Microsoft: find and patch RDP services now because new BlueKeep threats are coming
Attackers could be finding the BlueKeep flaw's sweet spot: Windows Servers, no worm needed.
Attackers could be finding the BlueKeep flaw's sweet spot: Windows Servers, no worm needed.
Worried about insider threats? You should be, reports and experts all agree
David Braue | 21 Oct | Read more
Why didn't organizations patch Windows systems after WannaCry? That question led Microsoft to work with NIST to help organizations improve patch management.
The recent public release of a BlueKeep Windows exploit has given cybercriminals a “point and shoot” tool for system takeover that, a security researcher has warned, should have CSOs bracing for a repeat of WannaCry – or worse.
David Braue | 25 Sep | Read more
In five months time Microsoft will stop releasing free security patches for Windows 7. But almost half of all SMB PCs are still using it.
Straight from the should-have-known-better files, IT services firm HCL was found to have left employee passwords, and details of customer projects, exposed online without any form of authentication.
David Braue | 28 May | Read more
FBI fingers notorious North Korean hacking group for new malware that allows attackers quickly steal information.
Eyes on new LockerGoga ransomware as the culprit.
The devastating global success of 2017’s WannaCry ransomware worm and NotPetya network-destroying malware surfaced insufficiencies in Australia’s national cybersecurity defence, said a senior government cybersecurity executive who nonetheless lauded the successes made by local industry in the 18 months since.
David Braue | 08 Mar | Read more
Cyber attacks are now considered the top risk of doing business in advanced economies.
North Korean hackers’ use of gaming hacks has become one of numerous strategies they have successfully used to stay under the radar of international law-enforcement authorities, according to a threat-intelligence researcher who warns the world has long underestimated the rogue state’s use of criminal activities to raise money.
David Braue | 19 Oct | Read more
Email scammers learn a few tricks from ransomware attackers.
Windows 10 adoption in the enterprise grows but macOS is growing too.
UK health agency inks Windows 10 deal as part of its response to last year's WannaCry cyberattack.
The UK readies ministers and local police for an impending 'category 1' national cyber crisis.