Weekly News and Patch Report

Important Security Updates 7-Zip: 7-Zip.org has released version 21.06 (32-bit and 64-bit). Updates are available from 7-Zip’s website. Microsoft Edge: Microsoft has released version 96.0.1054.34 of Edge. Updates are available within the … [Read more...] about Weekend Patch Report, November 28, 2021

Individuals at Risk Cyber Privacy Apple iOS privacy settings to change now: How to make your iPhone and iPad as private as possible. The Washington Post, November 26, 2021 Amazon wages secret war on Americans' privacy, documents show: … [Read more...] about Cybersecurity News of the Week, November 28, 2021

Important Security Updates Apple: Apple has released updates for iOS and watchOS. Apply updates. Additional information is available at Apple's website. Google Chrome: Google has released Google Chrome version 96.0.4664.45. Updates are … [Read more...] about Weekend Patch Report, November 21, 2021

Individuals at Risk Cyber Privacy 200M Adult Cam Model, User Records Exposed in Stripchat Breach: The leak included model information, chat messages and payment details. ThreatPost, November 16, 2021 Cyber Defense Securing your digital … [Read more...] about Cybersecurity News of the Week, November 21, 2021

Important Security Updates Dropbox: Dropbox has released version 135.4.4221 for its file hosting program. Updates are available at Dropbox’s website. [See SecureTheVillage’s warning below] Microsoft Patch Tuesday: Microsoft’s … [Read more...] about Weekend Patch Report, November 14, 2021

Individuals at Risk Cyber Privacy Robinhood hack put 7 million users at risk — personal data stolen: Robinhood confirms hackers didn't expose financial information. Laptop Mag, November 10, 2021 Cyber Defense Op-Ed: What a house cat can … [Read more...] about Cybersecurity News of the Week, November 14, 2021

Important Security Updates Microsoft Edge: Microsoft has released version 95.0.1020.44 of Edge. Updates are available within the browser under About Microsoft Edge on the Menu button in the top-right corner of the screen. Mozilla Firefox: … [Read more...] about Weekend Patch Report, November 7, 2021

Individuals at Risk Cyber Privacy Facebook, Citing Societal Concerns, Plans to Shut Down Facial Recognition System: Saying it wants “to find the right balance” with the technology, the social network will delete the face scan data of more than … [Read more...] about Cybersecurity News of the Week, November 7, 2021

Important Security Updates Apple iTunes: Apple has released security updates for iTunes. Additional details are available on Apple’s website. Apple Multiple Products: Apple has released security updates for iPhones, iPods, watchOS, … [Read more...] about Weekend Patch Report, October 31, 2021

SecureTheVillage Reasonable Security Our annual symposium A Reasonable Approach to Reasonable Security is now available online. The absence of a clear and unambiguous specification of reasonableness makes it imperative for business owners, … [Read more...] about Cybersecurity News of the Week, October 31, 2021