microsoft

ComputerWorldIndependent

Critical updates for Microsoft Office and Visual Studio drive September's Patch Tuesday

Microsoft released 59 updates in its September Patch Tuesday release, with critical patches for Microsoft Office and Visual Studio, and  continued the trend of including non-Microsoft applications in its update cycle. (Notepad++ is a notable addition, with Autodesk returning with a revised bulletin.) We’ve made “Patch Now” recommendations for Microsoft development platforms (Visual Studio) and Microsoft Word.

Unfortunately, updates for Microsoft Exchange Server have also returned, requiring server reboots this time, too.

The team at Readiness has created this infographic outlining the risks associated with each of the September updates.

To read this article in full, please click here

Read More
IndependentKrebs

FBI Hacker Dropped Stolen Airbus Data on 9/11

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2023 00:22:05 +0000

In December 2022, KrebsOnSecurity broke the news that a cybercriminal using the handle “USDoD” had infiltrated the FBI’s vetted information sharing network InfraGard, and was selling the contact information for all 80,000 members. The FBI responded by reverifying all InfraGard members and by seizing the cybercrime forum where the data was being sold. But on Sept. 11, 2023, USDoD resurfaced after a lengthy absence to leak sensitive employee data stolen from the aerospace giant Airbus, while promising to visit the same treatment on top U.S. defense contractors.

Read More
MalwareBytesSecurity

Patch now! September Microsoft Patch Tuesday includes two actively exploited zero-days

Categories: Business

Categories: Exploits and vulnerabilities

Categories: News

Tags: Microsoft

Tags: Adobe

Tags: Android

Tags: Apple

Tags: Chrome

Tags: SAP

Tags: Exchange

Tags: Visual Studio

Tags: CVE-2023-36761

Tags: CVE-2023-36802

Tags: CVE-2023-29332

Tags: Azure

Microsoft’s September 2023 Patch Tuesday is another important one. It patches two vulnerabilities which are known to be actively exploited.

(Read more…)

The post Patch now! September Microsoft Patch Tuesday includes two actively exploited zero-days appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Read More
ComputerWorldIndependent

China hacks the US military and government — the Feds blame Microsoft

Hidden in the basic infrastructure that runs the US military is a powerful piece of Windows-borne Chinese malware that can disrupt the communications systems, power grids, and water supplies at the military’s bases around the world. One US congressional aide calls it a “ticking time bomb” that as The New York Times put it, “could give China the power to interrupt or slow American military deployments or resupply operations by cutting off power, water and communications to US military bases.”

To read this article in full, please click here

Read More
ComputerWorldIndependent

China hacks the US military and government— the Feds blame Microsoft

Hidden in the basic infrastructure that runs the US military is a powerful piece of Windows-borne Chinese malware that can disrupt the communications systems, power grids, and water supplies at the military’s bases around the world. One US congressional aide calls it a “ticking time bomb” that as The New York Times put it, “could give China the power to interrupt or slow American military deployments or resupply operations by cutting off power, water and communications to US military bases.”

To read this article in full, please click here

Read More
ComputerWorldIndependent

Patch Tuesday: Microsoft rolls out 90 updates for Windows, Office

With its August Patch Tuesday release, Microsoft pushed out 90 updates for the Windows and Office platforms. The latest fixes include  another update for Microsoft Exchange (along with with a warning about failed updates to Exchange Server 2016 and 2019) and a “Patch Now” recommendation from us for Office.

The team at Application Readiness has crafted this useful infographic outlining the risks associated with each of the updates for this month.

To read this article in full, please click here

Read More