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This incident is another reminder that legacy on-premises email infrastructure continues to be a high-value target.

Many organisations are treating these recurring issues as the catalyst to finally modernise.

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🚨 Actively exploited vulnerability in Microsoft Exchange 🧵

CVE-2026-42897 (CVSS 8.1) is a cross-site scripting flaw. An attacker sends a specially crafted email that, when opened in Outlook Web Access, executes arbitrary JavaScript in the victim’s browser...

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Immediate actions:
• Install the security updates as soon as possible

• If patching is delayed, enable Microsoft’s Exchange Emergency Mitigation Service (or run the EOMT tool for targeted mitigation)

Exchange Online is not affected

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Interesting insight, security or convenience?
https://t.co/PrY9HMRzBV

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With cybersecurity, explaining realities to unwilling leaders, like why something isn't safe, is harder than fighting exploits

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When you receive a message from any official you've not spoken with before, take details & verify independently

[NASA @NASA]

OK. I like it. Picasso!

The #JunoMission captured this view in Jupiter's far north that resembles a Cubist portrait displaying multiple perspectives.

We present the @NASASolarSystem image to you on Oct. 25—what would have been Picasso's 142nd birthday: https://t.co/2WChdpAycc

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Website, room keys, slot machines, reservations, dining, & entertainment all adversely impacted following ‘cyber-security issue’

https://t.co/iVRxQM3meT

[Lex Fridman @lexfridman]

Here's my conversation with @WalterIsaacson, author of the new biography on @elonmusk and one of the greatest biographers ever, having written incredible books on Einstein, Steve Jobs, Leonardo da Vinci, Jennifer Doudna, Benjamin Franklin, and many others. Outline of our conversation:
0:00 - Introduction
3:00 - Difficult childhood
20:04 - Jennifer Doudna
23:01 - Einstein
28:20 - Tesla
45:24 - Elon Musk's humor
49:34 - Steve Jobs' cruelty
52:58 - Twitter
1:05:07 - Firing
1:07:52 - Hiring
1:16:55 - Time management
1:24:39 - Groups vs individuals
1:28:25 - Mortality
1:31:57 - How to write
1:52:56 - Love & relationships
1:57:50 - Advice for young people

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Demonstrable failure of leadership, failing to address the basic risks

https://t.co/iNBcQsiM3b

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All digital services are vulnerable, protection requires layers of encryption at rest.
#CyberSecurity

https://t.co/spjxpBdfKJ

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1 new zero-day exploit,
6 critical flaws, amongst
74 #CyberSecurity risks addressed by #Microsoft this month
https://t.co/mWJyKd9Bm7

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UK's Electoral Commission

"During the cyber-attack, [they] had access to the Commission’s servers which held our email, our control systems, & copies of the electoral registers"

https://t.co/xA6xN8Rk5o

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Royal Mail confirms overseas delivery service has been interrupted by ransomware
https://t.co/QU1aPBqMw0

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Microsoft Teams security vulnerability discovered
https://t.co/354CQEfRxF

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Intercontinental Hotels Group @IHGhotels, confirms cyber attack.

"Booking channels & other applications" have been disrupted.

IHG assessing the nature, extent & impact of the incident & implementing response plans.
https://t.co/HnpVaDmozO

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EU approves data flow to UK & includes regular reviews
https://t.co/E5D8jdG0dL

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COVID-19 fraudster jailed for mass cyber scam

https://t.co/4ntJlTdeK0

[GCHQ @GCHQ]

A great start to our @NCSC's #CYBERUK21 conference today.

Director GCHQ spoke of the importance of technology to our nation’s future and the critical role cyber power will play in making that a reality.

Full speech: https://t.co/z4PDjUaHT0

@CYBERUKevents