Security Leftovers
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How to avoid the aCropalypse
By Henrik Brodin, Lead Security Engineer, Research The aCropalypse is upon us! Last week, news about CVE-2023-21036, nicknamed the “aCropalypse,” spread across Twitter and other media, and I quickly realized that the underlying flaw could be detected by our tool, PolyTracker.
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The FDA will no longer approve digital medical devices that are vulnerable to cyber attacks
The majority of digital medical devices (53%) in the US, as well as internet-connected tools in hospitals, are at risk of cyberattack, according to a 2022 FBI report.
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‘They outsmarted us.’ 3CX CEO acknowledges mistakes handling potential supply chain cyberattack
"We have a security team, we do our own pentesting, we've got software scanners, we got a CSO ... Nonetheless, they outsmarted us."
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Biden administration goes global in effort to constrain spyware use
Eleven nations agreed on Thursday to responsible use of commercial spyware. Israel, a key spyware exporter, is not part of the deal.
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Time to prepare for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS end of standard support on 31 May 2023 – Options for AWS users.
As mentioned in our recent blog post, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS ‘Bionic Beaver‘ will reach the end of the standard five-year maintenance window on 31 May 2023.