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Making security easy for you and your family

2021-05-06 KENNETH 0

Making security easy for you and your family Microsoft has created a comprehensive set of security measures across its products and services to help keep you and your family safer. These features, outlined in a new post on the Windows Resource Center, are meant to be easy to use and fit your lifestyle. Find out how to use Windows Hello to log on to your device without needing to remember a password – just sign in with your face. Use OneDrive to protect your files even if you lose your device or if it gets hacked. And with the new Kids Mode in Microsoft Edge, protect your children from places on the internet you don’t want them exposed to. Head over to the blog post to find out more. Source: Making security easy for you and your family

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USN-4935-1: NVIDIA graphics drivers vulnerabilities

2021-05-05 KENNETH 0

USN-4935-1: NVIDIA graphics drivers vulnerabilities It was discovered that the NVIDIA GPU display driver for the Linux kernel incorrecty performed access control. A local attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service, expose sensitive information, or escalate privileges. (CVE-2021-1076) It was discovered that the NVIDIA GPU display driver for the Linux kernel incorrecty performed reference counting. A local attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2021-1077) Source: USN-4935-1: NVIDIA graphics drivers vulnerabilities

How to Choose a Service Mesh

2021-05-05 KENNETH 0

How to Choose a Service Mesh [The blog post titled “Do I Need a Service Mesh?” redirects here.] In recent years, service mesh adoption has steadily moved from the bleeding edge to the mainstream as organizations deepen investment in microservices and containerized apps. The Cloud Native Computing Foundation’s 2020 survey about use of cloud‑native technologies leads us to the following conclusions. Takeaway #1: Service mesh adoption is rising rapidly. Takeaway #2: Increased use of containers indicates more organizations need advanced traffic management and security tools, and can potentially benefit from a mesh. Takeaway #3: Three of the top challenges in containers are interrelated. Are You Ready for a Service Mesh? At NGINX, we think it’s no longer a binary question of “Do I have to use a service mesh?” but rather “When will I be ready for a service mesh?” [ more… ]

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The Month in WordPress: April 2021

2021-05-05 KENNETH 0

The Month in WordPress: April 2021 As WordPress grows, both in usage as a CMS and in participation as a community, it’s important for us to shed the idea that software creation is only about what literally can be done to code or what literally can be done to core or what literally can be done to the CMS.  That was Josepha Haden Chomphosy on the “Your Opinion is Our Opportunity” episode of the WP Briefing Podcast, speaking about the importance of co-development and testing for the continued growth and maintenance of WordPress. This month’s updates align closely with these ideas. Read on and see for yourself.  WordPress 5.7.1 is launched WordPress security and maintenance release – 5.7.1 came out in April. The release fixes two major security issues and includes 26 bug fixes. You can update to the latest [ more… ]

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USN-4934-1: Exim vulnerabilities

2021-05-04 KENNETH 0

USN-4934-1: Exim vulnerabilities It was discovered that Exim contained multiple security issues. An attacker could use these issues to cause a denial of service, execute arbitrary code remotely, obtain sensitive information, or escalate local privileges. Source: USN-4934-1: Exim vulnerabilities