![]() ![]() Let’s look at some of the patches they released in July. Software makers are scrambling to keep up. Meanwhile, Google issued a security update for its Google Drive to make file sharing more secure, and Mozilla dropped FTP support in Firefox 90 for security reasons. That same day, Apple labeled the latest security update to their WatchOS software as “urgent,” noting that it includes a fix for a memory issue that has already been exploited in the wild. On July 29, Uptycs Threat Research discussed how “ attackers are adopting new Linux shell script tactics and techniques to disable firewalls, monitoring agents and modifying access control lists.” Ransomware attacks have surged in 2021, and we saw a string of such cyberattacks that happened over the fourth of July weekend, and the month ended with a number of critical issues from other vendors. We saw Microsoft release fixes for over 100 vulnerabilities on Patch Tuesday, but the days when Windows was perceived to be the only OS with security worries are long past. As the northern hemisphere heads into the dog days of summer, things are getting hotter (figuratively) on the security front. ![]()
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