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Week in review: OpenSSL critical fix, Medibank data breach, Apple fixes zero-day vulnerability

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Incoming OpenSSL critical fix: Organizations, users, get ready! The OpenSSL Project team has announced that, on November 1, 2022, they will release OpenSSL version 3.0.7, which will fix a critical vulnerability in the popular open-source cryptographic library (but does not affect OpenSSL versions before 3.0). Apple fixes exploited iOS, iPadOS zero-day (CVE-2022-42827) For the ninth time this year, Apple has … More → The post Week in review: OpenSSL critical fix, Medibank data breach, Apple fixes zero-day vulnerability appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Protexxa raises $4 million to remediate gaps in cybersecurity for companies and individuals

Cybersecurity startup Protexxa has raised CAD$4 million in seed funding. The company aims to address the risk to businesses resulting from gaps in personal cybersecurity for both companies and individuals. Its seed funding round was led by BKR Capital, which makes transformational investments in disruptive companies and promising Black technology founders. The Firehood Angels and several angel investors, including Jeff Fettes, Annette Verschuren, and Leen Li also participated in the round. The funds will be … More → The post Protexxa raises $4 million to remediate gaps in cybersecurity for companies and individuals appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Drawbridge names William Haney as CEO

Drawbridge has named William (Bill) Haney as CEO and appointed him to its board of directors. This CEO appointment represents the next step in Drawbridge’s expansion strategy as the company continues its growth to meet intense market demand for cybersecurity software and services for alternative asset managers. As part of this plan, Drawbridge Founder and Board of Directors’ member Jason Elmer will become President, continuing to guide the company’s long-term vision and innovation strategy as … More → The post Drawbridge names William Haney as CEO appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Quickie: CyberChef & Microsoft Script Decoding, (Sat, Oct 29th)

This week I discovered a CyberChef operation I didn't know existed, but I'm quite familiar with the algorythm: “Microsoft Script Decoder” (it's been there at least since 2017).
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OpenSSL Project Notification on Critical Vulnerability Fixed in Version 3.0.7

On October 25, 2022, the OpenSSL Project announced a critical vulnerability fix in OpenSSL version 3.0.7, which will be made available on Tuesday, November 1, 2022. No CVE is assigned at this time. All indications are that this vulnerability announcement only applies to OpenSSL versions 3.0.0 to 3.0.6, and that OpenSSL versions 1.0.2 and 1.1.1 are not affected by this vulnerability announcement. Cisco will investigate this issue in accordance with our Security Vulnerability Policy once the OpenSSL Project makes the details of the vulnerability available.  For the current OpenSSL Project communication on this issue, see Forthcoming OpenSSL Releases. Security Impact Rating: Informational
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