βΌ CVE-2021-36808 βΌ
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A local attacker could bypass the app password using a race condition in Sophos Secure Workspace for Android before version 9.7.3115.π Read
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π’ IT Pro News in Review: SolarWinds cyber attack, AWS deal with MI5, UK VoIP providers under attack π’
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Catch up on the biggest headlines of the week in just two minutesπ Read
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IT Pro News in Review: SolarWinds cyber attack, AWS deal with MI5, UK VoIP providers under attack
Welcome to IT Pro's News in Review, a weekly bite-sized bulletin of the top tech stories of the week, for the week ending 15 October, 2021.
π’ Avast launches premium browser with built-in VPN π’
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Avast Secure Browser Pro is available now on Windows 10, iOS and Androidπ Read
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Avast launches premium browser with built-in VPN | IT PRO
Avast Secure Browser Pro is available now on Windows 10, iOS and Android
π’ 70% of IT workers skip key security steps due to work pressures π’
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Report finds that a fifth of DevOps and security professionals have considered quitting their jobs due to stressπ Read
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70% of IT workers skip key security steps due to work pressures | IT PRO
Report finds that a fifth of DevOps and security professionals have considered quitting their jobs due to stress
π’ BlackMatter ransomware victims reclaim data using secret decryptor π’
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Emsisoft discovered a critical flaw in the ransomware that allowed them to help victims recover their filesπ Read
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BlackMatter ransomware victims reclaim data using secret decryptor | IT PRO
Emsisoft discovered a critical flaw in the ransomware that allowed them to help victims recover their files
π’ What is your digital footprint? π’
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Your digital footprint is always growing β so we explore how you can keep it under controlπ Read
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What is your digital footprint? | IT PRO
Your digital footprint is always growing β so we explore how you can keep it under control
π’ What is Emotet? π’
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A deep dive into malware's most infamous and prolific strainπ Read
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What is Emotet? | IT PRO
A deep dive into malware's most infamous and prolific strain
π’ Ransomware hit industrial sector the hardest in the third quarter π’
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Cyber criminals are now also targeting the technology sector, which saw a 30% rise in attack volumeπ Read
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Ransomware hit industrial sector the hardest in the third quarter | IT PRO
Cyber criminals are now also targeting the technology sector, which saw a 30% rise in attack volume
π’ F-Secure Safe review: Simple security struggles to outdo Defender π’
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F-Secure Safe doesnβt have the protection or features to stand out against its rivals.π Read
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F-Secure Safe review: Simple security struggles to outdo Defender | IT PRO
F-Secure Safe doesnβt have the protection or features to stand out against its rivals.
π’ BillQuick billing software exploit lets hackers deploy ransomware π’
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The now-patched critical zero-day vulnerability also leaked sensitive data from the time and billing platformπ Read
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BillQuick billing software exploit lets hackers deploy ransomware
The now-patched critical zero-day vulnerability also leaked sensitive data from the time and billing platform
π’ Telstra to acquire Digicel Pacific for $1.6 billion with help from government π’
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The deal is being called a 'political buy' to counter Chinese influence in the regionπ Read
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Telstra to acquire Digicel Pacific for $1.6 billion with help from government | IT PRO
The deal is being called a 'political buy' to counter Chinese influence in the region
π’ Tesco services knocked offline after suspected cyber attack π’
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Customers were left unable to make or cancel orders, or amend their scheduled deliveriesπ Read
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Tesco services knocked offline after suspected cyber attack | IT PRO
Customers were left unable to make or cancel orders, or amend their scheduled deliveries
π’ Microsoft to work with community colleges to fill 250,000 cyber security roles π’
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Free course materials will be supplied to every community college in the USπ Read
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Microsoft to work with community colleges to fill 250,000 cyber security roles
Free course materials will be supplied to every community college in the US
π’ DDoS attacks are crippling UK VoIP operators π’
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Businesses and emergency services are among customers hit by outages at VoIP firmsπ Read
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DDoS attacks are crippling UK VoIP operators | IT PRO
Businesses and emergency services are among customers hit by outages at VoIP firms
π’ Critical macOS vulnerability found to bypass SIP restrictions π’
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The flaw lies in how the OS handles software packages and post-installation scriptsπ Read
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Critical macOS vulnerability found to bypass SIP restrictions | IT PRO
The flaw lies in how the OS handles software packages and post-installation scripts
π’ Australian Federal Police plots "aggressive" cyber division following law change π’
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New powers allow law enforcement to launch disruptive operations and collect data on suspected criminalsπ Read
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Australian Federal Police plots "aggressive" cyber division following law change | IT PRO
New powers allow law enforcement to launch disruptive operations and collect data on suspected criminals
π’ Luxury hotel chain hit twice by hackers after reneging on ransomware payment π’
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The group claims to have information belonging to millions of customers who stayed at Centara hotels and resorts between 2003 and 2021π Read
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Luxury hotel chain hit twice by hackers after reneging on ransomware payment
The group claims to have information belonging to millions of customers who stayed at Centara hotels and resorts between 2003 and 2021
π’ Microsoft resellers warned of Nobelium attacks on IT supply chain π’
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Microsoft believes that 22,868 attacks have been conducted against 609 partners since Julyπ Read
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Microsoft resellers warned of Nobelium attacks on IT supply chain
Microsoft believes that 22,868 attacks have been conducted against 609 partners since July
π’ UK gov must act now to regulate Facebook, says whistleblower π’
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Frances Haugen told members of the Online Safety Bill committee that the social network "is closing the door on us being able to actβπ Read
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UK gov must act now to regulate Facebook, says whistleblower | IT PRO
Frances Haugen told members of the Online Safety Bill committee that the social network "is closing the door on us being able to actβ
π’ Critical vulnerability discovered in popular CI/CD framework π’
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Flaw in GoCD software delivery pipeline thought to have affected a host of NGOs and Fortune 500 companiesπ Read
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Critical vulnerability discovered in popular CI/CD framework | IT PRO
Flaw in GoCD software delivery pipeline thought to have affected a host of NGOs and Fortune 500 companies
π’ Ransomware gang claims to have hacked the NRA π’
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βGrief" gang says it has already leaked some of its stolen data to the dark webπ Read
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Ransomware gang claims to have hacked the NRA | IT PRO
βGrief" gang says it has already leaked some of its stolen data to the dark web