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    CVE-2024-6874 Explained: macidn Bug in libcurl and Azure Linux Attestations

    The macidn/punycode bug tracked as CVE-2024-6874 is real, but the short answer to the question is: Microsoft’s public attestation names Azure Linux as the product that includes the affected upstream component, but that attestation is an inventory statement — not proof that no other Microsoft...
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    CVE-2024-6603: Azure Linux Attestation Explained and Why Artifact Verification Matters

    An out-of-memory bug in Mozilla-derived code assigned CVE-2024-6603 can cause a failed allocation to be followed by an unconditional free, producing memory corruption; Microsoft’s public advisory names Azure Linux as a product that includes the implicated open‑source component and is therefore...
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    Azure Linux Attestation for CVE-2025-40913 Net::Dropbear libtommath

    Microsoft’s public advisory for CVE‑2025‑40913 confirms a vulnerability in the Perl module Net::Dropbear (versions up through 0.16) that stems from an embedded, vulnerable copy of the libtommath library — and Microsoft’s statement that “Azure Linux is the product that includes the open‑source...
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    Critical DoS in libvpx VP9 encoder CVE-2023-44488

    A critical denial-of-service vulnerability in the libvpx VP9 encoder — tracked as CVE-2023-44488 — allows specially crafted input to crash the encoder in libvpx versions prior to 1.13.1, posing a real availability risk for any service or application that performs VP9 encoding or otherwise embeds...
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    Fluent Bit CVE-2024-23722 DoS via HTTP Input Payload Parsing – Fix in v2.2.2

    A low-level parsing bug in Fluent Bit’s HTTP input has been cataloged as CVE‑2024‑23722 and quietly but decisively demonstrates how a small string-validation lapse can turn a ubiquitous telemetry agent into a reliable denial‑of‑service trigger for observability pipelines. The vulnerability...
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    EU Parliament Blocks Built-In AI on MEP Devices for Security and Data Sovereignty

    The European Parliament has taken the rare and unambiguous step of disabling built‑in generative AI features on the work devices it issues to Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) and staff — a precautionary block driven by an internal cybersecurity assessment that concluded the institution...
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    Top IT Certifications 2025–2026: Signals That Drive Salary and Promotion

    Professional credentials still matter — but the rules have changed: certifications are now strategic signals that must be paired with demonstrable work, up‑to‑date hands‑on experience, and a clear alignment to the technologies employers actually use. That’s the central takeaway from a compact...
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    Tech Support Scam via Bing Ads and Azure Blob Storage: A Scalable Threat

    A wave of tech‑support fraud that weaponized paid Bing search ads and Microsoft Azure Blob Storage burst into view in early February, converting routine web searches into convincing “Azure Support” scare pages and phone scams that hit at least 48 U.S. organizations across healthcare...
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    Deterministic VM Templates Create Global Fingerprints for Malware

    Sophos’ Counter Threat Unit (CTU) uncovered a deceptively simple but operationally dangerous pattern: widely distributed Windows virtual machine templates shipped by a mainstream hosting control panel embed static NetBIOS hostnames, certificate subjects, and other system identifiers, producing...
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    CISA KEV Update: Patch Four Exploited CVEs Now Under BOD 22-01

    CISA’s latest KEV update elevates four distinct and high-impact vulnerabilities—two in Sangoma FreePBX, one in GitLab, and one in SolarWinds Web Help Desk—into the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog, signaling credible evidence of active exploitation and forcing an operational...
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    Urgent: Unauthenticated Admin Interface in Avation Light Engine Pro (CVE-2026-1341)

    Avation Light Engine Pro has been flagged by a U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) advisory as exposing its entire configuration and control interface without any authentication, a design failure that CISA scores as critical (CVSS v3.1 — 9.8) and traces to CWE‑306...
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    ISE Barcelona 2026: Edge AI, Micro LED and Secure ProAV Evolution

    Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) Barcelona 2026 is shaping up to be the year professional AV (ProAV) stops being “just a screen and a projector” and starts to function as a distributed intelligence layer for buildings, meetings, retail and public spaces—driven by a convergence of edge AI...
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    Why 9 in 10 Firms Leave Exploited Vulnerabilities Unpatched for Six Months

    Almost nine in ten large organisations that are exposed to actively exploited vulnerabilities leave those weaknesses unpatched for six months or longer, according to fresh industry analysis that should alarm CISOs, boards, and cyber insurers alike. Background The headline figure—almost 9 in 10...
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    RC4 Deprecation in Windows Kerberos: Plan AES Migration for AD

    Microsoft has quietly but deliberately set a firm deadline to end a decades‑long compatibility compromise: RC4 (RC4‑HMAC) will no longer be the assumed, permissive fallback for Kerberos ticket encryption on Windows domain controllers, and Microsoft has delivered a staged rollout tied to...
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    CISA KEV Jan 2026: Five Exploited CVEs Signal Urgent Patch Playbook

    CISA’s decision to add five distinct vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog on January 26, 2026, is a clear operational red flag: the agency has determined there is evidence of active or credible exploitation, and those entries now carry mandatory remediation weight...
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    Reprompt Attack: How a Single Click Exfiltrated Copilot Personal Data

    A critical weakness in Microsoft Copilot Personal allowed attackers to turn a single, legitimate click into a stealthy exfiltration channel that could siphon profile attributes, file summaries and conversational memory — a chained prompt‑injection attack Varonis Threat Labs labeled “Reprompt”...
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    Hubtel IT AI Growth: Copilot Integration and Cybersecurity for SMEs

    Hubtel IT’s recent hiring push — three targeted appointments that expand the team by a quarter — is more than a local personnel story: it’s a concise case study of how smallall, Microsoft‑centric IT consultancies are repositioning around AI-driven services, Copilot integration and heightened...
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    Hubtel IT expands team to drive AI and cybersecurity for West Midlands SMEs

    Hubtel IT’s decision to expand headcount by 25% and set an ambitious turnover target of more than £2.5 million for 2026 marks a deliberate pivot by a regional managed‑services firm to build commercial value around artificial intelligence and cybersecurity while consciously balancing human-led...
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    AI Literacy in Schools: Balancing Classroom Growth and Copilot Security Risks

    Central Bucks School District’s plan to embed AI literacy into classroom instruction lands at a moment of sharp contrast: districts across the country are moving quickly to teach students how to use and evaluate artificial intelligence, even as security researchers expose new ways those same AI...
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    Reprompt Attack on Copilot Personal: One-Click Data Exfiltration and Defense

    A new, deceptively simple attack named “Reprompt” has exposed a critical weakness in Microsoft Copilot Personal: with a single click on a legitimate Copilot deep link an attacker could, under the right conditions, mount a multistage, stealthy data‑exfiltration chain that pulls names, locations...
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