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Password Salting to Increase Windows Active Directory Security

Specops Password Policy can help to prevent users from using any passwords that are known to be vulnerable to table-based lookup attacks. The result is a level of protection that is comparable to that of password salting, but without the hassles of managing salts. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/password-salting-to-increase-windows-active-directory-security/
NVIDIA releases GPU driver update to fix 29 security flaws

NVIDIA has released a security update for its GPU display driver for Windows, containing a fix for a high-severity flaw that threat actors can exploit to perform, among other things, code execution and privilege escalation. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/nvidia-releases-gpu-driver-update-to-fix-29-security-flaws/
Latest news and stories from BleepingComputer.com
NVIDIA releases GPU driver update to fix 29 security flaws

NVIDIA has released a security update for its GPU display driver for Windows, containing a fix for a high-severity flaw that threat actors can exploit to perform, among other things, code execution and privilege escalation. [...]
Google discovers Windows exploit framework used to deploy spyware

Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG) has linked an exploit framework that targets now-patched vulnerabilities in the Chrome and Firefox web browsers and the Microsoft Defender security app to a Spanish software company. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-discovers-windows-exploit-framework-used-to-deploy-spyware/
Australia will now fine firms up to AU$50 million for data breaches

The Australian parliament has approved a bill to amend the country's privacy legislation, significantly increasing the maximum penalties to AU$50 million for companies and data controllers who suffered large-scale data breaches. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/australia-will-now-fine-firms-up-to-au50-million-for-data-breaches/
New Windows malware scans victims’ mobile phones for data to steal

Security researchers found a previously unknown backdoor they call Dophin that's been used by North Korean hackers in highly targeted operations for more than a year to steal files and send them to Google Drive storage. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-windows-malware-scans-victims-mobile-phones-for-data-to-steal/