Howard Solomon is a Toronto-based freelance reporter who writes on IT and cybersecurity issues.
Howard is a former editor of IT World Canada and Computing Canada. An IT journalist over 30 years, he has also written for ITBusiness.ca and Computer Dealer News. Before that he was a staff reporter at the Calgary Herald and the Brampton (Ontario) Daily Times.
A security update issued on December Patch Tuesday changes the MSMQ security model, causing failures in programs ranging from POS to fire alarms.
Oddly worded pitch aimed at the living aims to get victims to click on a malicious link if they think the message isn’t for them.
Infosec leaders need to be prepared for AI sidebar spoofing attacks, say researchers.
Microsoft and CISA urge admins to quickly plug a high-severity vulnerability.
Issue mainly affects PCs in virtual environments, prevents startup after May 2025 patches are applied.
Zoom’s statement says there was a “communications error" between its domain registrar and GoDaddy; GoDaddy has a different explanation.
Work could be useful in high security environments, says industry analyst.
Advice follows warning from Microsoft that an old certificate for allowing automatic Exchange mitigations is dead.
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