May 2024

Google fixes 8th Actively Exploited Chrome Zero-Day this year. The 3rd this month.

Cyber Vulnerability, Google Chrome / By admin

In the last few days, Google has released a new emergency security update to patch another actively exploited zero-day bug in its Chrome Web Browser. This bug can be tracked under: CVE-2024-5274. This release makes the 3rd emergency zero-day release this month. These releases (for May 2024) are:CVE-2024-4671: a use-after-free issue that resides in the

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SCAM WATCH: Phone scammers posing as Police officers

Cyber Scams, Scam Aware, Scam Awareness / By admin

SecureSphere had been hearing rumors for the last month or so, that phone scammers have been posing as New Zealand Police Officers. Until now, we haven\’t been able to confirm it, but were able to confirm it when told by a customer. Also, we were given a copy of an email scam claiming to be

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New CRITICAL Android security flaw lets hackers seize control of apps

Cyber Vulnerability Awareness, Cybersecurity Awareness / By admin

Overnight a number of warnings have gone out to the Security Community about a new CRITICAL security flaw in Android. The new flaw is named \”Dirty Stream\” and allows malicious apps to easily hijack legitimate apps. Currently there is very little protection from this flaw until Google releases a security patch and app developers release

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Customer Service in the IT Industry – or the lack there of

Customer Service / By admin

Back in late 2023 (October / November) when SecureSphere was started, it was started with 4 key tenets: As we have built the business, these are the 4 main things that guide us in all decisions we make. Do we get it right all day, every day and in every customer interaction? We are quite

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Printers – The forgotten hole in the vast majority of Cybersecurity Plans

Cyber Vulnerability Awareness, Cybersecurity Awareness / By admin

Printers (of all makes, models and types), are either loved or hated in generally equal measures with very little middle ground. However, printers are the forgotten hole in the vast majority of Cybersecurity plans as most people and/or organisations just think of them as printing stuff, scanning stuff or very old school – faxing stuff.

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Google fixes 8th Actively Exploited Chrome Zero-Day this year. The 3rd this month.

SCAM WATCH: Phone scammers posing as Police officers

New CRITICAL Android security flaw lets hackers seize control of apps

Customer Service in the IT Industry – or the lack there of

Printers – The forgotten hole in the vast majority of Cybersecurity Plans

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