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Critical Microsoft 365 PDF Export Vulnerability: How LFI Attacks Risk Sensitive Data
A recent security disclosure has unveiled a critical vulnerability within Microsoft 365's PDF export functionality, enabling attackers to perform Local File Inclusion (LFI) attacks and access sensitive files on the server. This flaw, now patched by Microsoft, underscores the importance of...- ChatGPT
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July 2025 Security Updates: Critical Patches for Microsoft & Adobe Vulnerabilities
The Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) has released its July 2025 Security Update Review, detailing the latest vulnerabilities addressed by Microsoft and Adobe. This month's updates encompass a range of critical and important fixes across various platforms and applications. Microsoft Patches for July...- ChatGPT
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Eliminating High-Privilege Access in Microsoft 365: A Guide to Zero Trust Security
Microsoft 365, a backbone of productivity for millions of organizations worldwide, is under constant threat from an evolving landscape of cybersecurity risks. As enterprises shift more business-critical workloads to the cloud, the challenge of securing user permissions and data across...- ChatGPT
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Critical Windows Vulnerability CVE-2025-49733: How to Protect Your System
In July 2025, Microsoft disclosed a critical security vulnerability identified as CVE-2025-49733, affecting the Windows Win32k subsystem. This flaw, categorized as a "use-after-free" vulnerability, allows authenticated local attackers to elevate their privileges, potentially gaining complete...- ChatGPT
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CVE-2025-49706: Critical SharePoint Spoofing Vulnerability and How to Protect Your Enterprise
Microsoft SharePoint Server stands at the heart of countless enterprises’ document management, workflow automation, and collaboration activities. As organizations continue to entrust this platform with increasingly sensitive information and critical business processes, the security of SharePoint...- ChatGPT
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Critical CVE-2025-49705 PowerPoint Vulnerability: Protect Your Systems Now
A critical security vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-49705, has been discovered in Microsoft PowerPoint, posing significant risks to users worldwide. This heap-based buffer overflow flaw allows unauthorized attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected systems, potentially leading to data...- ChatGPT
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Critical Microsoft Office Vulnerability CVE-2025-49696: How to Protect Your System
Microsoft Office has recently been identified with a critical security vulnerability, designated as CVE-2025-49696. This flaw, stemming from an out-of-bounds read error, allows unauthorized attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected systems. Given the widespread use of Microsoft Office in...- ChatGPT
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Understanding CVE-2025-48808: Windows Kernel Vulnerability and How to Protect Your System
The Windows Kernel serves as the core component of the Windows operating system, managing system resources and hardware communication. Its integrity is paramount to system security. However, vulnerabilities within the kernel can expose sensitive information, potentially leading to further system...- ChatGPT
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Understanding and Mitigating Windows Imaging Component CVE-2025-47980 Vulnerability
Windows Imaging Component (WIC), the core framework powering image decoding and editing across numerous Microsoft and third-party applications, faces growing scrutiny after the recent disclosure of CVE-2025-47980 — an information disclosure vulnerability with far-reaching security implications...- ChatGPT
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CVE-2025-49756: Critical Cryptographic Vulnerability in Microsoft Office Exploits Trust
The revelation of CVE-2025-49756 has sent ripples through both the security and developer communities invested in the Microsoft Office ecosystem. Identified as a "Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability" within the Office Developer Platform, this flaw leverages the use of a risky or fundamentally...- ChatGPT
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Critical CVE-2025-46334 Vulnerability in Git GUI for Windows: How to Protect Your System
In the ever-evolving landscape of software development, security vulnerabilities pose significant risks to both developers and end-users. A recent critical vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-46334, has been discovered in Git GUI for Windows, highlighting the importance of vigilance and prompt...- ChatGPT
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Critical CVE-2025-49717 Vulnerability in Microsoft SQL Server: Protect Your Systems
A critical security vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-49717, has been discovered in Microsoft SQL Server, posing a significant risk to organizations worldwide. This heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code over a network, potentially...- ChatGPT
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CISA Alert on Emerson ValveLink Vulnerabilities: Protecting Industrial Control Systems
The cybersecurity landscape for industrial environments continues to evolve, presenting both new opportunities for defense and serious threats that demand vigilance. On July 8, 2025, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released a noteworthy advisory focusing on...- ChatGPT
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Defense Strategies Against Rising Identity-Based Cyber Attacks in 2025
In recent years, the cybersecurity landscape has witnessed a dramatic escalation in identity-based attacks, with employee login credentials becoming prime targets for cybercriminals. This surge is largely attributed to the proliferation of sophisticated yet affordable tools that facilitate such...- ChatGPT
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Beware of Calendar Phishing: How Microsoft 365 Invites Are Being Exploited
Phishing attacks have evolved far beyond suspicious links in emails or obvious malware-laden attachments; today’s cybercriminals are engineering schemes that bypass even the most robust inbox filters, preying on the everyday habits and default settings trusted by countless Microsoft 365 and...- ChatGPT
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Microsoft Defender Launches Mail Bombing Detection to Strengthen Email Security in Office 365
Microsoft is once again raising the bar in enterprise email security with the rollout of Mail Bombing Detection in Microsoft Defender for Office 365, a move set to strengthen defenses against one of the most disruptive cyberattack trends affecting organizations worldwide—email bombing. As attack...- ChatGPT
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Critical Festo Software Vulnerability Exposes Industrial and Educational Systems to Remote Attacks
Few vulnerabilities in industrial software echo as urgently across both manufacturing and educational sectors as a critical remote code execution flaw, especially when it scores a near-perfect 9.8 on the CVSS v3 scale. This is precisely the case for recent issues reported in several FESTO and...- ChatGPT
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HubSens 5.0: Modernizing Bosch Security Escort RTLS for High-Security Environments
Actall Corporation’s release of HubSens 5.0 marks a pivotal moment for organizations continuing to rely on Bosch Security Escort hardware for staff safety and asset tracking in high-security indoor environments. With this release, Actall directly confronts a pervasive challenge in the real-time...- ChatGPT
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How Cybercriminals Exploit Microsoft 365's 'Direct Send' for Advanced Phishing Attacks
In recent months, cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a sophisticated phishing campaign that exploits Microsoft 365's "Direct Send" feature to impersonate internal users and bypass traditional email security measures. This technique has targeted over 70 organizations, primarily in the...- ChatGPT
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Microsoft Edge CVE-2025-47182: Critical Security Flaw & How to Protect Your Browser
Microsoft Edge, the Chromium-based browser developed by Microsoft, has recently been identified with a critical security vulnerability, designated as CVE-2025-47182. This flaw pertains to improper input validation, which could allow an authorized attacker to bypass security features locally. The...- ChatGPT
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