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Microsoft released Windows security updates for Windows 11 as well as 10 this week via Patch Tuesday. It also rolled out security fixes for Office 2013/2016 that resolve spoofing and more such flaws.

Google has released an emergency security update, which fixes a new Chrome zero-day security vulnerability. The new firmware is rolling out to users in the Stable and Extended stable channel.

Microsoft's August 2023 Exchange Server security update (SUs) had major issues, so much so that the tech giant had to pull the updates. The issue has been resolved with re-published SUs.

Microsoft and Intel released updated mitigations of MMIO security flaw last month for several Windows 10, Windows 11 and Server versions. For the remaining, the updated files are now available.

Microsoft has issued an update today about the third phase security hardening changes deployment for Windows Server Kerberos protocol. These changes are meant to patch a major security flaw.

Microsoft, today, has released additional helpful resources regarding DCOM hardening, which has been in place since 2021. This comes a month after the company issued a reminder about the changes.

Microsoft has released a couple of PowerShell scripts to address a BitLocker bypass security vulnerability issue. In its bulletin, the company has explained the differences between the two scripts.

Nvidia has released a couple of drivers today for Kepler-based GeForce GTX 600 and 700 series cards. However, these drivers are not your usual Game Ready drivers but are important security updates.

ESET has discovered another set of security vulnerabilities on Windows 11 and 10 Lenovo laptops. These allow attackers to disable Secure Boot. A list of vulnerable device models has been published.

AMD's Zen 4 has been tested with the various Spectre variant mitigations and the performance is surprisingly good. In fact, overall, the Ryzen 7950X has managed to beat the unpatched system.

Today, Microsoft has issued important security fixes to address DoS vulnerabilities affecting .NET Core and Visual Studio. The patches are available via .NET 6.0.9 and .NET Core 3.1.29.

Apple has sent out iOS and iPadOS 15.7, and macOS 12.6. These contain security patches that are already in iOS 16. Apple has two reasons for seeding incremental updates alongside latest versions.

HP has warned that it has discovered a new high severity privilege escalation vulnerability inside its own Support Assistant software utility. The company has also issued a fix for the security flaw.

Nvidia has released a couple of drivers today for Kepler-based GeForce GTX 600 and 700 series cards. However, these drivers are not your usual Game Ready drivers but are important security updates.

Nearly all Android smartphones and devices packing MediaTek or Qualcomm with a Security Patch dated prior to December 2021 remain vulnerable to an RCE security bug that can allow eavesdropping.

Several popular Lenovo consumer models, including IdeaPad, Legion, and more, have been found to be vulnerable to UEFI firmware security bugs. The vulnerabilities can lead to privilege of escalation.

Latest Microsoft Edge 99 and Chrome 99 stable releases bring important fixes for several security vulnerabilities. The security flaws include privilege escalation, use after free, among others.

Testing the new retpoline mitigation on AMD for Spectre v2 shows that the performance loss with the new patch is nowhere nearly as big as the performance impact incurred by Intel processors.

In Germany it is already confirmed to be rolling out to the device a month after it received the One Ui 3.1 and feature updates for the camera, to bring it closer to the features of the S21 series.

The July 2020 Android security patch is being rolled out to the Huawei Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro smartphones running EMUI 10.1. Those units running EMUI 10.0 have the June 2020 security patch.

Samsung has started rolling out the August security patch for the Galaxy S10 series in Germany. The company has once again managed to beat Google's Pixel lineup in terms of security patch rollouts.

Google has started rolling out the May 2020 security patch for all the compatible and supported Pixel phones. This includes the Pixel 4 series, the Pixel 3a, and the Pixel 2 and Pixel 3 XL. 

Samsung has started rolling out the May 2020 security patch for the Galaxy S20 and the Galaxy Fold. The update for the Galaxy Fold also brings many of the Galaxy S20 camera features to the device.

Google has started rolling out the February 2020 security patch for the Pixel family of devices. Apart from patching vulnerabilities, the update also fixes a number of bugs found on the Pixel 4.

Researchers discovered security flaws in the immensely popular social media application that would have allowed hackers to access users' personal data and manipulate the content on their accounts.

Samsung has once again managed to beat Google's Pixel lineup and started rolling out the January security update for the Galaxy Note10 in Germany. Some Pixels are still stuck on the November patch.

Google has started rolling out the December security patch for its Pixel phones. The update also brings many of the Pixel 4 features to older Pixels and fixes the display flicker issue on the Pixel 4.