Microsoft issues patches for two zero-day flaws, 84 others; Canva hits US$40B valuation; Fortinet invests in FGIIC data centre to beef security

Microsoft has released patches for two zero-day vulnerabilities, along with patches for 84 other flaws in its products, including Microsoft Edge.

Australian-founded visual communications and collaboration SaaS vendor Canva's latest US$200 million funding round values the company at US$40 billion.
Cybersecurity company Fortinet has recently completed its investment in Federal Government Integration and Innovation Centre in Canberra, which is set to open in the fourth quarter of 2021.
Cybersecurity incidents reported by victims fell during the 2020-21 financial year, the Australian Cyber Security Centre says in its annual threat report, adding that there was also a drop in the most severe types of incidents.
Internet provider Gigafy has chosen The Spatial Distillery’s NetworkAccess SaaS SmartInventory fibre network management platform.
A ransomware gang has warned victims that any data that has been exfiltrated from their networks during attacks would be destroyed were they to contact companies to negotiate ransom payments.
Three former American intelligence operatives have agreed to pay a fine of US$1.685 million (A$2.3 million) after they were found to be working for a hacking company that carried out operations for the UAE Government.
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