WEEKLY CYBERSECURITY NEWSLETTER NO: 263

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Apr 17, 2023 12:00 pm

1- Google Patches Chrome’s Fifth Zero-Day of the Year

Google has patched the fifth actively exploited zero-day vulnerability discovered in Chrome this year as one in a series of fixes included in a stable channel update released Wednesday. The bug, tracked as CVE-2022-2856 and rated as high on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS), is associat...

2- GUEST ESSAY — The rationale for pursuing a culture of cybersecurity– and a roadmap to get there

Organizations with strong cybersecurity cultures experience fewer cyberattacks and recover faster than others. Related: Deploying human sensors This results from emulating the culture building approaches of high-risk industries like construction that devote sustained attention to embedding safety th...

3- 1M Times Downloaded Android Printing App Can Be Abused to Drop Malware

A critical security issue has been discovered by the Japanese Vulnerability Notes (JVN) with the Kyocera Android printing app.  The security flaw has been tracked as CVE-2023-25954. Specifically, the app is at risk of improper intent handling, which could enable malicious applications to exploit the...

4- Verimatrix’s Triple-Threat Initiative Enhances Mobile App Security

Research estimates that the average smartphone user has 80 apps on their device, and many companies leverage their own app to communicate with customers. In light of this, it has become critical that due attention is given to maintaining the security of these mobile app ecosystems. Just this year, l...