Software is complex, we understand that. Which is why we accept patches and updates to fix functionality and security issues. However when Microsoft gets it wrong – you have to winder why they did not test more – it is their code. Microsoft’s latest security patch troubles Windows 11 users …
How secure is your WordPress website and blog? Do you even know if your organisation’s website is built on WordPress?
There has been a flurry of WordPress security and vulnerability articles over the past week or so. It is no surprise that the world’s most popular website builder is a target for threat actors, especially as Automatic’s core code can be added to with third-party, open-source or even self-written plugins, …
Cloudflare updates us about the massive DDoS attack they held back
The malware/botnet that instigated the recent DDoS attack has now been given a name by Cloudflare – Mantis. Mantis, the tiny shrimp that launched 3,000 DDoS attacks • The Register Octagon has specified Cloudflare to protect some it’s clients high profile websites. Distributed Denial of Service attacks – Smart Thinking …
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Here is the reason why patching and updating of any software is essential. Do you want the reassurance that all the updates are being completed across your organisation?
This is a description of how a vulnerability in the Microsoft Windows Network File System (NFS) could be exploited – which was discovered by Trend Micro Vulnerability Research Service. Zero Day Initiative — CVE-2022-30136: Microsoft Windows Network File System v4 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability This vulnerability was patched in Microsoft’s …
Industrial systems as targets for threat actors – this why you need a software policy. Do you have one?
Industrial systems, large and small run on computers – so why not attack them? So here is the scenario – which Octagon has had to deal with in the past – someone leaves and forgets to leave the password for a system that is accessed only occasionally. You cannot contact …
