Digital security

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The information at risk of theft due to API flaws included people’s pictures, locations, dating preferences and Facebook data

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The last three weeks have seen a bumper crop of patches for zero-day bugs across software from Google, Apple and Microsoft

The second Tuesday of the month brings another fresh batch of fixes for security vulnerabilities in various Microsoft products

The cache of data sitting wide open on a server included full names, national ID numbers and credit card data

The vulnerabilities, which are all being abused for targeted attacks, affect a long list of devices

The updates come on the heels of news of attacks exploiting another zero-day in Chrome in tandem with a previously-unknown Windows flaw

There’s no shortage of opportunities for cybersecurity professionals and people looking to break into this field of endeavor. Could this also be the right career path for you?