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We are now in the third decade of Microsoft’s monthly Patch Tuesday releases, which deliver fewer critical updates to browsers and Windows platforms — and much more reliable updates to Microsoft Office — than in the early days of patching. But this month, the company rolled out 63 updates (including fixes for three zero-days in Windows and Office).

Updates to Microsoft Exchange and Visual Studio can be included in standard patch release cycles, while Adobe needs to be included in your “Patch Now” releases for third-party applications.

The team at Readiness has provided a detailed infographic that outlines the risks associated with each of the updates for November.

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A November rain of patches from Microsoft

November 16, 2023 admin microsoft, Patch Tuesday, threat research

Credit to Author: Angela Gunn| Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2023 18:08:02 +0000

A collection of 57 CVEs for twelve product families is literally only half of the story this month

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‘Data poisoning’ anti-AI theft tools emerge — but are they ethical?

October 30, 2023 admin Artificial Intelligence, Emerging Technology, generative ai, Intel, Legal, microsoft, natural language processing, Regulation, Security

Technologists are helping artists fight back against what they see as intellectual property (IP) theft by generative artificial intelligence (genAI) tools whose training algorithms automatically scrape the internet and other places for content.

The fight over what constitutes fair use of content found online is at the heart of what has been an ongoing court battle. The fight goes beyond artwork to whether genAi companies like Microsoft and its partner, OpenAI, can incorporate software code and other published content into their models.

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Why you shouldn’t scan QR codes in emails | Kaspersky official blog

October 23, 2023 admin email, kaspersky qr scanner, microsoft, phishing, QR Codes, Security, signs of phishing, Threats

Credit to Author: Roman Dedenok| Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2023 13:00:08 +0000

Be wary of QR codes in emails — they’re likely email phishing.

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Patch Tuesday harvests a bumper crop in October

October 11, 2023 admin curl, cve-2023-38545, cve-2023-44487, Featured, libcurl, microsoft, Patch Tuesday, threat research

Credit to Author: Angela Gunn| Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2023 18:06:24 +0000

Two significant vulnerabilities – both extending far beyond Microsoft – make this a crucial month for admins to stay on their game

Independent Krebs

Patch Tuesday, October 2023 Edition

October 10, 2023 admin adam barnett, Amazon, apple, CloudFlare, cve-2023-35349, cve-2023-36563, cve-2023-36778, cve-2023-41763, cve-2023-44487, Damian Menscher, google, immersive labs, ios 17.0.3, ipados 17.0.3, libvpx, microsoft, natalie silva, patch tuesday october 2023, rapid reset attack, Rapid7, Security Tools, skype for business, Time to Patch, windows, WordPad

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2023 22:51:31 +0000

Microsoft today issued security updates for more than 100 newly-discovered vulnerabilities in its Windows operating system and related software, including four flaws that are already being exploited. In addition, Apple recently released emergency updates to quash a pair of zero-day bugs in iOS.

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