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Upgrade This WordPress Plugin To Avoid Being Hacked

Upgrade This WordPress Plugin To Avoid Being Hacked

Do you own and manage a WordPress site either personally or as part of your business?  Do you also use the Tatsu plugin which offers a powerful suite of in-browser editing features and has been installed by more than 100,000 users worldwide? If so, be aware that there...

Update VMWare Apps Now For Critical Security Vulnerabilities

Update VMWare Apps Now For Critical Security Vulnerabilities

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued an advisory that serves as a stark warning. If you're using VMware products that are impacted by recently disclosed critical security flaws, either patch them immediately or remove them from your...

Update Addresses Zero Day Exploit For Some Apple Devices

Update Addresses Zero Day Exploit For Some Apple Devices

If you're not familiar with the term, a Zero Day exploit is a security flaw that the software vendor is not aware of and hasn't yet patched. In many (but not all) cases, Zero Day Vulnerabilities will also have publicly available proof-of-concept exploits before a...

New Phishing Attack Delivers Three Types Of Malware To Victims

New Phishing Attack Delivers Three Types Of Malware To Victims

Phishing campaigns get more effective the more closely they can imitate a trusted source.  Recently, security researchers at Fortinet discovered evidence of a phishing campaign that specifically targets Microsoft Windows users and installs three different types of...

Microsoft Warns New Sysrv Botnet Variant Is Dangerous

Microsoft Warns New Sysrv Botnet Variant Is Dangerous

Security researchers employed by Microsoft have recently spotted a variant of the Sysrv botnet.  They have dubbed the new variant Sysrv-K. This new variant works in two ways.  First, it exploits a flaw in the Spring Cloud Gateway that allows remote code execution...

You Might Need This HP Bios Security Update

You Might Need This HP Bios Security Update

HP recently released a BIOS update to address a pair of high-severity vulnerabilities that affect a wide range of PC and notebook products offered by the company.  In both cases, the vulnerabilities would allow an attacker to execute code arbitrarily and with Kernel...

Update Zyxel Products To Fix Possible Security Vulnerability

Update Zyxel Products To Fix Possible Security Vulnerability

Do you use a Zyxel firewall?  If so, there's good news.  The company has fixed an issue you may not have even been aware that you had. The company pushed out the fix in a silent update a little over two weeks ago, but when they implemented the push, they didn't...

Say Goodbye To The Apple iPod

Say Goodbye To The Apple iPod

It is the end of an era.  Apple recently announced that they were discontinuing the legendary iPod, which is now in its 7th generation of production. When first released more than fifteen years ago, the iPod was an instant smash hit that almost singlehandedly created...

Windows 11 May Release New Feature For Copying Information

Windows 11 May Release New Feature For Copying Information

If you're a member of the Windows Insiders group, then you are likely already aware of this. If not, here's something else to look forward to when Windows 11 is formally released.  Microsoft has been experimenting with a new "Suggested Actions" feature when you copy...