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Microsoft Plans to Make Windows More Resilient to CrowdStrike-Like Incidents via New Platform
Microsoft Windows will be updated with improvements that are aimed at enhancing its resilience against incidents triggered by security firm, such as the global outage caused by CrowdStrike in July. After its Windows Endpoint Security Ecosystem Summit, Microsoft announced its intention to help security vendors adapt their solutions to function outsi...
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macOS 'Migraine' Exploit Capable of Bypassing System Integrity Protection Detected by Microsoft
Microsoft has detected a security vulnerability that affects the system integrity protection feature on macOS and grants an attacker access to protected parts of the system. Dubbed "Migraine", the exploit could be used to infect a Mac with malware, gain high-level kernel access and enable rootkits.
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Palin e-mail hacker sentenced to year in custody
A former University of Tennessee student who hacked into Sarah Palin's e-mail account during the 2008 presidential campaign was sentenced Friday to a year and a day in custody and three years probation, with the judge recommending a halfway house instead of prison.The sentence by U.S. District Judge Thomas W. Phillips fell short of the 18 months in...
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Microsoft Plans to Make Windows More Resilient to CrowdStrike-Like Incidents via New Platform
Microsoft Windows will be updated with improvements that are aimed at enhancing its resilience against incidents triggered by security firm, such as the global outage caused by CrowdStrike in July. After its Windows Endpoint Security Ecosystem Summit, Microsoft announced its intention to help security vendors adapt their solutions to function outsi...
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macOS 'Migraine' Exploit Capable of Bypassing System Integrity Protection Detected by Microsoft
Microsoft has detected a security vulnerability that affects the system integrity protection feature on macOS and grants an attacker access to protected parts of the system. Dubbed "Migraine", the exploit could be used to infect a Mac with malware, gain high-level kernel access and enable rootkits.
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Palin e-mail hacker sentenced to year in custody
A former University of Tennessee student who hacked into Sarah Palin's e-mail account during the 2008 presidential campaign was sentenced Friday to a year and a day in custody and three years probation, with the judge recommending a halfway house instead of prison.The sentence by U.S. District Judge Thomas W. Phillips fell short of the 18 months in...
