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NoneOf the eight NFL teams with head-coaching openings following the 2023 season, only the Washington Commanders took longer to make a hire than the Seattle Seahawks. When they announced Mike Macdonald as their new head coach on Feb. 1, the Seahawks insisted the wait would be worth it. “It’s been a long process,’’ general manager John Schneider said in his introduction that day. “... Just so excited for everybody, because this is the future right here. This is where it's going. I think you're going to learn in getting to know Mike that he's a special dude.’’ As Schneider detailed that day, the Seahawks had to wait for the Baltimore Ravens to lose in the playoffs to be able to talk in person to Macdonald, who was their defensive coordinator. Schneider had to sell the then 36-year-old Macdonald — who had been in Baltimore for all but one year since 2014 — on the job. He could have waited another year or two in Baltimore, secure that his stock wouldn’t likely go down. “It’s a leap of faith,’’ Macdonald said that day. One that appears to be increasingly paying off for both sides. The Seahawks beat Arizona 30-18 Sunday for their fourth win in a row to stay in first place in the NFC West and vastly increased their odds of winning their second division title sine 2016. The Seahawks did so riding their defense — which held an opponent under 20 points for the fifth straight game — and running game, which gained a season-high 176 yards. Those were the two areas that slipped the most at the end of the Pete Carroll era. “We have to be like that if we want to go where we want to go,’’ Macdonald said on his radio show on Seattle Sports 710 Sunday of the running game coming alive. Those outside of Seattle are noticing. Macdonald is one of the fastest risers on BetMGM’s list of favorites for NFL Coach of the Year and stands at 20-1, behind Detroit’s Dan Campbell (minus-160), Minnesota’s Kevin O’Connell (3-1), Pittsburgh’s Mike Tomlin (6.5-1), Washington’s Dan Quinn (16-1) and Denver’s Sean Payton (18-1). As those odds dictate, Campbell seems almost certain to win the award. Macdonald's odds indicate how his reputation has grown as the Seahawks have pulled out of their midseason slump. He was as low as 75-1 two weeks ago. Of those listed above him, only Quinn was a new hire last season. The Seahawks also interviewed Quinn, who was their defensive coordinator in 2013-14 before becoming coach of the Atlanta Falcons in 2015. Thanks to the quick emergence of rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels, the second overall pick of the 2024 draft, Quinn’s Commanders got off to a fast start, and for much of the year he’s been the coach in his first year with his team who had the best record. The Seahawks' surge put Macdonald in position to have the best record of the eight first-year coaches in the NFL this season — and what the organization would surely take as a sign that they made the right decision last January. Let’s look at all eight: Mike Macdonald, Seattle Seahawks (8-5): While the Seahawks need just one win to equal their record of the last two seasons, the schedule the rest of the way isn’t easy. Their remaining strength of schedule is tied for fifth most difficult in terms of opponent win-loss percentage (31-21), facing three teams with winning records — Green Bay (9-4) on Sunday, Minnesota (11-2) on Dec. 22 and at the Rams (7-6) on Jan. 4-5. Macdonald is within reach of the best record for a first-year coach in team history — 9-7 for Chuck Knox (1983) and Mike Holmgren (1999). Dan Quinn Washington Commanders (8-5): His ties to the Seahawks made Quinn the early favorite to take over for Carroll. Each side may be better off how it worked out as Quinn was able to reestablish himself outside of the Carroll shadow in Washington. One fun thing to think about is a possible playoff game between Washington and Seattle — which would also be a reunion with Bobby Wagner. Jim Harbaugh, Los Angeles Chargers (8-5): Harbaugh hardly feels like a first-year coach. But that’s what he is with the Chargers. He seemed to have the most ready-made situation for any of the first-year coaches due to the presence of QB Justin Herbert. As expected, he’s revived the team’s defense as the Chargers have allowed the fewest points in the NFL (15.9 per game from 23.4 a year ago) and hold the sixth seed in the AFC — if the season ended today they’d play in Pittsburgh against Russell Wilson’s Steelers. The Chargers have an advantageous schedule the rest of the way, and 11- or even 12-win season is possible. Raheem Morris, Atlanta Falcons (6-7): Morris, a former Tampa Bay head coach and Rams defensive coordinator, had a virtual interview with the Seahawks and an in-person one scheduled before he decided to take the Atlanta job on Jan. 25. The March trade for Kirk Cousins made it appear to be one of the better first-year coach situations, especially when the Falcons jumped out to a 6-3 start. Atlanta has lost four in a row as Cousins has thrown eight interceptions and no TDs, leading to calls to give former UW standout Michael Penix Jr. a shot. Dave Canales, Carolina