Category: Security
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Healthcare Facilities Targeted During COVID-19 Outbreak
Advisory Overview One of the Czech Republic’s biggest hospitals has been hit with a cyber-attack amid COVID-19 testing. Healthcare facilities, especially hospitals are advised to be on high alert. SKOUT recommends all organizations to be extra cautious during this time...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: COVID-19 Live Map Downloads Delivering Malware
Threat Overview There has been an increase in cyber criminals weaponizing fears concerning the Coronavirus to deliver malware. Delivery of this malware is done largely through spam email campaigns where users receive emails with deceptive text and attached files (usually...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: SMBGhost (CVE-2020-0796)
Advisory Overview Microsoft has released a patch outside their regular cycle for Microsoft Windows 10 & Windows Server within SMB, a commonly utilized Windows protocol. The vulnerability allows a threat actor to execute code on the target server or client...
Coronavirus fraud: companies face new phishing attacks
As Coronavirus COVID-19 makes its way across the world, individuals are doing their best to stay up-to-date on the latest outbreak locations and confirmed cases. Hackers have created new attacks based on the public interest in this virus.
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall’s work-from-home capabilities
Barracuda solutions have long been engineered to support distributed workloads and mobile workforces. We fully embraced the changing nature of work a few years ago when we launched our Barracuda CloudGen Firewall (CGF). The Barracuda CGF took firewalls to the...
Fileless malware is here to stay
With the focus on coronavirus, cybersecurity professionals can’t lose sight of virtual viruses. Just as biologically based threats evolve, so do virtual ones. For years, MSPs and cybersecurity experts devised defenses to intercept suspicious attachments harboring dangerous payloads. The attacks weren’t...
Protecting remote employees in the time of Coronavirus
With the growing concern over the spread of coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, there are a growing number of school closures and companies are encouraging employees to work from home when possible. Bloomberg cited that approximately 29 percent of the...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: ManageEngine RCE (CVE-2020-10189)
Advisory Overview Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (RCE). The vulnerability could potentially allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code as SYSTEM or root, without the need for authentication. SKOUT recommends updating ManageEngine Desktop Central to...
New chip flaws could create more headaches for MSPs
We saw two chip flaws emerge last week affecting both Intel and AMD. The problem with these particular flaws is that they are built into the chip architecture, which makes them challenging to patch. This isn’t the first time we’ve...
Tech Time Warp: MyLife virus tempts users with screensavers
Sometimes a computer user gets tired of flying toasters. That was the gamble taken by the creators of MyLife, a worm with multiple variants infecting PCs in March and April 2002.
