This probably isn’t the news Microsoft wanted. Per security firm Cisco Talos, no less than six Microsoft applications contain security vulnerabilities that could allow a hacker to “gain any privileges already granted to the affected Microsoft applications,” per a report by the security firm. The apps affected include Microsoft Excel, OneNote, Outlook, PowerPoint, Teams, and […]
If you’re using an older iPhone, you’re going to want to snag this. Last week, Apple released iOS 15.7.4 and iPadOS 15.7.4 as yet another update for older iPhone and iPad devices. This update, along with iPadOS 15.7.5, addresses two vulnerabilities that “may have been actively exploited.” While the official release notes don’t mention any […]
You definitely want to update the Zoom application on your Mac. An exploit noted by Mac security specialist Patrick Wardle and disclosed at the DefCon tracking conference on August 12 has noted a loophole that could be exploited to offer an outside user full access to your Mac. Since Zoom has to be run with […]
You’re probably going to want to snag these. Apple on Wednesday issued security updates for multiple versions of its macOS operating system on Wednesday. The update was found in the macOS Big Sur 11.2.1 update, macOS Catalina 10.15.7 Supplemental Update, and macOS Mojave 10.14.6 Security Update 2021-002, and fixes a sudo flaw known as “Baron […]
After five months, it might be time to fix this sucker… Per mitre.org and Ars Technica, a unaddressed bug in Apple’s Mac OS X discovered five months ago allows hackers to bypass the usual authentication measures by tweaking specific clock and user timestamp settings, granting near unlimited access to a computer’s files. While the security […]