Microsoft on Tuesday warned that its security teams have detected zero-day exploitation of a critical vulnerability in its flagship Windows platform.
Adobe Patches 63 Security Flaws in Patch Tuesday Bundle
Software maker Adobe has rolled out security fixes for at least 63 security vulnerabilities in a wide range of widely deployed Windows and macOS software products.
Opus Security Scores $10M for Cloud Security Orchestration
Israeli startup Opus Security has banked $10 million in seed round funding to build technology for cloud security orchestration and remediation.
Opus Security said the financing was led by YL Ventures with participation from Tiger Global and several prominent cybersecurity executives and chief information security officers (CISOs).
Apple Warns of macOS Kernel Zero-Day Exploitation
Apple’s security response engine revved into high gear Monday with patches for security defects in a wide range of products, including fixes for a pair of critical macOS kernel vulnerabilities already being exploited in the wild.
US Gov Issues Guidance for Developers to Secure Software Supply Chain
Three U.S. government agencies — Cybersecurity and Information Security Agency (CISA), the National Security Agency (NAS) and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) — have announced the release of the first part of a three-part joint guidance on securing the software supply chain.
Irish Watchdog Fines Instagram 405M Euros in Teen Data Case
Irish regulators are slapping Instagram with a big fine after an investigation found the social media platform mishandled teenagers’ personal information in violation of strict European Union data privacy rules.
Academics Devise Open Source Tool For Hunting Node.js Security Flaws
A group of academic researchers have designed an open source Node.js bug hunting tool that has already identified 180 security vulnerabilities.
FTC Accuses Data Broker of Selling Sensitive Location Data
Federal regulators have sued a data broker they accuse of selling sensitive geolocation data from millions of mobile devices, information that can be used to identify people and track their movements to and from sensitive locations, including reproductive health clinics, homeless shelters and places of worship.
Facebook Parent Settles Suit in Cambridge Analytica Scandal
Facebook’s corporate parent has reached a tentative settlement in a lawsuit alleging the world’s largest social network service allowed millions of its users’ personal information to be fed to Cambridge Analytica, a firm that supported Donald Trump’s victorious presidential campaign in 2016.
BalkanID Adds $2.3M to Seed Funding Round
BalkanID, a Texas startup building technology in the Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) space, has added $2.3 million to its seed financing round, bringing the total raised to $8.1 million.
