Tag: office
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Insiders say IBM’s broader returnoffice plan hits older, more expensive staff hard
IT giant doing whatever it takes to reach $300 a share First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/02/20/ibm_colocation_program_described_as/
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Watchdog approves Sellafield physical security, but warns about cyber
The Office for Nuclear Regulation has taken Sellafield out of special measures for physical security, but harbours cyber security concerns First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366619402/Watchdog-approves-Sellafield-physical-security-but-warns-about-cyber
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Is Russia Reining In Ransomware-Wielding Criminals?
Flurry of Arrests a Potential Prelude to Russia-Ukraine Peace Negotiations Even before Donald Trump took office on Jan. 20, there were signs that Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered cybercriminals operating inside his country’s borders to be reined in, potentially as a bargaining chip in negotiations over Russia’s stalemated war of conquest against Ukraine. First seen…
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Is Russia Reining-In Ransomware-Wielding Criminals?
Flurry of Arrests a Potential Prelude to Russia-Ukraine Peace Negotiations Even before Donald Trump took office on Jan. 20, there were signs that Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered cybercriminals operating inside his country’s borders to be reined in, potentially as a bargaining chip in negotiations over Russia’s stalemated war of conquest against Ukraine. First seen…
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How to evaluate and mitigate risks to the global supply chain
Tags: access, business, ceo, ciso, communications, compliance, control, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, framework, governance, government, intelligence, international, ISO-27001, kaspersky, microsoft, mitigation, monitoring, office, resilience, risk, risk-assessment, risk-management, russia, service, soc, software, supply-chain, technology, threat, tool, update, vulnerabilityMaintain a diversified supply chain: Organizations that source from international technology suppliers need to ensure they are not overly reliant on a single vendor, single region or even a single technology. Maintaining a diversified supply chain can mitigate costly disruptions from a cyberattack or vulnerability involving a key supplier, or from disruptions tied to regulatory…
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Cyberangriff auf eine Staatsanwaltschaft in Virginia, USA
Virginia Attorney General’s office struck by cyberattack targeting attorneys’ computer systems First seen on apnews.com Jump to article: apnews.com/article/attorney-general-jason-miyares-cyberattack-0cf74a899064a72d4532fb0c38f8e382
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Texas investigating DeepSeek for violating data privacy law
Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office requested relevant documents from Google and Apple, seeking their “analysis” of DeepSeek and asking what documentation they required from the company before they made it available on their app stores. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/texas-investigating-deepseek-privacy
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Cyberattack Disrupts Virginia Attorney General’s Office
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/cyberattack-disrupts-virginia-attorney-generals-office
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Virginia Attorney General’s Office Struck by Cyberattack Targeting Attorneys’ Computer Systems
The chief deputy attorney general of the agency sent an email on Wednesday that said nearly all of is computer systems were offline. The post Virginia Attorney General’s Office Struck by Cyberattack Targeting Attorneys’ Computer Systems appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/virginia-attorney-generals-office-struck-by-cyberattack-targeting-attorneys-computer-systems/
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Microsoft GCCH vs. Google Public Sector for CMMC
When it comes to overall productivity platforms, collaboration tools, and office suites, the two biggest options dominating the market are the Google G Suite and Microsoft’s Office ecosystem. Whether it’s word processing, team collaboration, IT frameworks, device management, or the entire infrastructure of a business, there’s a pretty good chance one of these two options……
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Microsoft Security Update Notification in February of High-Risk Vulnerabilities in Multiple Products
Overview On February 12, NSFOCUS CERT detected that Microsoft released a security update patch for February, which fixed 63 security issues involving widely used products such as Windows, Microsoft Office, Azure, Apps, and Microsoft Visual Studio, including high-risk vulnerabilities such as privilege escalation and remote code execution. Among the vulnerabilities fixed in Microsoft’s monthly update…The…
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Watchdog ponders why Apple doesn’t apply its strict app tracking rules to itself
Germany’s Federal Cartel Office voices concerns iPhone maker may be breaking competition law First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/02/14/apple_app_tracking_probe/
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Astaroth 2FA Phishing Kit Targets Gmail, Yahoo, Office 365, and Third-Party Logins
Tags: 2fa, authentication, credentials, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, login, mfa, network, office, phishing, threatA new phishing kit named Astaroth has emerged as a significant threat in the cybersecurity landscape by bypassing two-factor authentication (2FA) mechanisms. First advertised on cybercrime networks in January 2025, Astaroth employs advanced techniques such as session hijacking and real-time credential interception to compromise accounts on platforms like Gmail, Yahoo, Office 365, and other third-party…
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Astaroth Phishing Kit Bypasses 2FA Using Reverse Proxy Techniques
Astaroth is an advanced phishing kit using real-time credential and session cookie capture to compromise Gmail, Yahoo and Office 365 accounts First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/astaroth-phishing-kit-bypasses-2fa/
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Patchday: Microsoft Office Updates (4. und 11. Februar 2025)
