands of Windows PCs in America
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/14/fbi_french_cops_boot_chinas/ Source: The Register Title: FBI wipes Chinese PlugX malware from thousands of Windows PCs in America Feedly Summary: Hey, Xi: Zài jiàn! The FBI, working with French cops, obtained nine warrants to remotely wipe PlugX malware from thousands of Windows-based computers that had been infected by Chinese government-backed criminals, according to newly…
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Alerts: CISA Releases the JCDC AI Cybersecurity Collaboration Playbook and Fact Sheet
Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2025/01/14/cisa-releases-jcdc-ai-cybersecurity-collaboration-playbook-and-fact-sheet Source: Alerts Title: CISA Releases the JCDC AI Cybersecurity Collaboration Playbook and Fact Sheet Feedly Summary: Today, CISA released the JCDC AI Cybersecurity Collaboration Playbook and Fact Sheet to foster operational collaboration among government, industry, and international partners and strengthen artificial intelligence (AI) cybersecurity. The playbook provides voluntary information-sharing processes that, if adopted,…
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Alerts: CISA Adds Two Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog
Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2025/01/13/cisa-adds-two-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog Source: Alerts Title: CISA Adds Two Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog Feedly Summary: CISA has added two new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. CVE-2024-12686 BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access (PRA) and Remote Support (RS) OS Command Injection Vulnerability CVE-2024-48365 Qlik Sense HTTP Tunneling Vulnerability These types of vulnerabilities…
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The Register: Miscreants ‘mass exploited’ Fortinet firewalls, ‘highly probable’ zero-day used
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/14/miscreants_mass_exploited_fortinet_firewalls/ Source: The Register Title: Miscreants ‘mass exploited’ Fortinet firewalls, ‘highly probable’ zero-day used Feedly Summary: Ransomware ‘not off the table,’ Arctic Wolf threat hunter tells El Reg Miscreants running a “mass exploitation campaign" against Fortinet firewalls, which peaked in December, may be using an unpatched zero-day vulnerability to compromise the equipment, according…
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Hacker News: AI Tools: Impacts on Cognitive Offloading and the Future of Critical Thinking
Source URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4698/15/1/6 Source: Hacker News Title: AI Tools: Impacts on Cognitive Offloading and the Future of Critical Thinking Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary**: This extensive study explores the impact of AI tool usage on critical thinking skills, highlighting the mediating role of cognitive offloading. The findings indicate a significant negative…