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Microsoft fixes driver blocklist placing users at risk from BYOVD attacks

Categories: News

Tags: BYOVD

Tags: bring your own vulnerable driver

Tags: blocklist

Tags: microsoft

Tags: windows updates

We take a look at reports that Microsoft’s driver blocklist hadn’t been updated for three years, leaving people at risk from BYOVD attacks.

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ComputerWorldIndependent

Zero-day flaws mean it's time to patch Exchange and Windows

This month’s Patch Tuesday update from Microsoft deals with 84 flaws and a zero-day affecting Microsoft Exchange that at the moment remains unresolved. The Windows updates focus on Microsoft security and networking components with a difficult-to-test update to COM and OLE db. And Microsoft browsers get 18 updates—nothing critical or urgent.

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ComputerWorldIndependent

Zero-days flaws mean it's time to patch Exchange and Windows

This month’s Patch Tuesday update from Microsoft deals with 84 flaws and a zero-day affecting Microsoft Exchange that at the moment remains unresolved. The Windows updates focus on Microsoft security and networking components with a difficult-to-test update to COM and OLE db. And Microsoft browsers get 18 updates—nothing critical or urgent.

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MalwareBytesSecurity

Update now! October patch Tuesday fixes actively used zero-day…but not the one you expected

Categories: Exploits and vulnerabilities

Categories: News

Tags: Microsoft

Tags: Apple

Tags: Google

Tags: Android

Tags: Samsung

Tags: Xiaomi

Tags: Adobe

Tags: SAP

Tags: VMWare

Tags: Fortinet

Tags: CVE-2022-41033

Tags: CVE-2022-41040

Tags: zero-day

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MicrosoftSecurity

Analyzing attacks using the Exchange vulnerabilities CVE-2022-41040 and CVE-2022-41082

Credit to Author: Katie McCafferty| Date: Sat, 01 Oct 2022 04:21:00 +0000

MSTIC observed activity related to a single activity group in August 2022 that achieved initial access and compromised Exchange servers by chaining CVE-2022-41040 and CVE-2022-41082 in a small number of targeted attacks.

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MicrosoftSecurity

ZINC weaponizing open-source software

Credit to Author: Katie McCafferty| Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2022 16:00:00 +0000

In recent months, Microsoft detected weaponization of legitimate open-source software by an actor the Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) tracks as ZINC, targeting employees at media, defense and aerospace, and IT service provider organizations in the US, UK, India, and Russia.

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