Techlore Surveillance Report Proton Drive's First Desktop Client Arrives! - SR142
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Jul 17, 2023 AI Snips
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Patch Fast, Then Fix The Breakages
- Apple's emergency WebKit patch fixed a zero-day but broke rendering on some sites.
- Apple withdrew and re-released updates to restore compatibility while maintaining the security fix.
Opaque Patch Language And Paywalled Logs
- Microsoft avoided calling the cloud compromise a 'zero day' and obscured details about exploited vulnerabilities.
- Criticism rose because required audit logs to detect intrusions are behind paid tiers, creating a 'pay to play' detection gap.
Windows Adds Rust For Kernel Memory Safety
- Microsoft is adding Rust-based kernel components to Windows 11 to improve memory safety.
- Rust's memory-safety features help mitigate common kernel-level bugs and security risks.