The Threatpost editors break down the top security stories of the week ended Oct. 16. Microsoft and Adobe released fixes for severe vulnerabilities including a critical, potentially wormable remote code execution bug known as the Ping of Death and why some readers are unhappy with how the book purveyor announced the cyberattack. Travelex finally rolls out end-to-end encryption on the video conferencing platform and explains why this is different than the collaboration giant s earlier full encryption claims.
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