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US government urged to overhaul outdated technology
US government IT operations may be wasteful and dated, according to a report from the US Government Accountability Office (GAO). Government IT acquisitions face major challenges and critical action is needed to implement more effective, cost-efficient solutions, the report said. The GAO offered nine actions that must be taken to make these changes. A strengthening of oversight and management is…
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Outdated Exchange servers fail to auto-mitigate security bugs
Microsoft says outdated Exchange servers cannot receive new emergency mitigation definitions because an Office Configuration Service certificate type is being deprecated. Emergency mitigations (also known as EEMS mitigations) are delivered via the Exchange Emergency Mitigation Service(EEMS), introduced three years ago in September 2021. EEMS automatically applies interim mitigations for high-risk (and likely actively exploited) security flaws to secure on-premises Exchange…
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Malware botnets exploit outdated D-Link routers in recent attacks
Two botnets tracked as ‘Ficora’ and ‘Capsaicin’ have recorded increased activity in targeting D-Link routers that have reached end of life or are running outdated firmware versions. The list of targets includes popular D-Link devices used by individuals and organizations such as DIR-645, DIR-806, GO-RT-AC750, and DIR-845L. For initial access, the two pieces of malware use known exploits for CVE-2015-2051,…
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Why the UK’s “outdated” cybersecurity legislation needs an urgent refresh
Parliamentarians from both sides of the aisle have called on the government to modernize the UK’s “outdated” cybersecurity laws to secure the country from growing digital threats. The coalition, led by Lord Holmes of Richmond, said it wants to fix areas of the 1990 Computer Misuse Act (CMA), stating the legislation is not fit to govern the modern internet. The…
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