Panthers (3-10): The former Seahawk assistant, who was the OC with Tampa Bay, walked into tough rebuild with the Panthers coming off a 2-15 season and questions about QB Bryce Young. The Panthers are 28 th in points scored and last in points allowed. They’ve won two of their past five with the three losses by six points or less, including tight defeats to the Chiefs and Eagles, and Young has shown some improvement of late. All meaning Canales likely gets at least a second year to get it done. Jerod Mayo, New England Patriots (3-10): The former Pats player and longtime assistant was owner Robert Kraft’s hand-picked successor to Bill Belichick doesn’t have Tom Brady to save the day. The Patriots may not win another game, facing Buffalo twice, Arizona on the road and the Chargers at home. Kraft may not want to admit a mistake one year in. Brian Callahan, Tennessee Titans (3-10): Callahan was the offensive coordinator for the Bengals. The Titans wanted a fresh start after the Mike Vrabel era. But they were surely hoping for better than ranking 30th in points scored (their QB situation is a muddle) and 27 th in points allowed. Antonio Pierce, Las Vegas Raiders (2-11): Pierce got the job on the strength of a 5-4 stint as the interim coach to end last season. Making the interim coach permanent has an uneven track record, and a bad QB situation and a defense allowing more than a touchdown more a game than a year ago has Pierce already on the hot seat.Randall Garrison got emotional this week when he announced he was stepping down as NDP MP for Esquimalt-Saanich-Sooke, bringing a more than decade-long tenure to a close. “After more than four years waiting, I now have a family doctor, and it’s time to listen to his advice about putting my health first,” said Garrison on Tuesday. The long-time Island-based MP delivered his farewell message in the House of Commons, where others in attendance, including NDP leader Jagmeet Singh, applauded him. During his speech, Garrison — an “out and proud” member of the 2SLGBTQI+ community — touched on his childhood, saying it wasn’t easy. “First, I have to confess that sometimes I’m still a little astonished to actually be standing in this House. How did a queer kid from a farm in Nebraska and from a working-class family ridden by domestic violence and child abuse, both shrouded in silence — how did that person become a member of parliament?” he said, holding back tears. “It was never part of my plan, but I will always be grateful to Canada for providing me a refuge more than 50 years ago, when it was still illegal for men to have sex with men in the United States, and for giving me so many opportunities to build a life here.” He was first elected in 2011, serving four consecutive terms as the Member of Parliament for Esquimalt-Saanich-Sooke, according to a news release. Garrison says he’s “proud” of the work he’s done. In the release it says he successfully led initiatives to add transgender rights to the Canadian Human Rights Code and the hate crimes section of the Criminal Code, to ban conversion therapy and to eliminate criminal records for the personal possession of all drugs. Locally, among other feats, he secured better protections for southern resident orcas, got federal funding for the clean-up of Esquimalt Harbour and delivered support to the local shipbuilding industry. He also served as his party’s defence and justice spokesperson. READ PREVIOUS: NDP says scrap House of Commons’ gender-based dress rules, including jackets and ties for men “I want to thank the speaker and the house in advance for granting me some latitude today and, by doing so, perhaps saving me from having to write a book,” he said Tuesday. “Let me start by thanking all those who have supported me over what’s been nearly 14 years as a member of parliament,” he continued. “In particular, I want to say thank you for the support I received from the South Asian community, the Jewish community and, of course, the 2SLGBTQI+ community, both in my riding and from across the country,” said Garrison, also acknowledging his many volunteers, donors and “of course ... my husband, Teddy Pardy.” Career beginnings During his speech, Garrison thought back to his start in politics. “But who’s to blame for me being a New Democrat MP? Well, it started with Tommy Douglas, who signed me up as a party member when he was my MP in Nanaimo more than 45 years ago...” recalled Garrison. Years later, after doing human rights work abroad, he returned to Canada and “fell for an invitation” from Jack Layton, “the new NDP leader ... to have lunch to discuss my human rights work.” Garrison says Layton helped him get to where he is today. “At the end of that lunch, we discussed human rights, but Jack said, ‘I’ll bet you think there should be gay members of parliament?'” he recalled. “And, of course, I agreed,” said Garrison. “Then he said, ‘Well, how do you think they get there if people like you don’t run?’ So I agreed, despite repeatedly having said ‘no’ before and despite the many, myself included, who thought the path for a gay New Democrat running the second-largest military riding in the country was more than a little uphill.” Paying tribute Following his speech, Singh, as well as House Speaker Greg Fergus, Justice Minister Arif Virani, Bloc Québécois MP Rhéal Fortin, Conservative MP Damien Kurek, Green MP Mike Morrice and Deputy House Speaker Chris D’Entremont, paid tribute to Garrison in recognition of his time in parliament. The full video is here . “I am proud to call (MP Garrison) a friend. I am proud to call him an ally. I am proud that he chose to be a part of the movement,” said Singh. “If politics is the art of the possible, I would say that (MP Garrison) shows always what is possible and what can be achieved, with tremendous success. He represents the best of what it is to be a parliamentarian...” added Virani in the release. In April 2023, Garrison said he wouldn’t seek re-election in the next federal election following more than a decade in federal politics. That August, Sooke Mayor Maja Tait was nominated as the new NDP candidate for Esquimalt-Saanich-Sooke. His resignation will take effect in January, and constituent services in the riding will continue uninterrupted, according to the release issued Wednesday. “It has been and continues to be an honour to work with the diverse communities that make up the riding of Esquimalt-Saanich-Sooke, including the six municipalities, four First Nations, and the large contingent of military families,” added Garrison.
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New tool makes micro:bit programming portable for young learnersNEW YORK — Eager to preserve President-elect Donald Trump's hush money conviction even as he returns to office, prosecutors suggested various ways forward — including one based on how some courts handle criminal cases when defendants die. In court papers made public Tuesday, the Manhattan district attorney's office proposed an array of options for keeping the historic conviction on the books. The proposals include freezing the case until Trump is out of office, or agreeing that any future sentence wouldn't include jail time. Another idea: closing the case with a notation that acknowledges his conviction but says that he was never sentenced and his appeal wasn't resolved because of presidential immunity. Former President Donald Trump appears in Manhattan criminal court May 30 during jury deliberations in his criminal hush money trial in New York. The last is adopted from what some states do when a criminal defendant dies after being convicted but before appeals are exhausted. It is unclear whether that option is viable under New York law, but prosecutors suggested that Judge Juan M. Merchan could innovate in what's already a unique case. "This remedy would prevent defendant from being burdened during his presidency by an ongoing criminal proceeding," prosecutors wrote. But at the same time, it wouldn't "precipitously discard" the "meaningful fact that defendant was indicted and found guilty by a jury of his peers." Expanding on a position they laid out last month, prosecutors acknowledged that "presidential immunity requires accommodation during a president's time in office," but they were adamant that the conviction should stand. They argued that Trump's impending return to the White House should not upend a jury's finding. Trump wants the case to be thrown out in light of his election. His communications director, Steven Cheung, called prosecutors' filing "a pathetic attempt to salvage the remains of an unconstitutional and politically motivated hoax." Trump has fought for months to reverse his conviction on 34 counts of falsifying business records. Prosecutors said he fudged the documents to conceal a $130,000 payment to porn actor Stormy Daniels to suppress her claim that they had sex a decade earlier. Former President Donald Trump returns to the courtroom May 30 at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York. He claims they didn’t and denies wrongdoing. Trump portrays the case as a political attack ginned up by District Attorney Alvin Bragg and other Democrats. Trump's legal team argues that letting the case continue would present unconstitutional "disruptions" to his upcoming presidential term. Trump's attorneys also cited President Joe Biden's recent pardon of his son Hunter Biden, who was convicted of tax and gun charges. Biden complained that his son was unfairly prosecuted for political reasons — and Trump's lawyers say he was, too. Trump's lawyers argued that the possibility of a jail sentence — even if it's after he leaves office — would affect his presidency. Prosecutors suggested Merchan could address that concern by agreeing not to put him behind bars. It's unclear how soon Merchan could decide what to do next with the case. He could grant Trump's request for dismissal, go with one of the suggestions from prosecutors, wait until a federal appeals court rules on Trump's parallel effort to get the case moved out of state court, or choose some other option. Trump, a Republican, takes office Jan. 20. Former President Donald Trump gestures May 31 as he leaves a news conference at Trump Tower in New York. He was scheduled for sentencing late last month. After Trump's Nov. 5 election win, Merchan halted