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AutoAdminLogon, worth the extra risk?

AutoAdminLogon is a Windows registry setting which automates the logon process of a specific user account during system startup, bypassing the typical login screen. Enabling this setting streamlines the startup process, being particularly useful in scenarios where a system needs to boot up and immediately launch specific applications or services without manual intervention.

Microsoft Azure Red Hat OpenShift (ARO) and Trilio Data Protection: Uniting Cloud-Native Excellence

With the exponential growth of cloud adoption and the widespread shift to Kubernetes as the de facto orchestration platform, Red Hat OpenShift emerges as a leading solution. Coupled with the robust cloud infrastructure of Microsoft Azure, Red Hat OpenShift on Azure (ARO) is a managed service that offers OpenShift clusters on Microsoft Azure. It is jointly engineered and operated by Microsoft and Red Hat with an integrated support experience.

Security in the Digital Age: How Fax Apps Ensure Confidentiality and Compliance

Where data breaches and privacy concerns are rampant, ensuring the confidentiality and compliance of sensitive information is paramount. From healthcare to finance, legal to government sectors, organizations grapple with the challenge of safeguarding data while adhering to regulatory requirements. Amidst the plethora of communication tools available, fax applications emerge as stalwart guardians of security, offering a robust solution for transmitting sensitive information securely. In this article, we delve into the world of fax apps, exploring how they bolster confidentiality and compliance in the digital age.

CVE-2024-3094 XZ Backdoor: All you need to know

On March 29th, it was reported that malicious code enabling unauthorized remote SSH access has been detected within XZ Utils, a widely used package present in major Linux distributions (The GitHub project originally hosted here is now suspended). Fortunately, the malicious code was discovered quickly by the OSS community and managed to infect only two of the most recent versions of the package, 5.6.0 and 5.6.1, which were released within the past month.

World Backup Day: How and why to make backup copies

Data protection continues to be a headache for many companies. Nowadays, data theft is a concern that affects organizations worldwide, making threat protection a priority but, for many, it is still a pending task. A recent report reveals that ransomware attacks are likely to compromise the data of 80% of organizations. Faced with this threat, cybersecurity experts stress the importance of backing up data to minimize damage if an attack does occur.

Bombshell in SSH servers! What CVE-2024-3094 means for Kubernetes users

On March 29, 2024, Red Hat disclosed CVE-2024-3094 (a.k.a XZ vulnerability) scoring a critical CVSS rating of 10. Stemming from a supply chain compromise it affects the latest iterations of XZ tools and libraries. The CVE was identified by a software engineer following the discovery of performance issues in SSH connections. This led to the exposure of a major supply chain attack where a compromised library was inserted into sshd and exploited during the authentication process.

The XZ Backdoor CVE-2024-3094

Unveiled on the 29th of March 2024 is the high-stakes investment and prolonged campaign by a malicious actor to plant a backdoor in the Linux software library liblzma to gain access to multiple operating systems via Linux distributions, which arguably worked out successfully. That is until a curious engineer noticed a glitch. Currently known affected upstream software and proposed mitigation.