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Google Releases Chrome Patch to Fix New Zero-Day Vulnerability

The high-severity vulnerability refers to a heap buffer overflow in the GPU component

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Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Found in Windows Internet Key Exchange

The discovered vulnerabilities could have been exploited to target almost 1000 systems

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  • November 25, 2022

Update Chrome Browser Now to Patch New Actively Exploited Zero-Day Flaw

Google on Thursday released software updates to address yet another zero-day flaw in its Chrome web browser. Tracked as CVE-2022-4135, the high-severity vulnerability has been described as a heap buffer overflow in the GPU component. Clement Lecigne of Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) has been credited with reporting the flaw on November 22, 2022. Heap-based buffer […]

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  • November 25, 2022

Backup and Restore PFSense Aliases

Leveraging a block list provided by someone else This is a continuation of posts on Network Security Timeout from my latest blog series as I have a new Azure class coming up so I may be skipping around a bit, but I will be continuing the CloudSecurity Automation Series as time allows. Right now I’m going to […]

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What is Antivirus and What Does It Really Protect?

Authored by Dennis Pang What is antivirus? That’s a good question. What does it really protect? That’s an even better question.  Over the years, I’ve come to recognize that different people define antivirus differently. Some see it as way to keep hackers from crashing their computers. Others see it as a comprehensive set of protections. […]

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  • November 25, 2022

Cybercriminals are increasingly using info-stealing malware to target victims

Cybercriminals are increasingly shifting from automated scam-as-a-service to more advanced info stealer malware distributors as the competition for resources increases, and they look for new way to make profits, according to a report by Group-IB.  The cybersecurity company has identified 34 Russian-speaking groups distributing info-stealing malware under the stealer-as-a-service model. Info stealer malware collects users’ […]

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  • November 25, 2022

Dell, HP, and Lenovo Devices Found Using Outdated OpenSSL Versions

An analysis of firmware images across devices from Dell, HP, and Lenovo has revealed the presence of outdated versions of the OpenSSL cryptographic library, underscoring a supply chain risk. EFI Development Kit, aka EDK, is an open source implementation of the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI), which functions as an interface between the operating system and the firmware […]

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Know your payment options: How to shop and pay safely this holiday season

‘Tis the season for shopping and if you too are scouting for bargains, make sure to keep your money safe when snapping up those deals The post Know your payment options: How to shop and pay safely this holiday season appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

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