Microsoft outlines security principles and goals tied to executive compensation packages, following a scathing US Cyber Safety Review Board report in April 2024
expanding Microsoft's Secure Future Initiative Tom Warren / The Verge : Read Satya Nadella's Microsoft memo on putting security first Tom Krazit / Runtime : Microsoft wants to be judged on security An...
The European Commission says Amazon's $1.4B iRobot acquisition may restrict competition; Amazon plans to work to address its concerns; IRBT drops ~18%
On 6 July 2023, the Commission opened an in-depth investigation … Jay Peters / The Verge : Amazon's $1.7 billion deal to buy iRobot is running into some objections Elizabeth Montalbano / Computerworld...
A Windows 10 and Windows 11 exploit allows an attacker with physical access to gain SYSTEM privileges, bypassing Microsoft's patch from earlier this month
Hackers Exploiting New Windows Installer Zero-Day Exploit in the Wild Brittany A. Roston / SlashGear : All Windows PCs at risk after Microsoft fails to fix zero-day exploit Elizabeth Montalbano / Thre...
Google patches two Chrome zero-days that were exploited in the wild, after tips from anonymous sources; Google has patched five Chrome zero-days in three weeks
what to do now Elizabeth Montalbano / Threatpost : 2 More Google Chrome Zero-Days Under Active Exploitation Ravie Lakshmanan / The Hacker News : Two New Chrome 0-Days Under Active Attacks - Update You...
Microsoft launches Xbox bug bounty program, will pay rewards up to $20K for vulnerabilities found in the Xbox Live network and services
The Xbox Bounty Program invites gamers … Ethan Gach / Kotaku : Microsoft's Bug Bounty Program Will Pay Players To Find Security Flaws In Xbox Live Anthony Spadafora / TechRadar.com : Microsoft to pay ...
Researchers spot the first successful attack using Windows BlueKeep vulnerability; the exploit is not a worm and installs cryptominers, instead of ransomware
Using Firepower to defend against encrypted DejaBlue Jon Fingas / Engadget : The first in-the-wild BlueKeep cyberattack isn't as dangerous as feared Elizabeth Montalbano / Threatpost : BlueKeep Attack...