March 2020

GE third party data breach exposes employee personal data

In a breach notification letter posted online, General Electric (GE) said one of their service providers Canon Business Process Services experienced a data breach last month. The breach exposed certain personal data on past and present GE employees, as well as their beneficiaries.

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Microsoft issues advisory for two zero-day RCE vulnerabilities exploited in the wild (updated)

Microsoft has issued a new security advisory for two remote code execution (RCE) vulnerabilities in Adobe Type Manager (ATM) Library exploited in the wild. Microsoft also published several workarounds to reduce risk until a patch is rolled out.

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Google releases Chrome security update (80.0.3987.149)

Google has released Chrome 80.0.3987.149 for Windows, Mac and Linux, as well as a new version of Chrome for Android. The update addresses 13 security fixes to include 9 High severity vulnerabilities.

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Adobe patches ColdFusion, PhotoShop, Acrobat and Reader (and other products)

Adobe has released security updates for ColdFusion, PhotoShop, Acrobat and Reader, Genuine Integrity Service, Experience Manager and Bridge products.

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Trend Micro patches two zero-day vulnerabilities under active attack in the wild

Trend Micro has patched five vulnerabilities in multiple products. The updates address two zero-days – one Critical risk vulnerability CVE-2020-8467 and another High risk vulnerability CVE-2020-8468 under active attack in the wild. In addition, the company also patched three other Critical vulnerabilities that require no authentication to exploit.

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VMware patches critical vmnetdhcp vulnerability (CVE-2020-3947) in VMware Workstation and Fusion

VMware has released patches for a critical vulnerability in VMware Workstation and Fusion products. The company also fixed high severity vulnerabilities in VMware Horizon Client for Windows and VMRC for Windows.

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Guidance for CISOs to improve remote worker security, free access to small business online collaboration tools

In the wake of Coronavirus / COVID-19 pandemic, Microsoft has issued sound guidance for security leaders to improve remote worker security. Tech companies are also offering small businesses free access to online collaboration tools during the outbreak.

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Organizations need heightened level of Enterprise VPN security in the wake of Coronavirus Pandemic

To prepare for possible impacts of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), more organizations are electing to have their employees work remotely from home. With that responsibility, more organizations will need to adopt a heightened level of security to protect themselves from attackers who look to exploit weaknesses in enterprise virtual private networks (VPNs).

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