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Security Mailer Volume 21 Number 21 Apple Security Updates Linux updates and patches Microsoft Security Releases General Security reviews last week Security announcements from VMware, Google, Apple, Microsoft, Trend Micro, FBI

Security Mailer Volume 21 Number 20 Mozilla security update for Thunderbird and Firefox Cisco security advisories Linux Updates and patches Synopsis Microsoft releases Windows 10 v 21H General security reviews last weeks vulnerabilities

How to Tell a Job Offer from an ID Theft Trap “One of the oldest scams around — the fake job interview that seeks only to harvest your personal and financial data — is on the rise, the FBI warns. Here’s the story of a recent LinkedIn impersonation scam that led to more than 100 […]

Security Mailer Volume 21 Number 19 Adobe releases 11 security bulletins and patches over 40 vulnerabilities Cisco security advisories Linux updates and patches Linux Synopsis Microsoft Microsoft Tuesday patches 55 vulnerabilities Security advisory security update releases for Chrome to patch Edge,  kb5001391 optional update General Security reviews last week, FragAttacks EXCEL spreadsheet covers all Microsoft […]

Microsoft Outlook bug prevents viewing or creating email worldwide “A Microsoft Outlook update released today for the desktop client introduced bugs that prevent users from creating or viewing mail. Today, Microsoft released Outlook version 2104 build 13929.20372, and after installing the update, users of the click-to-run desktop client found that they could no longer properly view […]

Microsoft Patch Tuesday, May 2021 Edition “Microsoft today released fixes to plug at least 55 security holes in its Windows operating systems and other software. Four of these weaknesses can be exploited by malware and malcontents to seize complete, remote control over vulnerable systems without any help from users. On deck this month are patches […]

Security Mailer Volume 21 Number 18 Apple Security updates for 0-day in WebKit Mozilla updates Firefox ESR and Thunderbird Cisco security advisories plus patches for SD-WAN vManage and HyperFlex software Linux updates and patches General Security reviews last week

Malicious Office 365 Apps Are the Ultimate Insiders “Phishers targeting Microsoft Office 365 users increasingly are turning to specialized links that take users to their organization’s own email login page. After a user logs in, the link prompts them to install a malicious but innocuously-named app that gives the attacker persistent, password-free access to any […]

Security Miler Volume 20 Number 17 Apple updates everything Cisco Security Advisories Linux updates and patches Linux Synopsis Microsoft security updates for EDGE General Security reviews last weeks vulnerabilities