Category: Security
The risks of state-sponsored cyberattacks are rising
When tensions between Iran and the United States threatened to spill over into an all-out war, concern immediately turned towards state-sponsored cyberattacks. Tom Reagan, U.S. cyber practice leader at Marsh, an insurance brokerage and risk management consulting firm, told CNBC...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Security Vulnerabilities Identified in ConnectWise Control
Advisory Overview Multiple security vulnerabilities in ConnectWise Control were recently disclosed. Anyone using the MSP focused software should immediately update to the newest version and be on the lookout for future updates. ConnectWise has responded to the disclosure and issued...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Sodinokibi Ransomware
Advisory Overview We have previously issued advisories on Sodinokibi Ransomware in Threat Advisory 0034-19 and Threat Advisory 0021-19. The same strand recently hit a Colorado Based MSP Synoptek and the foreign currency exchange Travelex. Sodinokibi has been particularly damaging and...
Jeff Bezos’s phone proves hacks can happen to anyone
News emerged this week that Amazon’s CEO, Jeff Bezos had his phone hacked. Regardless of what you think of all that drama, it is yet another example that nobody is completely secure. Despite the financial and technology resources Bezos has,...
Tech Time Warp: Bagle worm spreads through its simplicity
On Jan. 18, 2004, computer users were served a “bagle” that would ruin anyone’s appetite. Also known as the “Beagle” worm, Bagle does not refer to the popular breakfast food that it shares a pronunciation with, despite their different spellings....
Start the new year with improved password hygiene
It took a long time, but I finally started changing my passwords on a regular basis. Previously, I viewed a familiar password as akin to Mom’s mac and cheese: easy comfort for the cyber soul. A hacker would never breach...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: SIM Swapping Fraud
Advisory Overview There has been increase in targeted attacks using SIM Swapping as a method to gain access to victim’s private data such as banking information, credit card information, and personally identifiable information. We advise taking extra precautions to secure...
Reliance on managed security services will increase in 2020
A survey of 1,536 cybersecurity professionals suggests that 2020 will prove to be a big year in terms of managed security services adoption. The report, published by Cynet, a provider of a platform for managing data breaches, finds that the...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: RSA SecurID 2FA Bypass
Advisory Overview Malicious actors have found a way to bypass 2FA for VPN accounts that were secured with RSA SecurID. RSA considers the scenario to be against recommended deployment practices rather than a security vulnerability. They continued to say that...
View from Australia: Is 2020 the year of the deepfake?
Malware and hackers do not recognize international boundaries. Human-made viruses quickly sweep across the globe like sneeze-passed cyber versions of their biological namesakes. The good news is that security precautions don’t stop at the borders either. Some of the most...
