Tag Malware

April 15, 2023

Hello all, This past week has brought a tsunami of vulnerability fixes and patches. Many of these are for zero-days, so patch quickly! The Red-N Weekly Cyber Security News newsletter is below the Notable Callouts as usual. Notable Callouts: One…

April 8, 2023

Hello all,The Red-N Weekly Cyber Security News newsletter is below the Notable Callouts as usual. Notable Callouts: The dire predictions of AI taking over the world are highly overrated. Since the introduction of the IBM PC in 1981 it has…

April 1, 2023

Hello all,The Red-N Weekly Cyber Security News newsletter is below the Notable Callouts as usual. Notable Callouts: If someone from the 1950s time traveled into the future and suddenly appeared today, what would be the most challenging thing to explain…

March 25, 2023

Hello all,The Red-N Weekly Cyber Security News newsletter is below the Notable Callouts as usual. Notable Callouts: There’s a musical group named 1023MB. However, they’re mostly unknown. They haven’t had a gig yet. Viscount Zebulon Wamboldt PikeRed-N Weekly Cyber Security…

March 18, 2023

Hello all,The Red-N Weekly Cyber Security News newsletter is below the Notable Callouts as usual. There’s a lot this week, so let’s get right to it. Notable Callouts: “If you spend more on coffee than on IT security, you will…

March 11, 2023

Hello all,The Red-N Weekly Cyber Security News newsletter is below the Notable Callouts as usual. This week is a bit lighter on news than prior weeks, Tuesday is Patch Tuesday, so I expect next week will be rather busy. Notable…

March 4, 2023

Hello all,The Red-N Weekly Cyber Security News newsletter is below the Notable Callouts as usual. Notable Callouts: The internet is somewhat akin to the Italian roadway system. There are seemingly no rules, potholes the size of a small Fiat, and…

February 24, 2023

Hello all,The Red-N Weekly Security newsletter is below the Notable Callouts as usual. Notable Callouts: Having incomplete security coverage, meaning devices that don’t have your tools and monitoring on them, is worse than not having any coverage. In the latter…

February 18, 2023

Hello all,The Red-N Weekly Security newsletter is below the Notable Callouts as usual. Notable Callouts: Two pieces of late breaking news that didn’t make it to the newsletter: An excellent list of 10 Commandments of Information Technology crossed my desk…

February 11, 2023

Hello all,The Red-N Weekly Security newsletter is below the Notable Callouts as usual. Notable Callouts: Keeping your file and system backups in the same Windows Active Directory Domain as your servers and workstations is like putting a freshly grilled steak…