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Meltdown and Spectre fallout: patching problems persist

Fri, 12th Jan 2018
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Patching difficulties persist as the tech industry grapples with the fallout from Meltdown and Spectre, highlighting flaws in nearly all modern processors.
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Intel processor vulnerabilities: What you need to know about Meltdown and Spectre

Mon, 8th Jan 2018
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Desktops, laptops, and smartphones running on vulnerable processors can be exposed to unauthorized access and information theft.
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England's second largest police force still reliant on vulnerable Windows XP

Thu, 21st Sep 2017
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windows
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The Greater Manchester police have revealed more than one in five of its computers are still running an OS that has been unsupported since 2014.
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New wave of ransomware could put utilities at risk

Wed, 13th Sep 2017
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ICS attacks could shut down critical operational systems, damage or destroy physical equipment and threaten human safety.
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Four cyber security principles that withstand the test of time

Thu, 6th Jul 2017
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endpoint protection
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edr
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software development
Information security can be a noisy place. As a career security guy my experiences have given me a deep understanding of attackers & the enterprise.
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New GhostHook attack technique outsmarts Microsoft PatchGuard

Mon, 26th Jun 2017
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cyberark
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CyberArk Labs researchers made the proof-of-concept last week, saying that GhostHook could be a major threat once attackers have control of devices.
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Apple users advised to update their software now, as new security patches released

Wed, 17th May 2017
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ios
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apple
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opinion
Welcome to the post-WannaCryptor world, where every computer user understands the importance of creating secure backups and applying security patches.
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Security experts find critical vulnerabilities in SAP's mail systems

Mon, 27th Mar 2017
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email
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sap
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patching
Serious vulnerabilities in SAP systems worldwide put businesses at risk of data theft and disruption, discovered by ERP-SEC.
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Flexera says software supply chain is broken as patch rates drop

Wed, 22nd Mar 2017
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While there has been a flurry of activity in releasing security patches, many of those patches are not being applied.
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Bye bye, NPAPI: Mozilla issues critical update to Firefox, disables plugins

Fri, 10th Mar 2017
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microsoft
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mozilla
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browsers
Firefox has disabled all NPAPI plugin capability except Flash. Common plugins such as Adobe Acrobat, Java and Microsoft Silverlight no longer load.
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The stats are in: Japanese PC users at risk of attack through old and unpatched software

Tue, 28th Feb 2017
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flexera
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security vulnerabilities
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The average private user has 63 programs on their PC from 21 different vendors. 7% of those are at the end of their life, meaning they're not patched.
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Trend Micro's lowdown on the bug that puts Windows systems at risk of DoS attacks

Tue, 7th Feb 2017
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network infrastructure
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network security
Memory corruption bug in Windows OS can cause DoS attack and remote code execution, with no current solution available.
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Check Point: Protecting ICS from cyber threats

Tue, 2nd Jun 2015
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advanced persistent threat protection
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operating systems
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security vulnerabilities
Check Point Software introduces new security gateway for Industrial Control Systems; aims to prevent cyber attacks on critical infrastructure.
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Microsoft pulls server patch - Updated

Fri, 23rd Apr 2010
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datacentre infrastructure
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microsoft
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patching
Microsoft withdraws a server patch after failing to fix critical vulnerabilities, promising an updated solution soon.
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Another fix for Internet Explorer

Wed, 31st Mar 2010
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microsoft
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internet explorer
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patching
Microsoft to release urgent security updates for Internet Explorer across all versions in the next 24 hours, warning users of critical vulnerabilities.
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Security alert for Internet Explorer

Wed, 25th Nov 2009
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martech
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software development
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microsoft
Microsoft races to fix a critical flaw in Internet Explorer, affecting various Windows versions, urging users to update protections.
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Infastructure planning checklist

Fri, 1st Sep 2006
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datacentre infrastructure
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phishing
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physical security
Before planning your next customer's datacentre installation, GFI has put together a checklist including business problems to be considered.