I wanted Windows 11 to stop opening Bing for a speed test, and Microsoft is fixing it
Microsoft is replacing Windows 11’s Bing speed test shortcut with a built-in tool that displays download speed, upload speed, and ping.
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Windows 11 gets yet another Microsoft 365 promotion
Microsoft is adding Microsoft 365 billing controls to Windows 11 Settings, a feature some users will view as another built-in ad.
What happens when security tools go dark before the ransomware
A China-linked ransomware crew disabled the security tools at a critical infrastructure operator before it launched the encryptor. Most security budgets never priced that in. The post What happens when security tools go dark before the ransomware appeared first on CyberScoop.
Experts temper emergency-level alarms over critical Brotli defect
The defect in a widely distributed open-source library provoked an emergency response, yet exploitation hasn’t been observed in the wild. The post Experts temper emergency-level alarms over critical Brotli defect appeared first on CyberScoop.
iOS, macOS 27.2 Patch 286 Bugs; Fix for Exploited Flaw Backported to iOS 18
Apple patched 286 vulnerabilities in iOS and macOS 27.2 and brought the fix for an exploited CoreGraphics zero-day to older iPhones. The post iOS, macOS 27.2 Patch 286 Bugs; Fix for Exploited Flaw Backported to iOS 18 appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Risks Spelled Out for Anthropic Investors Include Possible Harms From Runaway AI
Anthropic presents its own initial public offering as a step toward mitigating the risks it believes AI poses. The post Risks Spelled Out for Anthropic Investors Include Possible Harms From Runaway AI appeared first on SecurityWeek.
This is Fine: What NetScaler Zero-Days Tell Us About the New Normal
Keep your patch management pipelines primed in case another round of Citrix NetScaler patches get released soon. The post This is Fine: What NetScaler Zero-Days Tell Us About the New Normal appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Dead Popcorn Time Updater Put Millions of Computers at Risk of Takeover
Running at system boot, it periodically polled the update domain to execute any code served, with full privileges. The post Dead Popcorn Time Updater Put Millions of Computers at Risk of Takeover appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Maritime Coalition Launches Free Vulnerability Database for Ship and Port Systems
Blue Initiative indexes nearly 30,000 IT and OT vulnerabilities relevant to ships and ports, 37 of them in maritime-specific products. The post Maritime Coalition Launches Free Vulnerability Database for Ship and Port Systems appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Cybersecurity Issue Forces a Major New Mexico Hospital to Divert Patients and Close Clinics
The University of New Mexico Health System told people not to show up at its main hospital in Albuquerque and canceled appointments at more than 30 clinics. The post Cybersecurity Issue Forces a Major New Mexico Hospital to Divert Patients and Close Clinics appeared first on SecurityWeek.