Tux Machines

Security and Windows TCO

Posted by Roy Schestowitz on Oct 14, 2024

Forbes ☛ Chrome 129 Warning As Google Drops Yet Another Security Update [Ed: Microsoft's propagandist Davey Winder still looking to distract from Windows holes by making it seem like the browser is the primary weakness; Forbes ☛ same last week and Forbes ☛ the week before that]

Computer Weekly ☛ Internet Archive web historians target of hacktivist cyber attack

The Internet Archive nonprofit digital library and Wayback Machine operator has been attacked by pro-Palestinian hacktivists

TechTarget ☛ Microsoft repairs 2 zero-days on October Patch Tuesday [Ed: How many bug doors added in the process?]

Administrators will have to tackle 117 new vulnerabilities, including three rated critical, in this month's batch of security updates.

Windows TCO

Wired ☛ A Mysterious Hacking Group Has 2 New Tools to Steal Data From Air-Gapped Machines

While much of Tuesday’s report contains technical analysis that is likely to be too advanced for many people to understand, it provides important new information that furthers insights into malware designed to jump air gaps and the tactics, techniques, and procedures of those who use it. The report will also be useful to people responsible for safeguarding the types of organizations most frequently targeted by nation-state groups.