Hello all, This past week was Patch Tuesday for Microsoft and a number of other vendors, when as usual, dozens and dozens of vulnerabilities and defects were announced. The clock is now ticking for threat actors to exploit them before…
Hello all, The unofficial end of summer is here – Labor Day – observed by the United States and Canada, and nothing is different in the world of cyber security. Evil people are still perpetrating their vile crimes, earning themselves…
Hello all, Perhaps it is because I’m becoming jaded to all of the incessant histrionics about the latest new zero-day vulnerability, and the patches needed to fix flaws, and threat actors scoring big yet again; but there wasn’t much that…
Hello all, I knew it would be a busy week since it was Patch Tuesday, but I didn’t know it would be this busy. Hundreds of new vulnerabilities were reported that need evaluation, prioritization, and remediation. Some of the reveals…
Hello all, Most of last week was quiet with a steady rumble of Microsoft sourced phishing emails growing in popularity, and then toward the latter part of the week Arctic Wolf and Huntress warned about a concerning increase in successful…
Hello all, Wow, another Patch Tuesday for the records! Microsoft offered up fixes for 137 flaws, with at least one zero-day in the mix. Adobe patched 58 vulnerabilities across multiple products, Ivanti plugged more holes, Fortinet patched just about everything…
Hello all, Iranian cyber-criminals are among the world’s best and most effective. And with the middle eastern war now involving the United States, expect that many of these well-trained spies and thieves will become agents of chaos and destruction targeting…
Hello all, As expected, Microsoft and a cadre of other vendors unleashed updates this past week. I shouldn’t be surprised that the quantity appears to be increasing, but I am. With the concerted push for the past few years on…
Hello all, Along with the usual Microsoft Patch Tuesday scramble, this week brought an explosion of updates and vulnerability reveals from a lot of other vendors and products, ranging from ASUS to VMware – almost to Z. Headline NEWS: In…
Hello all, Last week was “World Password Week”. However, this year many tech giants chose, to replace “password” with “passkey”. In fact, on what was World Password Day, Microsoft announced that all new Microsoft accounts will now be passwordless, use…
Hello all, I was expecting a quieter week, but I was surprised by how many serious vulnerabilities were revealed, and about the drama surrounding MITRE and their CVE contract, spawning at least two new numbering authority prospects in response. I…
Hello all, This past week was Patch Tuesday for Microsoft and several other vendors. Apparently feeling that it should be Patch Week instead of just one day, Juniper and VMware chose different days to unleash required fixes. There’s lots of…