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Microsoft October 2020 Patch Tuesday fixes 87 bugs

By CertX October 14, 2020

Security Updates

Technology giant Microsoft has released its monthly set of security fixes known as Patch Tuesday, and in October the OS maker has fixed 87 flaws across an extensive range of Microsoft products. So far, the most hazardous bug fixed this month is CVE-2020-16898. Labeled as a remote code execution (RCE) Continue Reading

Microsoft, other tech companies take down TrickBot botnet

By CertX October 14, 2020

Malware / Miscellaneous

An alliance of technology companies announced on Monday that it had orchestrated a takedown of the TrickBot malware botnet. The organizations that took part in the takedown included Microsoft’s Defender team, FS-ISAC, ESET, Lumen’s Black Lotus Labs, NTT, and Broadcom’s cyber-security division Symantec. Prior to the takedown were probes from Continue Reading