July 2023

Oracle’s revised Java licensing terms 2-5x more expensive for most orgs 24/07/2023 at 16:47 By Lindsay Clark One in five users can expect an audit in the next three years Most organizations adapting to Oracle’s new licensing terms for Java expect the per-employee subscription model to be two to five times more expensive than the

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Critical Zero-Days in Atera Windows Installers Expose Users to Privilege Escalation Attacks 24/07/2023 at 16:18 By Zero-day vulnerabilities in Windows Installers for the Atera remote monitoring and management software could act as a springboard to launch privilege escalation attacks. The flaws, discovered by Mandiant on February 28, 2023, have been assigned the identifiers CVE-2023-26077 and CVE-2023-26078, with the

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Google Messages Getting Cross-Platform End-to-End Encryption with MLS Protocol 24/07/2023 at 16:18 By Google has announced that it intends to add support for Message Layer Security (MLS) to its Messages service for Android and open source implementation of the specification. “Most modern consumer messaging platforms (including Google Messages) support end-to-end encryption, but users today are

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How to Protect Patients and Their Privacy in Your SaaS Apps 24/07/2023 at 16:18 By The healthcare industry is under a constant barrage of cyberattacks. It has traditionally been one of the most frequently targeted industries, and things haven’t changed in 2023. The U.S. Government’s Office for Civil Rights reported 145 data breaches in the United States

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AMD mulls new chip manufacturing partners amid supply chain jitters 24/07/2023 at 15:49 By Dan Robinson TSMC has too much capacity when China has made no secret of its desire for Taiwan AMD is considering broadening chip production suppliers as it believes it is too reliant on semiconductor giant TSMC and this places the supply

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Twitter name and blue bird logo to be ‘blowtorched’ off company branding 24/07/2023 at 14:48 By Paul Kunert X marks the rot: It’s Elon’s fave letter and way forward for the ‘everything app’ Mercurial billionaire Elon Musk has ditched the Twitter brand name in favor of a white “X” on a black background, and is

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New OpenSSH Vulnerability Exposes Linux Systems to Remote Command Injection 24/07/2023 at 14:03 By Details have emerged about a now-patched flaw in OpenSSH that could be potentially exploited to run arbitrary commands remotely on compromised hosts under specific conditions. “This vulnerability allows a remote attacker to potentially execute arbitrary commands on vulnerable OpenSSH’s forwarded ssh-agent,”

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BT and OneWeb deliver internet to rock in Bristol Channel – population 28 24/07/2023 at 12:47 By Dan Robinson More puffins than people on Lundy, and no one wants to say how much it cost BT and satellite operator OneWeb are now providing internet access to the island of Lundy as part of the UK

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World’s most internetty firm tries life off the net, and it’s sillier than it seems 24/07/2023 at 11:41 By Rupert Goodwins What do you call an air-gapped Googler? Anything you like, they can’t hear you Opinion  It seems intuitively obvious. Disconnect your PC from the internet, and it’s safe from attack. Google thinks enough of

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Banking Sector Targeted in Open-Source Software Supply Chain Attacks 24/07/2023 at 11:17 By Cybersecurity researchers said they have discovered what they say is the first open-source software supply chain attacks specifically targeting the banking sector. “These attacks showcased advanced techniques, including targeting specific components in web assets of the victim bank by attaching malicious functionalities

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