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Legacy systems are the Achilles’ heel of critical infrastructure cybersecurity | CSO Online

China and other nation-state bad actors are probing the defenses of critical infrastructure worldwide and legacy or outdated systems are prime targets. The time to mitigate that risk is now.

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What is CrowdStrike (CRWD), and how did it cause global IT outages?

4 months ago

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Banks and health-care providers saw their services disrupted and TV broadcasters went offline as businesses worldwide grappled with the ongoing outage. Air travel has been hit hard, too, with planes grounded and services delayed.

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Reduce security risk with 3 edge-securing steps | CSO Online

4 months ago

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Risk is everywhere these days, with attacks seemly coming at our businesses from all angles — ransomware, phishing, social engineering, and an ever-growing host of vulnerabilities that can be exploited.

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VLC Media Player Vulnerabilities Allow Remote Code Execution

5 months ago

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This vulnerability could lead to a denial-of-service (DoS) condition on the affected device due to exceeded storage space or arbitrary data.

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5 ways to save your Windows 10 PC in 2025 – and most are free | ZDNET

5 months ago

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What’s a user to do when their Windows machine can’t make the grade — or they simply don’t want to upgrade? Well, here’s one choice you shouldn’t make: Do not keep running Windows 10 come the fall of 2025. Your machine will be hacked. There’s no ifs, ands, or buts about it.

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ZDNet: Microsoft July 2020 Patch Tuesday fixes 123 vulnerabilities

4 years ago

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ZDNet: Microsoft July 2020 Patch Tuesday fixes 123 vulnerabilities. https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-july-2020-patch-tuesday-fixes-123-vulnerabilities/