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- A Citrix NetScaler Zero-Day Went Unpatched for Weeks, and 50,000 Businesses Were Exposed
- September IT Roundup: Record Patches and a Ransomware Warning Sign for Smaller Businesses
- A Chrome Zero-Day Is a Reminder That Browsers Need Patching Like Everything Else
- A Forgotten Certificate Took Down Microsoft 365, and That's the Real Story
- August in Review: Patch Everything, Twice, Then Watch Your Certificates
- When Microsoft 365 Goes Down, What's Your Plan B?
- A Nation-State Indictment and an FBI Warning, on the Same Day
- August Patch Tuesday: 400 Flaws, 3 Zero-Days, and What to Fix First
- Cisco's Latest Hardening Push: A Reminder That Network Gear Needs Patching Too
- July in Review: An AI Agent Ran Its Own Ransomware Attack, and a Federal Network Was Breached for Weeks