Category: Security
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Remote Code Execution on Microsoft Exchange Server
Advisory Overview All unpatched versions of Microsoft Exchange Server are vulnerable to a remote code execution bug. The attack requires successful authentication to an Exchange Server. Attackers are scanning the internet for unpatched servers and attempting to authenticate with leaked...
AI could help make your clients more secure
There are so many security threats coming at us from all sides. It’s beyond our ability to keep up without the help of technology. Today, that means using artificial intelligence to help understand and scan for issues. As technology continues...
Coronavirus helps spread computer viruses
Coronavirus has sent a chill through the world economy and has spread fear beyond its origin in the Wuhan province of China. As the virus threatens to become a global pandemic, hackers and cybercriminals are using public apprehension over the...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: CDPwn Vulnerabilities Impact Cisco Devices
Advisory Overview Five vulnerabilities were discovered in Cisco devices, exploiting the Cisco Discovery Protocol. The vulnerabilities are grouped under the name CDPwn and were reported by the cybersecurity firm Armis. Using this exploit, hackers could take control over Cisco routers,...
Tech Time Warp: Mocmex sneaks in via digital photo frame
“Beware of Greeks bearing gifts” is the old saying associated with the story of the Trojan horse — the same story that gives Trojan viruses their name. In 2008, a more appropriate saying would have been “beware of relatives bearing...
AI-based security helps MSP alleviate email security pain
Based in Powell, Ohio, TTG is a seasoned voice, data, and mobile managed services provider, dedicated to improving the ecosystem of its customers’ communication, data, and network security infrastructure. The company’s telecom experts provide infrastructure connectivity, planning, installation, and maintenance...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Jenkins UDP DDoS Attack (CVE 2020-2100)
Advisory Overview Jenkins is an open source automation server used to build, test and deploy software projects. Attackers are rendering two services that are enabled by default in Jenkins (UDP multicast/broadcast and DNS multicast) unusable with Distributed Denial of Service...
Tech Time Warp: The arrest of hacker Kevin Mitnick
The story of the man who calls himself the “world’s most famous hacker” contains a moral: It’s often the human element, not the high-tech, that allows intrusion into the most secure of systems — and allows hackers to exist in...
Threat of toll fraud emerges
MSPs have an increasing amount of cyber turf to defend with the rapid proliferation of IoT devices and interconnected networks. Add to the mix the arsenal of weapons the bad guys have, and an MSP could be forgiven for overlooking...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Cisco Firepower Management Center Vulnerability
Advisory Overview Security researchers discovered a critical flaw in the web interface of the Cisco Firepower management center (FMC). Cisco Firepower management center is a platform for managing Cisco network security solutions such as firewalls, application control, intrusion prevention, URL...