Am 11. Februar 2025 (zweiter Dienstag im Monat, Microsoft Patchday) hat Microsoft mehrere sicherheitsrelevante Updates für Microsoft Office 2016, sowie die C2R-Varianten (Office 2016-2021 und 365) und andere Produkte veröffentlicht. Auch zum 4. Februar 2025 wurden Updates freigegeben. Nachfolgend finden … First seen on borncity.com Jump to article: www.borncity.com/blog/2025/02/13/patchday-microsoft-office-updates-11-februar-2025/
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EFF Leads Fight Against DOGE and Musk’s Access to US Federal Workers’ Data
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has requested a US federal court to block Elon Musk’s DOGE access to US Office of Personnel Management Data First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/eff-lawsuit-us-doge-musk-opm-data/
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Trump to nominate Sean Cairncross as national cyber director
The president will tap the former RNC insider to lead the White House office that oversees nation’s cybersecurity strategy. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/trump-nominate-cairncross-cyber-director/739940/
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Trump plans to nominate GOP insider Sean Cairncross as national cyber director
Sean Cairncross, who has held leadership positions in the Republican National Committee and served in the previous Trump administration, is expected to be the president’s nominee to lead the Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD). First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/sean-cairncross-trump-national-cyber-director-nominee
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Dringend patchen: Gefährliche Schadcode-Lücken in Excel bedrohen Office-Nutzer
Die Sicherheitslücken betreffen alle gängigen Office-Versionen. Laut Microsoft ist auch das Vorschau-Panel ein möglicher Angriffsvektor. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/microsoft-office-fuenf-excel-luecken-lassen-angreifer-schadcode-ausfuehren-2502-193269.html
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Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for February 2025 ficed 2 actively exploited bugs
Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for February 2025 addressed four zero-day flaws, two of which are actively exploited in the wild. Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for February 2025 addressed 57 vulnerabilities in Windows and Windows Components, Office and Office Components, Azure, Visual Studio, and Remote Desktop Services. Two of these vulnerabilities are listed as…
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Microsoft-Patchday: Angreifer attackieren Windows und löschen Daten
Es sind wichtige Sicherheitsupdates für Azure, Office, Windows und Co. erschienen. Es gibt bereits Attacken. Weitere können bevorstehen. First seen on heise.de Jump to article: www.heise.de/news/Patchday-Microsoft-Angreifer-attackieren-Windows-und-loeschen-Daten-10279178.html
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Microsoft’s February 2025 Patch Tuesday Addresses 55 CVEs (CVE-2025-21418, CVE-2025-21391)
Tags: access, advisory, android, apt, attack, authentication, best-practice, cve, cyber, data, exploit, firmware, flaw, group, Internet, lazarus, linux, malicious, microsoft, network, north-korea, ntlm, office, rce, remote-code-execution, service, technology, tool, update, vulnerability, windows, zero-day3Critical 52Important 0Moderate 0Low Microsoft addresses 55 CVEs with three rated critical and four zero-day vulnerabilities, including two that were exploited in the wild. Microsoft patched 55 CVEs in its February 2025 Patch Tuesday release, with three rated critical and 52 rated as important. Our counts omitted one vulnerability reported by HackerOne. This month’s update…
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Microsoft Security Update Summary (11. Februar 2025)
Am Microsoft Security Update Summary (11. Februar 2025) hat Microsoft Sicherheitsupdates für Windows-Clients und -Server, für Office sowie für weitere Produkte veröffentlicht. Die Sicherheitsupdates beseitigen 55 Schwachstellen (CVEs), davon drei als kritisch und vier als 0-day klassifiziert. Nachfolgend … First seen on borncity.com Jump to article: www.borncity.com/blog/2025/02/12/microsoft-security-update-summary-11-februar-2025/
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FBI, Europol, and NCA Take Down 8Base Ransomware Data Leak and Negotiation Sites
Source: The NationA coordinated law enforcement operation has taken down the dark web data leak and negotiation sites associated with the 8Base ransomware gang.Visitors to the data leak site are now greeted with a seizure banner that says: “This hidden site and the criminal content have been seized by the Bavarian State Criminal Police Office…
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8Base Ransomware Data Leak Sites Seized in International Law Enforcement Operation
Source: The NationA coordinated law enforcement operation has taken down the dark web data leak and negotiation sites associated with the 8Base ransomware gang.Visitors to the data leak site are now greeted with a seizure banner that says: “This hidden site and the criminal content have been seized by the Bavarian State Criminal Police Office…
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HPE issues breach notifications for 2023 Midnight Blizzard attack
Russian state-sponsored hackers compromised the tech giant’s Office 365 email environment. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/hpe-issues-breach-notifications-for-2023-midnight-blizzard-attack/739674/
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Experts Dismayed at UK’s Apple Decryption Demands
Security and privacy experts have questioned a new demand from the UK Home Office on Apple’s encrypted iCloud service First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/experts-dismayed-uk-apple/
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Penetration Testers Arrested During Approved Physical Penetration Testing
Tags: access, breach, control, corporate, cyber, cybersecurity, defense, office, penetration-testingA routine physical penetration test conducted by cybersecurity professionals took an unexpected turn when armed police officers arrested two security experts during a simulated breach of a corporate office in Malta. Physical penetration testing is a critical component of cybersecurity assessments. It evaluates not only technical defenses but also physical access controls and human response…