News & Updates
Outlook Mobile is Getting an Algorithmic Newsfeed
Microsoft’s Outlook Mobile app is about to add an algorithmic newsfeed for enterprise accounts. The new feature will roll out later this month on the app’s Search page, and it will surface upcoming meetings, posts from SharePoint and Yammer, and a selection of other organizational content personalized for every user.
MIT Researchers Discover New Flaw in Apple M1 CPUs That Can't Be Patched
A novel hardware attack dubbed PACMAN has been demonstrated against Apple's M1 processor chipsets, potentially arming a malicious actor with the capability to gain arbitrary code execution on macOS systems.
Broadcom to 'focus on rapid transition to subscriptions' for VMware
Broadcom has signalled its $61 billion acquisition of VMware will involve a “rapid transition from perpetual licenses to subscriptions.”That's according to Tom Krause, president of the Broadcom Software Group, on Thursday's Broadcom earnings call. He was asked how the semiconductor giant plans to deliver on its guidance that VMware will add approximately $8.5 billion of pro forma EBITDA to Broadcom within three years of the deal closing – significant growth given VMware currently produces about $4.7 billion. And subscriptions was the answer.
Announcing the general availability of idle session timeout for Microsoft 365 web apps
As remote work is becoming an ingrained part of the new work culture, employees of large, medium, and small organizations need to be able to access company data from anywhere on any device. In fact, a common theme we have heard from our customers is that access to corporate resources from unmanaged or shared devices is on the rise. One of the ways users accomplish tasks, such as checking email, collaborating with others in a Word document, or replying to a chat, is by using Microsoft 365 web apps on their personal devices or on public kiosk devices.
For the Common Good: How to Compromise a Printer in Three Simple Steps
In August 2021, ZDI announced Pwn2Own Austin 2021, a security contest focusing on phones, printers, NAS devices and smart speakers, among other things. The Pwn2Own contest encourages security researchers to demonstrate remote zero-day exploits against a list of specified devices. If successful, the researchers are rewarded with a cash prize, and the leveraged vulnerabilities are responsibly disclosed to the respective vendors so they can improve the security of their products.
Over 3.6 million MySQL servers found exposed on the Internet
Over 3.6 million MySQL servers are publicly exposed on the Internet and responding to queries, making them an attractive target to hackers and extortionists. Of these accessible MySQL servers, 2.3 million are connected over IPv4, with 1.3 million devices over IPv6.
Facebook phishing campaign nets millions in IDs and cash
An ongoing phishing campaign targeting Facebook users may have already netted hundreds of millions of credentials and a claimed $59 million, and it's only getting bigger.