The Information Highway

The Information Highway

Sergiu Gatlan has covered cybersecurity, technology, and other news beats for more than a decade. Email or Twitter DMs for tips.

CISA shares vulnerabilities, misconfigs used by ransomware gangs

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The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has unveiled additional details regarding misconfigurations and security vulnerabilities exploited by ransomware gangs, aiming to help critical infrastructure organizations thwart their attacks. 

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Apple fixes iOS Kernel zero-day vulnerability on older iPhones

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Apple has published security updates for older iPhones and iPads to backport patches released one week ago, addressing two zero-day vulnerabilities exploited in attacks. 

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Microsoft Defender now auto-isolates compromised accounts

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Microsoft Defender for Endpoint now uses automatic attack disruption to isolate compromised user accounts and block lateral movement in hands-on-keyboard attacks with the help of a new 'contain user' capability in public preview. 

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Exchange Online mail delivery issues caused by anti-spam rules

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Microsoft is investigating Exchange Online mail delivery issues causing "Server busy" errors and delays when receiving emails from outside organizations. 

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Microsoft warns of incorrect BitLocker encryption errors

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Microsoft warned customers this week of incorrect BitLocker drive encryption errors being shown in some managed Windows environments. 

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Top Breaches Cost ($) of 2024

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Source: IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report 2024