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Microsoft’s October 2023 Patch Tuesday Addresses 103 CVEs (CVE-2023-36563, CVE-2023-41763)

Tenable

This vulnerability was exploited in the wild according to Microsoft, though no details have been shared at the time this blog post was published. Researcher Florian Hauser of Code White GmbH published a two-part blog series in September 2022 investigating Skype for Business 2019. and rated critical.

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CVE-2021-34527: Microsoft Releases Out-of-Band Patch for PrintNightmare Vulnerability in Windows Print Spooler

Tenable

This remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability affects all versions of Microsoft Windows. Windows Print Spooler Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This blog post was published on July 7 and reflects VPR at that time. Since July 1, researchers have been diligently developing PoCs for PrintNightmare. Description.

Windows 101
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July 2023 Patch Tuesday

Ivanti

Both CVEs were resolved in 2022, but the code change alone did not resolve the vulnerabilities. However, with confirmed exploits and publicly disclosed functional code, this vulnerability should be treated as Critical. but the temporal metrics list code maturity as functional. The CVE is rated as Important and has a CVSS v3.1

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August Patch Tuesday 2022

Ivanti

Microsoft has resolved a remote code execution vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Support Diagnostic Tool (MSDT) ( CVE-2022-34713 ), which has been publicly disclosed and observed in attacks in the wild. Due to the public disclosure and known attacks targeting the vulnerability, it is recommended to treat this as a higher priority.

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Twitter politely requests: Please reset your password

The Parallax

Due to a bug, passwords were written to an internal log before completing the hashing process,” Agrawal wrote in a blog post revealing that the service had been storing user passwords before encoding them for internal use. says John Adams, who led Twitter’s security team from 2008 to 2012. READ MORE ON PASSWORD SECURITY.

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What Is cloud security?

Lacework

Cloud computing describes the practice of accessing software, databases, and resources via the Internet instead of on local (also known as ‘on-premises’) hardware. Authentication issues — Accessing cloud resources is available via the Internet, which means traditional on-site network security controls are ineffective.

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Rethinking the Password – Part 2

The CTO Group

In Part 1 of this blog I explained how you can improve your credential security by using passphrases instead of passwords. This is a step in the right direction, but it’s limited in its effectiveness due to two main problems. MFA requires you to enter a code or action a request in order for you to complete the login process.