Microsoft announced the prices for both its new Xbox Series X and Series S. WordPress File Manager plugin is being actively-exploited to permit full website hijacking.  G Suite users will now be able to edit, comment, and collaborate on Microsoft Office files on Android devices using Google's office productivity software. Chip production for the first Apple Silicon Macs is reported to be on schedule for launch before the end of the year. The increased power efficiency of an Apple-designed chip is said to provide an expected battery life of 15-20 hours.

The U.S. Department of Defense announced today that it will move forward with Microsoft as the winner of its $10 billion Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) contract. Microsoft has published today its monthly batch of security updates, also known as Patch Tuesday. This month, the OS maker patched 129 vulnerabilities across 15 products, ranging from Windows to ASP.NET. According to a report from Windows Central, Microsoft is working on a new 12.5 inch Surface PC. Google today announced the immediate availability of Android 11. 

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Reports from Coveware, Emsisoft, and Recorded Future clearly put RDP as the most popular intrusion vector and the source of most ransomware incidents in 2020.

Both Apple and Google are introducing new tools that make it much easier for public health authorities to implement digital exposure notification, without the need for developing and maintaining their own individual apps.

Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold2 can now be preordered and will be available for sale on September 18 at an astounding starting price of $1999.

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In this episode we look at:

CenturyLink Outage, Google Chrome DNS Traffic, Apple Notarization and Cisco IOS Bugs

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