Debate Roils Over Extent of Nation-State Cyber Involvement in Gaza

Are hacktivists under the control of nation-states, or are they just independent contractors acting on their behalf?


https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks...-attackers

BlackBerry Appoints John Giamatteo as CEO

Company to pursue full separation of IoT and cybersecurity business units.


https://www.darkreading.com/endpoint-sec...teo-as-ceo

Dozens of Bugs Patched in Apple TVs and Watches, Macs, iPads, iPhones

A laundry list of tweaks to Safari, Bluetooth, Accessibility, and much more.


https://www.darkreading.com/endpoint-sec...mac-iphone

Kyivstar Mobile Attack Plunges Millions in Ukraine Into Comms Blackout

The destructive attack, likely carried out by Russian actors, is the biggest hit on the country's basic infrastructure since the beginning of the war.


https://www.darkreading.com/ics-ot-secur...s-blackout

Survey: 90% of IT Pros Felt Prepared for a Password-Based Cyberattack, Yet More Than

Axiad's State of Authentication Survey also found nearly half of respondents think phishing is the most likely cyberattack, yet only 27% plan to use phishing-resistant MFA next year.


https://www.darkreading.com/endpoint-sec...tim-to-one

Stamus Networks Supports NATO Red Teaming Cyber Exercise for the Fifth Consecutive Y

Twelfth annual Crossed Swords will see Stamus Networks share expertise and technology to develop and test the capabilities and practical skills of participants


https://www.darkreading.com/cybersecurit...tive-year-

Microsoft Gives Admins a Reprieve With Lighter-Than-Usual Patch Update

The company's final patch release for 2023 contained fixes for a total of just 36 vulnerabilities — none of which, for a change, were zero-days.


https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilit...tch-update

Sophos backports RCE fix after attacks on unsupported firewalls


Sophos opted to backport a security update for CVE-2022-3236 for end-of-life (EOL) firewall firmware versions after discovering hackers actively exploiting the flaw in attacks. [...]


https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/se...firewalls/

Windows 10 KB5033372 update released with Copilot for everyone, 20 changes


Microsoft has released the KB5033372 cumulative update for Windows 10 21H2 and Windows 10 22H2, which includes Copilot for Windows and nineteen other changes to the operating system. [...]


https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/mi...0-changes/

Windows 11 KB5033375 update released with upgraded Copilot AI-assistant


Microsoft has released the KB5033375 update for Windows 11 versions 23H2 and 22H2 to fix security vulnerabilities, upgrade Copilot for Windows, and make 36 changes and fixes [...]


https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/mi...assistant/