Microsoft patches actively exploited Windows kernel flaw

Microsoft patches actively exploited Windows kernel flaw

This month’s relatively humble bundle of security updates fixes 56 vulnerabilities, including a zero-day bug and 11 flaws rated as critical Yesterday was the second Tuesday of the month, which means that Microsoft is rolling out patches for security vulnerabilities found in Windows and its other products. This year’s second batch of security updates brings…
Fifty shades of vulnerable: How to play it safe with your smart sex toy

Fifty shades of vulnerable: How to play it safe with your smart sex toy

While you’re living out your fantasies, your internet-enabled sex toy may be setting you up for a privacy nightmare We did it. Somehow, we got through 2020 and now Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. And yet 2020’s imprint may still be observed everywhere, and – believe it or not – the COVID-19 pandemic…
Protecting the water supply – hacker edition

Protecting the water supply – hacker edition

What can municipalities do to better protect their water supply systems? We reported recently about an attack against the water supply in Oldsmar, Florida, and worry about the potential for future and copycat attacks against other lightly defended water treatment systems in small towns worldwide and what can be done to stem such incursions. In…