Cisco warns of critical switch bugs with public exploit code
Cisco warned customers today of four critical remote code execution vulnerabilities with public exploit code affecting multiple Small Business Series Switches. All four security flaws…
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Microsoft pulls Defender update fixing Windows LSA Protection bug
Microsoft has pulled a recent Microsoft Defender update that was supposed to fix a known issue triggering persistent restart alerts and Windows Security warnings that…
Malicious Microsoft VSCode extensions steal passwords, open remote shells
Cybercriminals are starting to target Microsoft’s VSCode Marketplace, uploading three malicious Visual Studio extensions that Windows developers downloaded 46,600 times. According to Check Point, whose analysts…
ScanSource says ransomware attack behind multi-day outages
Technology provider ScanSource has announced it has fallen victim to a ransomware attack impacting some of its systems, business operations, and customer portals. ScanSource is a…
FBI confirms BianLian ransomware switch to extortion only attacks
A joint Cybersecurity Advisory from government agencies in the U.S. and Australia, and published by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA,) is warning organizations of…
FBI warns organizations of the new BianLian ransomware tactics
A joint Cybersecurity Advisory from government agencies in the U.S. and Australia, and published by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA,) is warning organizations of…
Hackers use Azure Serial Console for stealthy access to VMs
A financially motivated cybergang tracked by Mandiant as ‘UNC3944’ is using phishing and SIM swapping attacks to hijack Microsoft Azure admin accounts and gain access…
New ZIP domains spark debate among cybersecurity experts
Cybersecurity researchers and IT admins have raised concerns over Google’s new ZIP and MOV Internet domains, warning that threat actors could use them for phishing…
New ZIP domains sparks debate among cybersecurity experts
Cybersecurity researchers and IT admins have raised concerns over Google’s new ZIP and MOV Internet domains, warning that threat actors could use them for phishing…
Microsoft investigates slow Windows VPN speeds after May updates
Microsoft is investigating major speed issues affecting L2TP/IPsec VPN connections after installing recent Windows 11 updates. According to reports from Windows users and administrators, the…
GitHub reveals reason behind last week’s string of outages
GitHub’s Chief Security Officer and SVP of Engineering shared more details today on a string of outages that hit the code hosting platform last week.…
Ransomware Prevention – Are Meeting Password Security Requirements Enough
As ransomware attacks continue to wreak havoc on organizations worldwide, many official standards and regulations have been established to address this pressing issue. This article…