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Infosec bits for week 35/21

2021-09-03 11:48 - Schalk Peach

Vulnerabilities
- Worst cloud vulnerability you can imagine’ discovered in Microsoft Azure [Jim Salter, Ars Technica]
- New BrakTooth Bluetooth vulnerabilities [Catalin Cimpanu, The Record]
- WhatsApp patches vulnerability related to image filter functionality [Jonathan Grieg, ZDNet]
Ransomware and Botnets
- Ransomware attacks on US schools and colleges cost $6.62bn in 2020 [Paul Bischoff, CompariTech]
- Mozi botnet authors arrested in China [Catalin Cimpanu, The Record]
- Phorpiex botnet shuts down, source code goes up for sale [Catalin Cimpanu, The Record]
General Tech
- Windows 11 will roll out from October 5 as Microsoft hypes new hardware [Tim Anderson, The Register]
Zero Trust
- Challenges organizations face when implementing zero trust architecture [Help Net Security]

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