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Microsoft Patch Tuesday, July 2024 Edition

Krebs on Security

The first Microsoft zero-day this month is CVE-2024-38080 , a bug in the Windows Hyper-V component that affects Windows 11 and Windows Server 2022 systems. CVE-2024-38080 allows an attacker to increase their account privileges on a Windows machine. “This requires close access to a target,” Kikta said.

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Ransomware Remains a ‘Brutal’ Threat in 2024

Lohrman on Security

Several recently released cyber industry reports show steady or growing ransomware numbers in 2024 so far, and impacts on business and government have never been greater.

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Patch Tuesday, May 2024 Edition

Krebs on Security

CVE-2024-30051 is an “elevation of privilege” bug in a core Windows library. ” CVE-2024-30040 is a security feature bypass in MSHTML , a component that is deeply tied to the default Web browser on Windows systems. . First, the zero-days.

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Patch Tuesday, June 2024 “Recall” Edition

Krebs on Security

CVE-2024-30080 is a flaw in the Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ) service that can allow attackers to execute code of their choosing. CVE-2024-30080 has been assigned a CVSS vulnerability score of 9.8 (10 CVE-2024-30078 is a remote code execution weakness in the Windows WiFi Driver , which also has a CVSS score of 9.8.

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Cybersecurity Predictions for 2024

elections, and an increased focus on AI, and you have the perfect recipe for a knotty and turbulent 2024. Add to that hacktivism due to global conflicts and U.S. We’ve recently looked back at what happened within cybersecurity in 2023.

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The Top 24 Security Predictions for 2024 (Part 1)

Lohrman on Security

Where next for cyber in 2024? Here’s your annual roundup of cybersecurity forecasts, top cyber trends and cybersecurity industry prediction reports as we head into calendar year 2024.

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CVE-2024-40767: OpenStack Nova Vulnerability Exposes Cloud Servers to Data Theft Risk

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A critical vulnerability (CVE-2024-40767) has been discovered in OpenStack Nova, the open-source cloud computing platform’s core component for managing virtual servers.

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