Hi Everyone, We hope this finds you well. We’re all of us in the middle of a fast & sweeping whirlwind. New health & safety measures are announced from our local and national governments daily – and sometimes hourly – to deal with COVID-19 (Coronavirus). As we each try to understand how it will affect…
DetailsYour weekly top 5 technical and security issues Nerds should pay attention to: Google offers and NSO group pitches to provide governments Coronavirus surveillance data. Privacy advocates are concerned. Android users, in particular, should be aware. This is not about whether you agree with stay-at-home or not, but how this will set the stage for our collective post-corona…
DetailsYour weekly top 5 technical and security issues Nerds should pay attention to: Windows code-execution zeroday is under active exploit, Microsoft warns. Note the mitigations available. Cybersecurity experts come together to fight coronavirus-related hacking. Good info published which we can use to protect clients better. HHS.gov Open Redirect Used by Coronavirus Phishing to Spread Malware.…
DetailsYour weekly top 5 technical and security issues you should pay attention to: Shadowserver, a critical internet safeguard, is running out of time and money. The work they do in conjunction with network operators, security researchers, law enforcement, and technology vendors is a mainstay of internet security work today. Google’s Advanced Protection program for high-risk…
DetailsYour weekly top 5 technical and security issues you should pay attention to: Wormable SMBv3 security risk in Windows. Out-of-cycle patch released by Microsoft. Super critical to patch. Necurs Botnet gets taken down along with over 6 MILLION malicious domains! 40 Million victims to-date. Popular VPN And Ad-Blocking Apps Are Secretly Harvesting User Data. Surprise…
DetailsYour weekly top 5 technical and security issues you should pay attention to: Kr00k is a new WiFi vulnerability affecting over 1 Billion devices. Great coverage on Security Now Episode 756. Wireguard is Arthur’s favourite new VPN. Not their service, but the protocol which you can run on your own infrastructure. An Android Security App…
DetailsYour weekly top 5 technical and security issues you should pay attention to: Firefox now defaults to DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) in the US for new installs. Huge implications including user-unintentional security *bypass* for any security layers in companies that rely on DNS-based filtering. Sophos privatized (now completed) by Thoma Bravo. $3.8Billion acquisition. Apple uses its industry…
DetailsYour weekly top 5 technical and security issues you should pay attention to: Nasty Android malware reinfects its targets, and no one knows how. Makes me wonder, are Android phones really cheaper in TCO calculations? Fraud Case in Charleston, S.C., Shines Light on Web’s Dark Corners. Interesting what happens when IP (IPv4) addresses are in…
DetailsYour weekly top 5 technical and security issues you should pay attention to: Escaping the Chrome Sandbox with RIDL. Attacks only get more sophisticated. There’s finally a way to remove xHelper, the unremovable Android malware. Iranian hackers have been hacking VPN servers to plant backdoors in companies around the world. Promiscuous Cookies and Their Impending…
DetailsYour weekly top 5 technical and security issues Nerds should pay attention to: 5 High Impact Flaws Affect Cisco Routers, Switches, IP Phones and Cameras. Patch patch patch. Facebook’s Twitter, Instagram Accounts Hacked. Always be careful with third party access! Signed hardware drivers used in order to delete security products. Always do security in layers.…
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