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September Patch Tuesday 2021

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Microsoft released updates for Windows, Office, Azure and Visual Studio this month resolving a total of 64 vulnerabilities. The Zero Day vulnerability in MSHTML ( CVE-2021-40444 ) has been resolved this month. The third public disclosure ( CVE-2021-36968 ) resolves an Elevation of Privilege vulnerability in Windows DNS.

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Daily Crunch: After clinching $12.3B valuation, Brex hires Meta exec as chief product officer

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Today we have new venture funds, spyware news, Brex raising (again), and more. Cybersecurity matters to democracy : Spyware built by the infamous NSO Group was “used to spy on three critics of the Polish government,” according to Citizen Lab, TechCrunch reports. Image Credits: ShadowPix (opens in a new window) / Getty Images.

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Daily Crunch: Thousands of Google Play users download Android banking trojan

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Soon every company will also be a VC : The boom in venture capital activity that the world saw in 2021 did not fail to impact large companies. Image Credits: sergeyskleznev (opens in a new window). See you at all three! – Alex. The TechCrunch Top 3. To achieve enterprise sales success, tailor your approach to CIOs.

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Daily Crunch: India’s Central Bank says cryptocurrency ‘may even be worse’ than Ponzi schemes

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It is an interesting argument against Windows and the larger Web (we kid), but does raise notable points regarding mobile security and consumer expectations. Data from PitchBook indicates that 2021 turbocharged the pace at which startups raised capital, yes, but also pushed the prices paid for startup shares to the stratosphere.

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My New Year’s Resolution: Going Passwordless!

Ivanti

This is more important than ever as 2021 has been a record-setting year for data breaches, and according to the Verizon 2021 Data Breach Investigation Report (DBIR) , cybercriminals specifically sought out credentials as the most common data type in 61% of all breaches because it is the gift that keeps on giving.

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Fighting Ransomware: Using Ivanti’s Platform to Build a Resilient Zero Trust Security Defense – Part 2

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The other good news is these suspicious or untrusted configuration profiles, malware, and other malicious exploits including the Pegasus spyware will be detected by Ivanti Mobile Threat Defense (MTD) and trigger compliance actions like block access to corporate resources or quarantine actions on the device. CalDAV calendar service settings.

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Zero-Day: Vulnerabilities, Exploits, Attacks and How to Manage Them

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Since Google’s Project Zero was founded in July 2014, it has compiled data on “in the wild” zero-day exploits, with 2021 being the biggest year on record. The Stuxnet worm was spread through Microsoft Windows computers and could be carried on USB drives as well. Why Is It Called Zero-Day?