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The patch comes exactly one week after the Redmond, Wash. software giant acknowledged the CVE-2021-40444 security defect and confirmed the existence of in-the-wild exploitation via booby-trapped Microsoft Office documents. [Read More]
Google joins Apple and Microsoft in warning about zero-day flaws being exploited in the wild. This time the target is the popular Google Chrome browser. [Read More]
Apple ships fixes for a pair of iOS and macOS security defects alongside a warning that these issues belong in the “actively exploited” zero-day category. [Read More]
Researchers have found new ways to trick users into connecting to rogue wireless APs by manipulating how their name is displayed on a mobile or desktop device. [Read More]
The Android Security Bulletin for September 2021 includes patches for a total of 40 vulnerabilities, including seven that are rated critical. [Read More]
Software vendor SolarWinds failed to enable ASLR, an anti-exploitation feature available since the launch of Windows Vista 15 years ago. The oversight that made it easy for attackers to launch targeted malware attacks in July this year. [Read More]
More than 1,400 chips that support the Bluetooth Classic (BT) stack are likely affected by 16 newly disclosed vulnerabilities. [Read More]
The Singapore government augments its existing bug bounty program and VDP to offer bounty rewards of up to $150,000 for exceptionally impactful vulnerabilities. [Read More]
The vulnerability could allow unauthenticated, remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service condition. [Read More]
Adobe ships patches for 29 security vulnerabilities haunting users of its Connect and Magento software products. [Read More]
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FEATURES, INSIGHTS // Wireless Security
Telecom service providers need protections for everything from their back-end networks to cell towers to billions of devices in users’ hands.
Enormous bandwidth increases of 5G, the rapid expansion of edge computing and countless new IoT devices introduce risk despite their intended benefit.
As we continue to increase our dependency on communications networks and technologies to move tremendous amounts of data, we open up greater potential for serious disaster should they be compromised.
Enterprises must find the right balance to deliver a mobile security environment that meets productivity and flexibility needs without putting devices, apps, or data at risk.
Security is a creature of habit. Security likes things to stay the same. Change brings chaos. Chaos is bad for security. But, we can help control the security of our environment by following good security habits.
Do you allow your employees to surf using open wireless networks from their phones or laptops? What are the easiest ways that attackers can sniff email or gain access to corporate information from these devices? What are the best ways to protect corporation information on the go?
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