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Attackers can introduce a malicious document in systems such as Microsoft 365 Copilot to confuse the system, potentially leading to widespread misinformation and compromised decision-making processes.

“Passkeys,” the secure authentication mechanism built to replace passwords, are getting more portable and easier for organizations to implement thanks to new initiatives the FIDO Alliance announced on Monday.

Ultimately, the goal of creating a trusted environment around all digital assets and devices is about modernizing the way you do business.

Hey there, it's your weekly dose of "what the heck is going on in cybersecurity land" – and trust me, you NEED to be in the loop this time. We've got everything from zero-day exploits and AI gone rogue to the FBI playing crypto kingpin – it's full of stuff they don't 🤫 want you to know. So let's jump in before we get FOMO. ⚡ Threat of the Week GoldenJackal Hacks Air-Gapped Systems: Meet

The Iranian threat actor known as OilRig has been observed exploiting a now-patched privilege escalation flaw impacting the Windows Kernel as part of a cyber espionage campaign targeting the U.A.E. and the broader Gulf region. "The group utilizes sophisticated tactics that include deploying a backdoor that leverages Microsoft Exchange servers for credentials theft, and exploiting vulnerabilities

The future of cybersecurity will be shaped by how well we manage the explosion of NHIs.

In its latest Windows preview, Microsoft adds a feature — Administrator Protection — designed to prevent threat actors from easily escalating privileges and restrict lateral movement.

Rather than setting a regular cadence for changing passwords, users only need to change their passwords if there is evidence of a breach.

CVE description: Authd, through version 0.3.6, did not sufficiently randomize user IDs to prevent collisions. A local attacker who can register user names could spoof another user's ID and gain their privileges. ----- original report ----- # Cause authd assigns user IDs as a pure function of the user name. Moreover, the set of UIDs is much too small for pseudo-random assignment to work: the birthday bound predicts random collisions will occur with probability 50% after only 54 562 IDs were assigned. `authd` only checks for uniqueness [within its local cache](https://github.com/ubuntu/authd/blob/4946962aa4ac6e5b7d2b53503026659581c73907/internal/users/cache/update.go#L67-L71), which - may be inconsistent across multiple systems within the same domain ; - may be purged, due to being stored in `/var/cache` ; - automatically removes entries of users who have not logged into that specific system within the last 6 months. The current `GenerateID` method, authored in September 2024 (commi...