Last week, we covered “Follina,” the Microsoft security vulnerability affecting Microsoft Office documents. After you opened an affected Office document, a bad actor could potentially take control of your system. This week, the threat turns to “SearchNightmare,” another Microsoft vulnerability. SearchNightmare is not unlike Follina: like the latter, SearchNightmare tricks the victim into opening a malicious document, such as Word …
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Security vulnerabilities aren’t fun, especially when they affect products we rely on every day. A new vulnerability, dubbed “Follina,” unfortunately targets a suite of apps you likely use all the time: Microsoft Office. Follina, which Microsoft has identified as CVE-2022-30190, is a remote code execution vulnerability. When exploited, a bad actor can use this vulnerability to run arbitrary code with …
Last week, Apple released security patches for the iPhone, iPad, and Mac. While the company didn’t advertise these software updates as security patches, the new versions fix dozens upon dozens of security vulnerabilities across iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. If you have these devices, update them as soon as possible. Apple released iOS 15.5, iPadOS 15.5, and macOS 12.4 on Monday, …
Google is a powerful, essential search engine that helps us find everything from new recipes to affordable flights. But unless you’re trying to sell something attached to your name, you probably don’t want your personal, identifying information available on Google for all to see. Now, you can remove it for good. Google announced this new measure in a blog post …
With the infamous Pegasus malware making the news, the idea of bad actors installing malicious software on your iPhone isn’t far fetched. However, that malware usually gets there when the phone is turned on. As it happens, researchers have found a way to install malware on a powered-off iPhone. Here’s the thing: when you “shut down” your iPhone, it doesn’t …
When you use an internet browser, like Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge, you generate cookies. Cookies are used to track your activity across websites as you browse, which can be an invasion of privacy. Edge has a built-in solution. Microsoft added a feature to edge that deletes cookies and other browsing data as soon as you close your browser. That …
Apple’s AirTags are a convenient way to keep track of your various items, but they can also pose a security risk. Let’s take a look at how Apple designed a system to protect the public against would-be AirTag stalkers. Let’s start with what AirTags do. AirTags are small trackers, about the size of a quarter, that use Apple’s “Find My” …
Pedro Sánchez, the Prime Minister of Spain, as well as defense minister Margarita Robles are the latest two targets of the NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware. This is the first time the Prime Minister has been the subject of Pegasus spyware, but also the first evidence of cyber espionage effectively targeting at a head of state. According to Tech Monitor, hackers …
Get ready to celebrate. This Thursday, May 5, is World Password Day. Since 2013, password aficionados have chosen the first Thursday in May to highlight an important mission: Change your passwords, and make them strong. Those in the cybersecurity world preach about the importance of having a strong password. A strong password, essentially, is one that is hard for both …