Security Briefing: Exchange Vulns, SonicWall Zero Day That Wasn’t, GitHub to Join MSFT’s CoreAI
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August 13th, 2025 Security Briefing with IANS Faculty Jake Williams and Jessica Hebenstreit
This Episode Details:
- Exchange Server Vulns: Researchers from Outsider Security presented on a new vulnerability in Exchange Server on premises that could allow a threat actor to take control of associated M365 tenants under certain circumstances.
- The SonicWall Zero Day That Wasn’t: In July, security researchers noticed increased exploitation of SonicWall devices. This lead many to theorize that there was another zero day in SonicWall’s software.
- GitHub CEO Leaves, Microsoft Won’t Be Replacing Him: The CEO of GitHub, Thomas Dohmke, has announced he is leaving the company. Microsoft has announced it is not replacing Dohmke. Instead GitHub will no longer function as an independent organization from Microsoft.
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