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Microsoft Patches Two Dozen RCE Flaws in Office

In addition to RCE flaws, Microsoft fixed multiple information disclosure bugs and a security bypass issue in Office. The post Microsoft Patches Two Dozen RCE Flaws in Office appeared first on SecurityWeek .

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Firefox Security Settings: What They Do and How to Harden Them

Firefox ships with robust security defaults, but understanding them helps you make informed decisions about what to keep, what to change, and what to add.

  • Firefox enables HTTPS by default, warns on unsupported sites
  • Enhanced Tracking Protection blocks trackers and cookies
  • Multi-process architecture with OS-level sandboxing isolates processes

Add a Link Preview Smoke Test to Your Deploy Pipeline (Node Script + GitHub Actions)

We test our APIs, our components, and sometimes our CSS. Then a release goes out, marketing drops the new page into a Slack channel and a LinkedIn post, and the card shows last month's image with a…

  • Node script checks Open Graph and Twitter Card tags on production URLs
  • GitHub Actions job runs after each deploy to test link previews
  • Script asserts missing/duplicate meta tags, incorrect image URLs, and wrong URLs

I built a page where one voice message stays featured until someone pays to replace it

Disclosure first: Last Word is my own project. I am posting it here for feedback, not as a neutral recommendation. The idea Last Word is a small experiment: a public page that always plays exactly one…

  • Last Word is a platform featuring a single voice message up to 45 seconds.
  • Payment starts at $1 for the first message, doubling for each replacement.
  • Creator invites feedback and personal page requests for $5.

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