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You’ve probably heard the phrase, “Attackers don’t hack anyone these days. They log on.” In this blog, we describe the various tools and techniques bad actors are using to steal credentials so they can 'log on' with valid account details, and outline our recommendations for defense.

The trusted platform module (TPM) is a self-contained hardware encryption technology present in recent computer systems. It provides, among other things, hardware random number generation and more secure storage for encryption keys. This enables administrators to encrypt operating system disks that will then only be decryptable on the same system. Version 2.0 of the TPM specification was published in 2015, and Microsoft’s Windows 11 requires a version 2.0 TPM to be present to install.To support operating systems like Windows 11 that require a TPM, libvirt provides a virtual TPM (vTPM) that c

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 202402-5 - Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Microsoft Edge, the worst of which could lead to remote code execution. Versions greater than or equal to 120.0.2210.61 are affected.

WhatsUp Gold 2022 version 22.1.0 Build 39 suffers from a persistent cross site scripting vulnerability.

Companies are engaged in a seemingly endless cat-and-mouse game when it comes to cybersecurity and cyber threats. As organizations put up one defensive block after another, malicious actors kick their game up a notch to get around those blocks. Part of the challenge is to coordinate the defensive abilities of disparate security tools, even as organizations have limited resources and a dearth of

The threat actors behind the Mispadu banking Trojan have become the latest to exploit a now-patched Windows SmartScreen security bypass flaw to compromise users in Mexico. The attacks entail a new variant of the malware that was first observed in 2019, Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 said in a report published last week. Propagated via phishing mails, Mispadu is a Delphi-based information stealer

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By Deeba Ahmed Another day, another security breach. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: AnyDesk Urges Password Change Amid Security Breach

Microsoft is releasing this security advisory to provide information about a vulnerability in .NET Core 3.1 and .NET 6.0. This advisory also provides guidance on what developers can do to update their applications to remove this vulnerability. An information disclosure vulnerability exists in .NET Core 3.1 and .NET 6.0 that could lead to unauthorized access of privileged information. ## <a name="affected-software"></a>Affected software * Any .NET 6.0 application running on .NET 6.0.7 or earlier. * Any .NET Core 3.1 applicaiton running on .NET Core 3.1.27 or earlier. If your application uses the following package versions, ensure you update to the latest version of .NET. ### <a name=".NET Core 3.1"></a>.NET Core 3.1 Package name | Affected version | Patched version ------------ | ---------------- | ------------------------- [System.Security.Cryptography.Xml](http://system.security)| <=4.7.0| 4.7.1 [Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-x64](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft....

# Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2020-0605: .NET Framework Remote Code Execution Vulnerability ## Executive Summary A remote code execution vulnerability exists in .NET software when the software fails to check the source markup of a file. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the context of the current user. If the current user is logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker could take control of the affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights. Exploitation of the vulnerability requires that a user open a specially crafted file with an affected version of .NET Framework. In an email attack scenario, an attacker could exploit the vulnerability by sending the specially crafted file to t...