Security

Pierluigi Paganini August 13, 2023
The DHS’s CSRB to review cloud security practices following the hack of Microsoft Exchange govt email accounts

The DHS’s CSRB will review cloud security practices following recent hacks of Microsoft Exchange accounts used by US govt agencies. The US DHS announced that the Cyber Safety Review Board (CSRB) will review the security measure to protect cloud computing environments following the recent compromise of Microsoft Exchange accounts used by US govt agencies. “The […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 12, 2023
UK govt contractor MPD FM leaks employee passport data

UK govt contractor MPD FM left an open instance that exposed employee passports, visas, and other sensitive data MPD FM, a facility management and security company providing services to various UK government departments, left an open instance that exposed employee passports, visas, and other sensitive data. MPD FM boasts of being the UK’s leading “facility […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 11, 2023
The Evolution of API: From Commerce to Cloud

API (or Application Programming Interface) is a ubiquitous term in the tech community today, and it’s one with a long history. As a concept, APIs (or Application Programming Interfaces) have been around since the 1950s. What started out as a potential method to facilitate communication between two computers then evolved to describe the interaction between […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 10, 2023
CISA adds actively exploited flaw in .NET, Visual Studio to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

US CISA added zero-day vulnerability CVE-2023-38180 affecting .NET and Visual Studio to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added an actively exploited zero-day vulnerability CVE-2023-38180 (CVSS score 7.5) affecting .NET and Visual Studio to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. The vulnerability can be exploited to trigger a denial-of-service (DoS) condition, […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 10, 2023
US Govt launches Artificial Intelligence Cyber Challenge

The US Government House this week launched an Artificial Intelligence Cyber Challenge competition for creating a new generation of AI systems. On Wednesday, the United States Government House introduced an Artificial Intelligence Cyber Challenge competition. The two-year competition aims to foster the development of innovative AI systems that can protect critical applications from cyber threats. […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 08, 2023
Microsoft Patch Tuesday for August 2023 fixed 2 actively exploited flaws

Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for August 2023 addressed 74 vulnerabilities, including two actively exploited flaws. Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for August 2023 addressed 74 new vulnerabilities in multiple products including Windows and Windows Components; Edge (Chromium-Based); Exchange Server; Office and Office Components; .NET and Visual Studio; ASP.NET; Azure DevOps and HDInsights; Teams; and […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 07, 2023
Zoom trains its AI model with some user data, without giving them an opt-out option

Zoom changed its terms of service requiring users to allow AI to train on all their data without giving them an opt-out option. Zoom updated its terms of service and informed users that it will train its artificial intelligence models using some of its data. The update will be effective as of July 27, and accepting […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 06, 2023
Microsoft fixed a flaw in Power Platform after being criticized

Microsoft announced it has addressed a critical flaw in its Power Platform after it was criticized for the delay in fixing the issue. Microsoft this week addressed a critical vulnerability in its Power Platform, after it was criticized for the delay in acting to secure its platform. On 30 March 2023, the vulnerability was reported to Microsoft […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 05, 2023
New PaperCut flaw in print management software exposes servers to RCE attacks

Researchers discovered a vulnerability in PaperCut NG/MF print management software that can lead to remote code execution. Cybersecurity researchers at Horizon3 discovered a high-severity vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-39143 (CVSS score: 8.4), in PaperCut print management software for Windows. An attacker can exploit the vulnerability to gain remote code execution under specific conditions. The vulnerability CVE-2023-39143 is a path traversal […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 04, 2023
CISA, FBI, and NSA published the list of 12 most exploited vulnerabilities of 2022

CISA, the FBI, and NSA, along with Five Eyes cybersecurity agencies published a list of the 12 most exploited vulnerabilities of 2022. CISA, the NSA, and the FBI, in collaboration with cybersecurity authorities from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom, have published a list of the 12 most exploited vulnerabilities of 2022. The […]