June 2021 News & Updates
Executive Summary So far, June 2021 is a bit of a reprieve from the massive oil pipeline breach that we were looking at this time just a month ago. That…
Read moreMay 2021 News & Updates
Executive Summary May 2021 is proving to be a busy month (already) from a technology perspective. Between massive ransomware attacks on critical infrastructure (and $5M USD ransoms paid) to newly…
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But the HIPAA Security Rule doesn’t explicitly say anything about patches and updates!?!?
Technology is a requirement for business and is deeply embedded in modern healthcare. Although no specifics for patch management is available in the HIPAA Security Rule, healthcare providers who fall…
Read moreMarch 2021 News & Updates
Executive Summary A number of Windows Users, after installing the latest security updates, found that they were unable to print. In some cases, the symptom was simply that blank pages…
Read moreMicrosoft Outage (Azure, Microsoft 365, others)
Microsoft is reporting an outage in the Microsoft 365 ecosystem that’s impacting a number of services including Teams, Office (Outlook / email), Xbox Live, the Azure Portal and others. If…
Read moreMarch 2021 Updates are breaking Kyocera, Ricoh, Zebra and other printers
Windows 10 update KB5000802 is an automatic security update released by Microsoft in March or 2021 (this week). Since the update is a security update and is rated as critical,…
Read moreFebruary 2021 News & Updates
Executive Summary A remote attacker was able to breach a water treatment facility in an attempt to poison the water supply. The facility was running Windows 7, using shared passwords,…
Read moreJanuary 2021 News & Updates
Executive Summary Happy New Year. We hope that you were able to enjoy time with family, friends and loved ones over the holidays and that you’re doing well in the…
Read moreUbiquiti Breach – Change your password, enable 2FA
Ubiquiti has been notifying it’s customers today (Monday, 11 January 2021) that it had “…became aware of unauthorized access to its systems hosted by a third-party cloud provider…”. The notification…
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