Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: “TLStorm” vulnerability found in APC Smart-UPS devices
The security firm Armis has located three vulnerabilities in Schneider Electric’s APC Smart-UPS devices. These flaws are being tracked under the name “TLStorm.” This vulnerability can enable remote attackers to control the power of millions of enterprise devices to conduct...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Dirty pipe Linux vulnerability provides privilege escalation
Security researchers have discovered and released information on new vulnerabilities and kernel level exploits to the public. The vulnerabilities: CVE-2022-049 and CVE-2022-0847 are some of the highest severity exploits and affect out-of-date Linux distros. Due to the similarities with the...
How MSPs can defend against escalating cyber warfare
The mounting pressure of ongoing political conflicts has made its way into cyberspace, impacting organizations around the world. With new phishing campaigns targeting aid donations to victims and new malware and denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against government departments, it’s important to...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: “Wiper” malware emerges amid Russia-Ukraine conflict
Amid the escalating geopolitical conflict between Russia and Ukraine, multiple Ukrainian organizations have fallen victim to a destructive “wiper” malware operation that damages a system’s master boot record (MBR) and destroys the contents of targeted files. These attacks are ongoing,...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Heightened threat activity expected as global conflicts surge
As tensions continue to rise between Russia and Ukraine, threat actors have targeted both the Ukrainian government and other Ukrainian organizations. Denial-of-Service (DoS) attacks took down the Ukrainian Defense Ministry and Military’s websites. Similar attacks were deployed against PrivatBank and...
Q&A: Barracuda’s enhanced offering for email and endpoint protection
Expanding and improving security service offerings has become of critical importance to most MSPs over the last few years. Today, Barracuda is pleased to announce major updates to its security offerings for MSPs to enable its partners to do just...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: HAFNIUM Targeting Exchange Servers with Zero-day Exploits
Threat Update Microsoft has released several security updates due to targeted attacks against vulnerabilities found in Microsoft Exchange Server (versions 2013, 2016, and 2019). Though the attacks are said to have been limited, Microsoft is urging the immediate updating of...