🔔 Welcome to another episode of Blumira Briefings! This week, we welcome special guest Dennis Fisher, InfoSec journalist extraordinaire and Editor-in-Chief of Decipher, joining Zoe Lindsey, Jake Ouellette, and Nick Dixon to break down the week's most important security headlines. 🔔
What We Cover This Week:
📱 Apple's iOS/iPadOS 18.5 update patches 30+ security bugs - learn what's affected and why you need to update now
💻 ASUS DriverHub vulnerability allows attackers to run admin commands through malicious websites
🔧 Cisco IOS XE Wireless Controller critical vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) exploitable via hardcoded JWT tokens
☎️ Fortinet zero-day exploited in FortiVoice attacks - what post-compromise activity looks like
🔍 SPECIAL SEGMENT: Dennis Fisher shares insights on navigating InfoSec journalism, finding reliable sources, and how to cut through vendor spin to find the truth
🛠️ Detection Engineering deep dive: Why maintenance matters, and how to shift from reactive to proactive security operations
💡 Quick tip: Consider the security implications of pre-installed utilities with elevated privileges - sometimes you need to disable bloatware in BIOS, not just uninstall it!
🔗 LINKS:
Apple iOS/iPadOS 18.5 Security Update: https://support.apple.com/en-us/122404
ASUS DriverHub Advisory: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/asus-driverhub-flaw-let-malicious-sites-run-commands-with-admin-rights/
Cisco IOS XE Advisory: https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-wlc-file-uplpd-rHZG9UfC
Fortinet Advisory: https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-25-254
Detection Engineering Maintenance Article: https://medium.com/falconforce/why-is-no-one-talking-about-maintenance-in-detection-engineering-ebb5820564dc
Detection Engineering Maturity Matrix: https://detectionengineering.io/
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