The remote worker challenge
COVID-19 has certainly changed the way we work. The global pandemic sent many of us home nearly a year ago and it does not seem like remote working is ending any time soon. Many organizations are still struggling to make business processes and data remote. The old standards for securing your workers technology are not […]
Aw Snap Windows 10
Some Google Chrome and Windows 10 clients have been having some errors in the last few days. Google Chrome with Windows 10 1903 build on some computers is presenting an “Aw Snap” page everywhere one goes in Chrome. Try this Right Click chrome.exe either the actual file or a desktop shortcut and select properties. Select […]
Ransomware Bites 400 Veterinary Hospitals — Krebs on Security
A New Post over at Krebs on Security: NVA said it discovered the ransomware outbreak on the morning of Sunday, Oct. 27, and soon after hired two outside security firms to investigate and remediate the attack. A source close to the investigation told KrebsOnSecurity that NVA was hit with Ryuk, a ransomware strain first spotted […]
New phishing email campaign impersonates US postal service to deliver malware – TechRepublic
A New Post over at TechRepublic: Proofpoint researchers observed thousands of emails trying to deploy malicious Microsoft Word attachments in the US, according to the report. The emails impersonated messages from the United States Postal Service and were part of a campaign to infect systems with the IcedID banking trojan. Phishing emails are so common […]
Patch Tuesday, November 2019 Edition — Krebs on Security
A New Post over at Krebs on Security : Keeping servers and desktops patched, backed up, and running in top condition is what our company does. If your organization struggles with these critical Information Technology functions we should talk. It can start with a short conversation over coffee. https://siliconbusinesssystems.com/contact/ More than a dozen of the […]
The Pastebin attacks
Not understanding a tool has costs
What’s new in OneDrive for Business? – TechRepublic
A New Post over at TechRepublic: OneDrive has become a significant part of many users’ workflows and Microsoft has been working to improve it, on the web, on Windows, and across other platforms. Sometimes that’s annoying, like a new File Save dialog in Word that tries to force users to put files in OneDrive but […]
Organizations fail to implement basic cloud security tools – TechRepublic
Macy Bayern writing for Tech Republic: Bitglass released a report on Tuesday revealing increased cloud adoption in the enterprise, with 86% of organizations having deployed cloud-based tools. Despite this increase, only 34% of companies said they have implemented single sign-on (SSO), one of the most basic but crucial cloud security tools, the report found. Organizations […]
First Cyber Attack ‘Mass Exploiting’ BlueKeep RDP Flaw Spotted in the Wild
Https://Twitter.Com/Unix_Root writing for The Hacker News: Cybersecurity researchers have spotted a new cyberattack that is believed to be the very first but an amateur attempt to weaponize the infamous BlueKeep RDP vulnerability in the wild to mass compromise vulnerable systems Microsoft has issued patches to stop the exploit but without the patches being applied to […]
NCR Barred Mint, QuickBooks from Banking Platform During Account Takeover Storm — Krebs on Security
Krebsonsecurity writing for Krebs on Security: blocking third-party financial data aggregators Mint and QuickBooks Online Weak passwords are a big problem.