proceedings and indefinitely postponed the former and future president's sentencing so the defense and prosecution could weigh in on the future of the case. Merchan also delayed a decision on Trump's prior bid to dismiss the case on immunity grounds. A dismissal would erase Trump's conviction, sparing him the cloud of a criminal record and possible prison sentence. Trump is the first former president to be convicted of a crime and the first convicted criminal to be elected to the office. The hush money case was the only one of Trump's four criminal indictments to go to trial. Since the election, special counsel Jack Smith ended his two federal cases, which pertained to Trump's efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss and allegations that he hoarded classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate. A separate state election interference case in Fulton County, Georgia, is largely on hold. Trump denies wrongdoing in each case. Former President Donald Trump speaks outside the courtroom after a jury convicted him of felony crimes for falsifying business records in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election, at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York, Thursday, May 30, 2024. (Steven Hirsch/New York Post via AP, Pool) Former President Donald Trump sits in Manhattan criminal court, on May 13, 2024, in New York. (Sarah Yenesel/Pool Photo via AP) Former President Donald Trump talks to the media outside Manhattan criminal court in New York, on May 14, 2024. (Curtis Means/Pool Photo via AP) Former President Donald Trump appears at Manhattan criminal court before his trial in New York, on April 30, 2024. (Justin Lane/Pool Photo via AP) Michael Cohen, right, leaves his apartment building in New York, on May 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) Former President Donald Trump appears at Manhattan criminal court during jury deliberations in his criminal hush money trial in New York, Thursday, May 30, 2024. (Mark Peterson/Pool Photo via AP) Former President Donald Trump awaits the start of proceedings in Manhattan Criminal Court, on May 28, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, Pool) Former President Donald Trump appears at Manhattan criminal court during jury deliberations in his criminal hush money trial in New York, Thursday, May 30, 2024. (Steven Hirsch/New York Post via AP, Pool) From left North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and businessman Vivek Ramaswamy look on as former President Donald Trump talks to the media as he arrives at Manhattan criminal court in New York, on May 14, 2024. (Curtis Means/Pool Photo via AP) A supporter of former President Donald Trump reads a "Jews for Trump" sign outside Manhattan Criminal Court, on May 29, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson) Donald Trump, Jr. speaks to reporters across the street from former President Donald Trump's criminal trial in New York, on May 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) A supporter of former President Donald Trump and an anti-Trump protester fight outside Manhattan Criminal Court, Thursday, May 30, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson) Robert De Niro, center, argues with a Donald Trump supporter after speaking to reporters in support of President Joe Biden across the street from Trump's criminal trial in New York, on May 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) Donald Trump Jr. speaks outside Manhattan criminal court, on May 21, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson) Former President Donald Trump talks to the media after a day of testimony in his trial at Manhattan Criminal court in New York, on May 10, 2024. (Jeenah Moon/Pool Photo via AP) Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, wears a tie with photographs of former President Donald Trump during a press conference outside Manhattan criminal court, on May 21, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson) Trump supporters wave flags and cheer as the motorcade carrying former President Donald Trump leaves the Manhattan Criminal court, on May 13, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah) Former President Donald Trump, seen through a camera viewfinder, speaks to members of the media at Manhattan criminal court in New York, on May 2, 2024. (Jeenah Moon/Pool Photo via AP) Former President Donald Trump gestures as he returns to court after a lunch break, at Manhattan criminal court in New York, on May 16, 2024. (Mike Segar/Pool Photo via AP) Former President Donald Trump speaks to reporters at Manhattan Criminal Court on May 21, 2024 in New York. (Michael M. Santiago/Pool Photo via AP) Supporters of former President Donald Trump gather in Collect Pond Park outside Manhattan Criminal Court, Thursday, May 30, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson) Former President Donald Trump closes his eyes, during his trial at Manhattan criminal court on May 16, 2024, in New York. (Mike Segar/Pool Photo via AP) Former President Donald Trump sits in the courtroom during his criminal trial at the Manhattan criminal court in New York, on May 6, 2024. (Brendan McDermid/Pool Photo via AP) Former President Donald Trump walks to the courtroom at Manhattan criminal court as jurors are expected to begin deliberations in his criminal hush money trial in New York, on May 29, 2024. (Charly Triballeau/Pool Photo via AP) Former President Donald Trump leaves Trump Tower on his way to Manhattan criminal court, on April 15, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura) Former President Donald Trump sits in Manhattan Criminal Court in New York, on May 20, 2024. (Dave Sanders/The New York Times via AP, Pool) Get the latest in local public safety news with this weekly email.
