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Apple Patches iPhone Zero-Day

The most recent iPhone update—to version 16.1.2—patches a zero-day vulnerability that “may have been actively exploited against versions of iOS released before iOS 15.1.” News: Apple said security researchers at Google’s Threat Analysis Group, which investigates nation state-backed spyware, hacking and cyberattacks, discovered and reported the WebKit bug. WebKit bugs are often exploited when a […]

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Apple Patches iPhone Zero-Day

The most recent iPhone update—to version 16.1.2—patches a zero-day vulnerability that “may have been actively exploited against versions of iOS released before iOS 15.1.” News: Apple said security researchers at Google’s Threat Analysis Group, which investigates nation state-backed spyware, hacking and cyberattacks, discovered and reported the WebKit bug. WebKit bugs are often exploited when a […]

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Two-Thirds of Security Pros Have Burnt Out in Past Year

Excessive workload is the most common contributing factor

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Two-Thirds of Security Pros Have Burnt Out in Past Year

Excessive workload is the most common contributing factor

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OECD Signs “Landmark” Privacy Agreement

Club of rich countries wants to improve cross-border data flows

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OECD Signs “Landmark” Privacy Agreement

Club of rich countries wants to improve cross-border data flows

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Senate Approves Bill Banning TikTok From US Government Devices

The bill still needs to receive approval from the US House of Representatives

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  • December 16, 2022

MTTR “not a viable metric” for complex software system reliability and security

Mean time to resolve (MTTR) isn’t a viable metric for measuring the reliability or security of complex software systems and should be replaced by other, more trustworthy options. That’s according to a new report from Verica which argued that the use of MTTR to gauge software network failures and outages is not appropriate, partly due […]

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  • December 16, 2022

Agenda Ransomware Uses Rust to Target More Vital Industries

This year, various ransomware-as-a-service groups have developed versions of their ransomware in Rust, including Agenda. Agenda’s Rust variant has targeted vital industries like its Go counterpart. In this blog, we will discuss how the Rust variant works.

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