OpSec is hard. Lessons learned from the Twitter hack arrests.
As many of you may already know, social media platform Twitter was attacked on 15 July 2020 and 130 high-profile accounts were taken over and used in a scam to…
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Adobe issues emergency update to multiple products
Adobe has released emergency updates to address critical vulnerabilities in multiple products including Photoshop, Bridge and Prelude. The vulnerabilities could be used by an attacker to gain access to unpatched…
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Possible Outlook problem with July 2020 Updates
Not much detail (yet) but we just got a notification from AppRiver that they are seeing high call volume regarding Outlook restarting. Below is a link to the issue at…
Read moreExcellent articles / video series from the FTC on protecting Small Business from Cyber Threats
The FTC has released an excellent (and short) video series highlighting some excellent information to help small businesses better understand cyber threats and steps they can take to protect themselves.…
Read moreMicrosoft issues emergency security update
A private security researcher discovered two bugs affecting Windows 10 and Windows Server 2019 that can allow a remote attacker to take remote control of a computer if a user…
Read moreCan I use Windows 7 and / or Windows Server 2008 and still be HIPAA compliant?
On 14 January of this year, Microsoft ended support for its Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 workstation and server operating systems. This meant that neither Windows 7 or Windows…
Read moreJune 2020 News & Updates
Executive Summary Criminals continue to take advantage of remote workers connecting to work resources via home networks with (often) lax security controls. In many cases, these unprotected home networks that…
Read moreAnother day, another phishing scam (or two)
As more and more people continue to work from home, we are seeing attackers leveraging social engineering tactics like phishing even more frequently, knowing that these teleworkers are typically not…
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