Tag: cybersecurity vulnerabilities
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Critical vulnerabilities in Forminator plugin
Three critical vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Forminator plugin for WordPress, affecting over 300,000 websites. Barracuda MSP advises users to review this Cybersecurity Threat Advisory in detail to learn proper measures for safeguarding your websites. What is the threat?...
MSPs have an opportunity to change the cybersecurity game
For as long as anyone can remember, cybersecurity has been a game of whac-a-mole where resources are hopefully marshaled in time to thwart a threat either before damage is inflicted or, at the very least, as quickly as possible once...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Update on libwebp vulnerability by Google
Google has identified a critical security vulnerability within the libwebp image library, which plays a crucial role in rendering WebP format images. This vulnerability, known as CVE-2023–5129, has been assigned the highest severity rating of 10.0 on the CVSS rating...
Back-to-school highlights the importance of cybersecurity resiliency for educators
The rumbling yellow school buses and children at recess clambering on jungle gyms are becoming familiar sights. Schools are back in session across most of the country and while students have been having fun over the summer, hackers have been...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Three Apple zero-day vulnerabilities
Apple released security updates to address three new zero-day vulnerabilities being exploited in the wild. These vulnerabilities are associated with WebKit and covers different intrusion methods. Barracuda MSP recommends applying the latest security updates from Apple to resolve these vulnerabilities....
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: New FortiOS patches available
Today, Fortinet disclosed information regarding a vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to execute code without authentication. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-42475, has a severity score of 9.3. Fortinet mentioned that they are aware of an instance where it has...
FBI warns of unpatched medical devices
Industry experts have long been apprehensive about the cybersecurity vulnerabilities posed by the increasing number of IoT medical devices. “Wearable devices are often rushed to market, with little thought to cybersecurity,” says William Hodges, a cybersecurity expert in Miami. “A...