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By . . Sola Adebayo, a former competition secretary of the IBB International Golf and Country Club in Abuja, emerged as the overall winner of the 6th BON Sports Classic amateur golf tournament. The 2-day event which held at the IBB International Golf and Country Club saw participation from over 250 golfers, concluded on a high note with Adebayo clinching victory with an impressive gross score of 75. Playing off a handicap of 8, Adebayo expressed his delight at the achievement, attributing his success to consistent practice. “I am very happy with my performance. Golf is a jealous game—if you don’t play regularly, you lose your touch,” he said. Adebayo also commended the tournament for its focus on supporting the less privileged in society, saying, “The organizers have done a great job of using this event to encourage and uplift the underprivileged.” Mrs. Bose Ngozi Onwuegbu, Chief Executive Officer of Bon Sports Promotions and Events Limited, shared her excitement about the event’s success. She emphasized the need for partnerships and sponsorships to further the tournament’s impact on society. “I am overwhelmed by the turnout. Nearly 300 participants competed despite the challenging economic conditions. This tournament focuses on helping widows, orphans, and the underprivileged, and I urge everyone to extend support to those in need. We need to assist the government in eradicating poverty in the country. Fifty percent of the proceeds from this tournament will go into charity while we use the remaining fifty percent to organise next edition,” she stated. Echoing her sentiments, the chairman of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Mallam Shehu Dikko, lauded the tournament for its grassroots impact and pledged support for the growth of golf. “This event has showcased grassroots talent. With golf now an Olympic sport, we can harness talents through initiatives like this to potentially win medals for the country. Developing all sports is a priority,” he remarked. ‘ Join Daily Trust WhatsApp Community For Quick Access To News and Happenings Around You.
A Windows zero-day security vulnerability under active exploit leads Microsoft's December 2024 Patch Tuesday security update, which hardly constitutes a sleigh of festive tidings for security admins: A stocking stuffed with 71 patches. The tech giant unwrapped CVEs in Windows and Windows Components, Office and Office Components, SharePoint Server, Hyper-V, Defender for Endpoint, and System Center Operations Manager. This year's holiday-season entry brings the total number of patches for the year to 1,020, Redmond's second-most voluminous year for fixes after 2020's 1,250. Out of this month's CVEs, 16 are rated as critical. The actively exploited bug is tracked as CVE-2024-49138 (CVSS 7.8), a moderate-severity flaw in the Windows Common Log File System (CLFS) Driver. “CLFS is a logging service that supports user and kernel-mode operations,” explained Henry Smith, senior security engineer at Automox, in an emailed analysis. "While the details are still limited, the root cause likely ties back to improper data validation. ... Early indicators suggest that attackers might exploit this bug by using Windows APIs to manipulate log files or corrupt log data, triggering the vulnerability." The potential impact is substantial, he added, given that an exploit leads to SYSTEM-level privileges on Windows Server. When paired with a remote code execution (RCE) bug, it's a perfect recipe for completely taking over a PC. Related: Microsoft NTLM Zero-Day to Remain Unpatched Until April Satnam Narang, senior staff research engineer at Tenable, noted via email that ransomware operators in particular have "developed a penchant for exploiting CLFS elevation-of-privilege flaws over the last few years." He noted, "unlike advanced persistent threat (APT) groups that typically focus on precision and patience, ransomware operators and affiliates are focused on the smash-and-grab tactics by any means necessary. By using elevation-of-privilege flaws like this one in CLFS, ransomware affiliates can move through a given network in order to steal and encrypt data and begin extorting their victims." The critical-severity CVE-2024-49112 (CVSS 9.8) is perhaps the most concerning CVE in this month's stocking of misery. It's an unauthenticated RCE issue in the Windows Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP). According to Dustin Childs at the Zero Day Initiative (ZDI), cyberattackers