Getting started with the CDMC framework—Microsoft’s guide to cloud data management

On March 20, 2023, Microsoft announced the successful completion of the Cloud Data Management Capabilities CDMC certification. As a proponent of wider industry standards, I was fortunate to be part of Microsoft’s executive team working to achieve this important milestone. Beginning in 2020, we...

Getting started with the CDMC framework—Microsoft’s guide to cloud data management

On March 20, 2023, Microsoft announced the successful completion of the Cloud Data Management Capabilities CDMC certification. As a proponent of wider industry standards, I was fortunate to be part of Microsoft’s executive team working to achieve this important milestone. Beginning in 2020, we...

CISA and Partners Release Cybersecurity Best Practices for Smart Cities

Today, CISA, NSA, FBI, NCSC-UKlink is external, ACSClink is external, CCCSlink is external and NCSC-NZlink is external released a joint guide: Cybersecurity Best Practices for Smart Cities. Smart cities may create safer, more efficient, resilient communities through technological innovation and...

A week in security (April 10 - 16)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: How the cops buy a "God view" of your location data, with Bennett Cyphers: Lock and Code S04E09 Apple releases emergency updates for two known-to-be-exploited vulnerabilities Don't plug your phone into a free charging station, warns FBI KFC, Pizza Hut owner employe...

The vulnerability of the Apache InLong data integration platform, related to the recovery of unreliable data in memory, allows attackers to compromise privacy, integrity, and accessibility of the data.

The vulnerability of the Apache InLong data integration platform lies in the recovery of unreliable data in memory. Exploiting this vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise privacy, integrity, and accessibility of the data...

Google aims to reduce data theft with app data and account deletions

Google has made multiple security improvements to the general operation of apps over the last 12 months or so. Its now a little easier to understand what apps want from you. Labels which indicate a level of trustworthiness for developers. Changes made to ensure old, abandoned apps will no longer...

TikTok: What’s going on and should I be worried?

Since 2020, several governments and organizations have banned, or considered banning, the immensely popular social media app TikTok from their staffs devices. With all these alarming bells ringing, we thought it might be handy to break down what we know and see if we can plot a sensible strategy...

Virtual Reception 1.0 Directory Traversal

Exploit Title: Virtual Reception v1.0 - Web Server Directory Traversal Exploit Author: Spinae Vendor Homepage: https://www.virtualreception.nl/ Version: win7sp1rtm.101119-1850 6.1.7601.1.0.65792 running on an Intel NUC5i5RY Tested on: all We discovered the web server of the Virtual Reception...

CVE-2023-26358

The CVE-2023-26358 issue affects Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop (Windows) versions 5.9.1 and earlier, caused by an Untrusted Search Path that could let an attacker point the application to a malicious resource and execute arbitrary code. Descriptions consistently state local execution potential wit...

Microsoft achieves first native Cloud Data Management Capabilities certification

Today, Microsoft announced the successful completion of the Cloud Data Management Capabilities CDMC 14 Key Controls and Automations certification, conducted by Accenture and Avanade, accelerating the industry’s move to the cloud. The 14 Key Controls and Automations are a part of the EDM Council’s...

CVE-2023-1431

CVE-2023-1431 (WP Simple Shopping Cart) affects WordPress WP Simple Shopping Cart plugins

Facebook illegally processed user data, says court

The Amsterdam court has ruled that Facebook illegally processed user data in a case started by the Dutch Data Privacy Stichting DPS, a foundation that acts on behalf of victims of privacy violations in the Netherlands. According to the ruling, Facebook used personal data for advertising purposes ...

The state of stalkerware in 2022

The state of stalkerware in 2022 PDF Main findings of 2022 The State of Stalkerware is an annual report by Kaspersky which contributes to a better understanding of how many people in the world are affected by digital stalking. Stalkerware is a commercially available software that can be discretel...

PT-2023-21161 · Unknown · Thmmniii/Fbs-Core

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: thmmniii/fbs-core versions prior to 1.5.3 Description: thmmniii/fbs-core is an open source feedback system for students. In versions prior to 1.5.3, when querying subresults, it is possible to query subresults from other users due to...

YouTube under fire for allegedly gathering children's data

The UKs childrens code, introduced three years ago by the Information Commissioner's Office ICO, is all about ensuring that companies make childrens privacy a primary consideration when creating sites and services, games, and toys. The code, also known as the Age Appropriate Design Code AADC, may...

Gmail and Google Calendar Now Support Client-Side Encryption (CSE) to Boost Data Privacy

Google has announced the general availability of client-side encryption CSE for Gmail and Calendar, months after piloting the feature in late 2022. The data privacy controls enable "even more organizations to become arbiters of their own data and the sole party deciding who has access to it,"...

Gmail and Google Calendar Now Support Client-Side Encryption (CSE) to Boost Data Privacy

Google has announced the general availability of client-side encryption CSE for Gmail and Calendar, months after piloting the feature in late 2022. The data privacy controls enable "even more organizations to become arbiters of their own data and the sole party deciding who has access to it,"...

Beautiful Cookie Consent Banner < 2.10.2 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS

The plugin does not have authorisation and CSRF check when updating its settings, and does not escape some of them when outputting them, which could allow unauthenticated attackers to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks. An initial fix was released in version 2.10.1, and completed in...

Biden’s SOTU: Data Privacy Is Now a Must-Hit US State of the Union Topic

Biden’s speech proves that protecting personal info is no longer a fringe issue. Now, Congress just needs to do something about it...

[SECURITY] Fedora 36 Update: syncthing-1.23.0-2.fc36

Syncthing replaces other file synchronization services with something open, trustworthy and decentralized. Your data is your data alone and you deserve to choose where it is stored, if it is shared with some third party and how it's transmitted over the Internet. Using syncthing, that control is...