Tag Archive for: Admin

Safari hack allows control of Touch Bar; remote desktop bug provides inadvertent admin access

Separately, Check Point Research has discovered a serious bug in the Mac version of the Google Chrome Remote Desktop Application. This allows someone to gain access to an admin or other user account without requiring the password. What is expected to …
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Firms that didn’t patch and enabled local admin rights continue to suffer post cyber-attack

Firms that didn’t patch and enabled local admin rights continue to suffer post cyber-attack

Just because a malware outbreak has begun to fade away from the newspaper headlines, doesn’t mean your troubles are over. Many firms can continue to suffer long afterwards.

Read more in my article on the Bitdefender Business Insights blog.

Graham Cluley

New Android Cleaning App Pulls Dirty Tricks to Grab Admin Rights – Security Intelligence (blog)


Security Intelligence (blog)

New Android Cleaning App Pulls Dirty Tricks to Grab Admin Rights
Security Intelligence (blog)
While games remain the top category across both Android and iOS, there's a growing focus on security. Users are concerned about the threat posed by third-party apps, malicious emails and mobile ransomware. So it's no surprise that a new threat known as …

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