The computing giant issued a massive Patch Tuesday update, including a pair of remote execution flaws in the Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool (MSDT) after attackers used one of the vulnerabilities in a zero-day exploit.
| THIS WEEK AT BLACK HAT | Dark Reading News Desk: Live at Black Hat USA 2022 TODAY at 10 PT: Dark Reading News Desk returns to Black Hat USA 2022 Software Development Pipelines Offer Cybercriminals 'Free-Range' Access to Cloud, On-Prem A Q&A with NCC Group's Viktor Gazdag ahead of a Black Hat USA session on CI/CD pipeline risks reveals a scary, and expanding, campaign vector for software supply chain attacks and RCE. Abusing Kerberos for Local Privilege Escalation Upcoming Black Hat USA presentation will examine the implications of Kerberos weaknesses for security on the local machine. Russia-Ukraine Conflict Holds Cyberwar Lessons Initial attacks used damaging wiper malware and targeted infrastructure, but the most enduring impacts will likely be from disinformation, researchers say. At Black Hat USA, SentinelOne's Juan Andres Guerrero-Saade and Tom Hegel will discuss. Stolen Data Gives Attackers Advantage Against Text-Based 2FA With names, email addresses, and mobile numbers from underground databases, one person in five is at risk of account compromise even with SMS two-factor authentication in place. Cyberattackers Increasingly Target Cloud IAM as a Weak Link At Black Hat USA, Igal Gofman plans to address how machine identities in the cloud and the explosion of SaaS apps are creating risks for IAM, amid escalating attention from attackers. How IT Teams Can Use 'Harm Reduction' for Better Cybersecurity Outcomes Copado's Kyle Tobener will discuss a three-pronged plan at Black Hat USA for addressing human weaknesses in cybersecurity with this medical concept — from phishing to shadow IT. | |
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