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A security researcher has uncovered more than 100 serious vulnerabilities in publicly available UK government code, including credentials that could have given an attacker read-write access across an entire public body’s Microsoft 365 estate. The findings, first reported by WIRED, have reignited a long-running Whitehall debate: should government keep publishing its code at all? ControlPlane…
Keeping malware out
- Keep operating systems, browsers and plugins patched – most malware arrives through known holes.
- Block macros and scripts from the internet, and let only approved software run where you can.
- Watch endpoint alerts for new persistence: scheduled tasks, services and run keys.
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