Tell us in the comments... What's the REAL reason there was no Windows 9? (No theory too far-fetched!)
Author: Paul Ducklin
Get 'em while they're hot. And get 'em for the very last time, if you still have Windows 7 or 8.1...
It's remotely triggerable, but attackers would already have pretty deep network access if they could "prime" your server for compromise.
They're saying "rotate secrets"... in plain English, they mean "change your credentials". The company has a tool to help you find them all.
Stand down from blue alert, it seems... but why not plan your cryptographic agility anyway?
Lots of big issues this week: breaches, encryption, supply chains and patching problems. Listen now! (Full transcript inside.)
Lessons for us all: improve cryptography, fight cybercrime, own your supply chain... and don't steal my data and then pretend you're sorry.
The bad news: the crooks have your SSH private keys. The good news: only users of the "nightly" build were affected.
The problem with anniversaries is that there's an almost infinite number of them every day...
Is there a special meaning of "don't" that means "go right ahead"?