can exploit the bug to compromise Domain Controllers by sending a specially crafted set of LDAP calls. Related: Microsoft Expands Access to Windows Recall AI Feature "Code execution occurs at the level of the LDAP service, which is elevated, but not SYSTEM," Childs wrote in a blog post on Dec. 10 . "Microsoft provides some ... interesting mitigation advice. They recommend disconnecting Domain Controllers from the Internet. While that would stop this attack, I'm not sure how practical that would be for most enterprises. I recommend testing and deploying the patch quickly." Another critical RCE vulnerability to address quickly is CVE-2024-49117 (CVSS 8.8) in Windows Hyper-V. An exploit would allow someone on a guest virtual machine (VM) to execute code on the underlying host OS, or perform a cross-VM attack. "The good news here is that the attacker does need to be authenticated," Childs noted. "The bad news is that the attacker only requires basic authentication — nothing elevated. If you are running Hyper-V or have hosts on a Hyper-V server, you'll definitely want to get this patched quickly." A total of nine critical bugs affect Windows Remote Desktop Services, with one ( CVE-2024-49132 , CVSS 8.1) allowing RCE by exploiting a use-after-free memory condition. "The exploit requires precise timing, making it an advanced attack," Ryan Braunstein, security manager at Automox, said via email. "Specifically, if a user connects through the Remote Desktop Gateway role, an attacker could intentionally trigger the use-after-free scenario. Successfully exploited, this vulnerability can allow attackers to execute their code remotely, gaining control of the system." Related: Open Source Security Priorities Get a Reshuffle That means exploitation is on the difficult side, but Braunstein cautioned that "over time, it's likely that cyberattackers develop tools that simplify the attack process. Until then, there are no effective workarounds, making immediate patching your best chance to mitigate this risk." There are also eight other critical vulnerabilities that rate 8.1 on the CVSS scale in Remote Desktop Services, including five other UAF bugs ( CVE-2024-49115 , CVE-2024-49116 , CVE-2024-49108 , CVE-2024-49106 , and CVE-2024-49128 ); CVE-2024-49123 , which involves sensitive data storage in improperly locked memory; CVE-2024-49120 , an insecure default variable initialization flaw; and CVE-2024-49119 , arising from improper resource handling during RDP sessions. "These vulnerabilities underscore persistent issues in RDP components , including memory management, timing, and operational handling," said Mike Walters, president and co-founder of Action1, via email. “[With] varied root causes, [it shows that] attackers can exploit different facets of RDP services. Organizations should avoid exposing RDP services to the global Internet and implement robust security controls to mitigate risks. These flaws further prove the dangers of leaving RDP open and unprotected." Security experts also flagged two other bugs for security admins to add to their holiday checklists , including an EoP vulnerability in the Windows Resilient File System (ReFS). Resilient File System (ReFS) is a file system designed for enhanced scalability and fault tolerance for virtualization environments, databases, and backups. It offers data resilience, storage efficiency, and improved performance. " CVE-2024-49093 (CVSS 8.8) revolves around a scope change that allows an attacker to elevate privileges from a low-privilege app container environment," explained Seth Hoyt, senior security engineer at Automox, via email. "Normally, app containers are designed to limit a process's ability to access files, memory, and other resources. Exploiting this vulnerability enables attackers to escape those confines, gaining broader system-level access. This means they can interact with files, processes, and memory previously out of reach." From there, cyberattackers could move laterally across the environment, he added. The final lump of coal called out by researchers this month is an RCE vulnerability in Musik ( CVE-2024-49063 ), a research project on AI-created music. “We've been wondering what bugs in AI would look like, and so far, they look like deserialization vulnerabilities," ZDI's Childs said. "That's what we have here. An attacker could gain code execution by crafting a payload that executes upon deserialization. Neat." Tara Seals has 20+ years of experience as a journalist, analyst and editor in the cybersecurity, communications and technology space. Prior to Dark Reading, Tara was Editor in Chief at Threatpost, and prior to that, the North American news lead for Infosecurity Magazine. She also spent 13 years working for Informa (formerly Virgo Publishing), as executive editor and editor-in-chief at publications focused on both the service provider and the enterprise arenas. A Texas native, she holds a B.A. from Columbia University, lives in Western Massachusetts with her family and is on a never-ending quest for good Mexican food in the Northeast.How this year’s Celtics team stacks up to last season’s team through the first month of play