Subj : Sophos Virus News
To   : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Tue Aug 01 2023 13:21:44

Here is the latest information from the Naked Security Blog from Sophos.
You can go to nakedsecurity.sophos.com to read these. You can also sign
up to have these delivered to your email during the week.

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Firefox fixes a flurry of flaws in the first of two releases this month

No zero-days, but some interesting patches with their very own 
"teachable moments".

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SEC demands four-day disclosure limit for cybersecurity breaches

When is a ransomware attack a reportable matter? And how long have 
you got to decide?

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S3 Ep145: Bugs With Impressive Names!

Fascinating fun (with a serious and educational side) - listen now!
Full transcript available inside.

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Zenbleed: How the quest for CPU performance could put your passwords at risk

"You need to turn on a special setting to stop the code you wrote to stop
the code you wrote to improve performance from reducing performance from 
reducing security."

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Apple ships that recent "Rapid Response" spyware patch to everyone, fixes
a second zero-day

Another month, another patch for in-the-wild iPhone malware (and a whole 
lot more).

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