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Microsoft 365 Business Adds Granular Controls to Company Assets

Microsoft announced the addition of Azure Active Directory's Conditional Access capability to Microsoft 365 Business, making it simpler for small and medium-sized businesses to control access to company resources conditionally based on user, location, device, data, or app. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-365-business-adds-granular-controls-to-company-assets/
DDoS Attack on Telegram Messenger Leaves Users Hanging

Users of Telegram Messengers in certain parts of the world had trouble exchanging messages through the service today. The problems were caused by a distributed denial-of-service attack aiming at Telegram servers. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ddos-attack-on-telegram-messenger-leaves-users-hanging/
Windows 10 Insider Build 18917 Tests New Download Throttling Settings

Microsoft has released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18917 to Insiders in the Fast ring. This build includes numerous improvements such as new Windows Update download throttling settings, WSL2, Narrator improvements, and Windows Ink improvements. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-10-insider-build-18917-tests-new-download-throttling-settings/
Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL 2) Released to Insiders

With the release of the Windows 10 Insider Build 18917, Microsoft has made the Windows Subsystem for Linux version 2 (WSL 2) available for testing. Now insiders can convert their existing WSL 1 distributions to the new version in order to gain access to the increased performance and compatibility. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-subsystem-for-linux-2-wsl-2-released-to-insiders/
Millions of Exim Mail Servers Are Currently Being Attacked

Millions of mail servers running vulnerable Exim mail transfer agent (MTA) versions are currently under siege, with attackers gaining permanent root access via SSH to the exploited machines according to security researchers. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/millions-of-exim-mail-servers-are-currently-being-attacked/
Critical Bug in Infusion System Allows Changing Drug Dose in Medical Pumps

Researchers discovered two vulnerabilities in Alaris Gateway Workstations that are used to deliver fluid medication. One of them is critical and an attacker could leverage it to take full control of the medical devices connecting to it. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/critical-bug-in-infusion-system-allows-changing-drug-dose-in-medical-pumps/
AVG Password Protection Blocked Firefox's Access to Saved Passwords

With the release of Firefox 67.0.2, some users began noticing that the browser had stopped automatically filling in their saved logins. Even worse, when they tried to access their saved logins using the Firefox password manager, they noticed that the list was empty. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/avg-password-protection-blocked-firefoxs-access-to-saved-passwords/
Echobot Botnet Spreads via 26 Exploits, Targets Oracle, VMware Apps

A relatively new botnet called Echobot has grown to 26 the number of exploits it uses to propagate. Most of the exploitation code it includes is for unpatched IoT devices, but enterprise apps Oracle WebLogic and VMware SD-Wan are among the targets, too. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/echobot-botnet-spreads-via-26-exploits-targets-oracle-vmware-apps/
Google Chrome Canary Flag Makes The Browser a Colorful Mess

Google is testing a new feature in the Chrome Canary builds that allows you to change the colors used by various user interface elements of the browser. This allows users to make the browser and its New Tab Page a colorful mess that some may find amusing, while others find painful. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-chrome-canary-flag-makes-the-browser-a-colorful-mess/
Windows 10: The Upcoming Features and Improvements in 20H1

Windows 10 20H1 builds are available for Windows Insiders with several new changes, giving us a glimpse of what's coming. In this article, we'll take a closer look at the changes and improvements included in Windows 10 20H1 preview builds. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-10-the-upcoming-features-and-improvements-in-20h1/