CVE-2020-1321

Plus: Nigeria-based entrepreneur accused of fraud, and more

Roundup It was another week of furious firefighting in the security space, including the curious tale of a Forbes "most promising" entrepreneur indicted over alleged phishing attacks, new privacy laws in the US, software flaws and more. Those running VMWare guest machines on Mac will want to update their software to get a security fix for VMware Tools (the software that links the guest and host machine). A patch was released for a denial-of-service flaw (CVE-2020-3972) in Tools for Mac that woul...

Microsoft, Intel, Adobe, SAP emit fixes in security synchronicity

Patch Tuesday Microsoft has given IT admins and folks another busy Patch Tuesday with 129 security vulnerabilities to address. The Redmond giant has posted fixes for CVE-listed bugs in its latest monthly security update, including 23 that allow for remote code execution. The massive bundle is not entirely unexpected, as security experts have suggested that vendors are still catching up on their patching and reporting routines. Of the 129 patches this month, 11 were rated by Microsoft as critical...