Category: Security

Cybersecurity Threat Advisory
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Windows Desktop Shortcut Hijack

Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Windows Desktop Shortcut Hijack

What is the Issue: Security researchers have discovered a new attack technique utilizing Microsoft Word, macros and your desktop shortcuts. Utilizing a malicious macro embedded within a Word document, desktop shortcuts are modified to download malware when you click on...

/ April 20, 2019
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Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Unprotected Marketing Database Exposes PII

Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Unprotected Marketing Database Exposes PII

What is the Issue? On June 27th, an unprotected database belonging to a marketing firm containing 340 million records exposed to the internet was discovered. The database was found by an independent research firm. Why is this noteworthy? The unprotected...

/ April 19, 2019
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Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Necurs Malware Bypassing Conventional Detection Methods

Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Necurs Malware Bypassing Conventional Detection Methods

What is the Issue? It has been discovered by Trend Micro that the Necurs malware, which was previously revealed as an internet shortcut, has now been found under the veil of the internet query file. These files innocently and typically...

/ April 18, 2019
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Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Mylobot Malware Brings New Sophistication to Botnets

Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Mylobot Malware Brings New Sophistication to Botnets

What is the Issue? Researchers have discovered a New Windows malware whose origin traces back to the ‘Dark Web.’ The malware, dubbed Mylobot, pulls together a variety of strategies and techniques to gain a foothold on its targets and remain...

/ April 17, 2019
Wipro breach and how MSPs can avoid the same fate

Wipro breach and how MSPs can avoid the same fate

Wipro, one of India’s largest and most successful MSPs, recently fell victim to a hack that was accomplished via a phishing campaign. After gaining entry to Wipro’s network “for some time,” the hackers were able to launch cyber attacks against...

/ April 17, 2019
Human vulnerability is the biggest cybersecurity threat

Human vulnerability is the biggest cybersecurity threat

The culture of cybersecurity has been training its weapons in the wrong direction, according to Dr. Arun Vishwanath, the chief technologist at Avant Research Group and a former professor at the University at Buffalo. While ransomware, spearphishers, and general hackers...

/ April 17, 2019
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Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: MacOS Bypass Flaw Lets Attackers Sign Malicious Code as Apple

Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: MacOS Bypass Flaw Lets Attackers Sign Malicious Code as Apple

What is the Issue: Due to a flaw in Apple’s code-signing API, hackers have been able to manipulate the code-signing process to enter malicious code into MacOS systems. Third-party security tools were unable to detect the issue as the malicious...

/ April 16, 2019
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Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Adobe Flash Zero Day Patch

Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Adobe Flash Zero Day Patch

What is the Issue: Adobe has recently released an emergency patch for a Flash Zero-Day vulnerability, that when exploited properly can allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code, and enable information disclosure. Most current web browsers block Adobe Flash all...

/ April 15, 2019
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Cybersecurity Threat Advisory Google Chrome Content Security Policy

Cybersecurity Threat Advisory Google Chrome Content Security Policy

What is the Issue? Chrome’s security team described the issue as the web browser’s incorrect handling of CSP headers (CVE-2018-6148). They noted on their blog – “Access to bug details and links may be kept restricted until a majority of...

/ April 14, 2019
MSPs can harvest new business on the farm

MSPs can harvest new business on the farm

When most people think of farming, they think of milking cows, hearty farmhouse breakfasts, fresh eggs, and rows of carefully cultivated crops. In reality, farming is a mix of everything, from no-tech operations to sprawling factory farms. Moreover, in almost...

/ April 10, 2019