Microsoft today released findings of its 2021 Global Tech Support Scam Research report that looks at tech support...
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Intel Patches High-Severity Flaws in NUC 9 Extreme Laptops, Ethernet Linux Drivers
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Intel on Tuesday released six new security advisories to inform customers about the availability of firmware and software updates that address a total of 15 vulnerabilities across several products.
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Microsoft August Patch Tuesday: 44 fixes— and the Nightmare continues
https://techgenix.com/microsoft-august-patch-tuesday/

August was a light month for Microsoft vulnerabilities, but Patch Tuesday has fixes for several exploits, including — yet again — PrintNightmare.
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Decryption Key for Ransomware Delivered via Kaseya Attack Made Public
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A key that can be used to decrypt files encrypted by the REvil ransomware delivered as part of the Kaseya attack (https://www.securityweek.com/continuous-updates-everything-you-need-know-about-kaseya-ransomware-attack) has been made public.
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Maritime defense agencies view cybersecurity with new sense of urgency  Federal News Network
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-insights/2021/08/maritime-defense-agencies-view-cybersecurity-with-new-sense-of-urgency/

Black Hat 2021: What Is the Federal Government's Role in Cybersecurity?  BizTech Magazine
https://biztechmagazine.com/article/2021/08/black-hat-2021-what-federal-governments-role-cybersecurity

CISO Stories Podcast: Hacking Your Way Into Cybersecurity  Security Boulevard
https://securityboulevard.com/2021/08/ciso-stories-podcast-hacking-your-way-into-cybersecurity/

Cybersecurity: The war online  Cosmos Magazine
https://cosmosmagazine.com/technology/computing/cybersecurity-war-online/

Senate Passes Infrastructure Bill Allocating $1.9 billion For Cybersecurity  TechDecisions
https://mytechdecisions.com/it-infrastructure/senate-infrastructure-bill/

Analysis | The Cybersecurity 202: The bipartisan infrastructure bill could bring a cyber bounty for state and local governments  The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/08/12/cybersecurity-202-bipartisan-infrastructure-bill-could-bring-cyber-bounty-state-local-governments/

McDermott Bolsters Global Privacy and Cybersecurity Group in Washington  PRNewswire
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/mcdermott-bolsters-global-privacy-and-cybersecurity-group-in-washington-301354379.html

MSU adds to cybersecurity education offerings with ROTC program  Montana State University
http://www.montana.edu/news/21366/msu-adds-to-cybersecurity-education-offerings-with-rotc-program

Analysis | The Cybersecurity 202: The bipartisan infrastructure bill could bring a cyber bounty for state and local governments  The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/08/12/cybersecurity-202-bipartisan-infrastructure-bill-could-bring-cyber-bounty-state-local-governments/

Report finds US government has made progress on cybersecurity, more work remains | TheHill  The Hill
https://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/567577-report-finds-while-us-government-has-made-progress-on-cybersecurity-more

Mike Lindell’s Own Cybersecurity Expert Admits There’s No Proof of Election Fraud  TheWrap
https://www.thewrap.com/mike-lindell-cybersecurity-no-proof/

Elections cybersecurity a concern with NC budget proposals  Raleigh News & Observer
https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article253447579.html

Motorola Solutions opens multimillion-dollar cybersecurity facility in Gatineau  Ottawa Business Journal
https://obj.ca/article/techopia/motorola-solutions-opens-multimillion-dollar-cybersecurity-facility-gatineau

Market Trends 2020/21: Cybersecurity-Related Disclosures - Technology - United States  Mondaq News Alerts
https://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/security/1101536/market-trends-202021-cybersecurity-related-disclosures

New 'Allstar' App Enforces Security Best Practices for GitHub Projects
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The Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) on Wednesday announced the availability of a new GitHub app that can be used to automatically and continuously enforce security best practices for GitHub projects.
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Microsoft Confirms (Yet Another) PrintNightmare Flaw as Ransomware Actors Pounce
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Exasperated Windows fleet administrators woke up Thursday to news of a new, unpatched Print Spooler vulnerability that leaves machines exposed to remote code execution attacks.
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Trend Micro Confirms In-the-Wild Zero-Day Attacks
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Security vendor Trend Micro has issued a warning for in-the-wild zero-day attacks hitting customers using its Apex One and Apex One as a Service products.
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