The details are here on The Register: Ubuntu addresses Linux kernel vulnerabilities • The Register
Ubuntu patches required back to v.14.04 – check and do it now
82% of Companies pay ransomware demands to get their data back – only 4% got it back – now sign up for our Cyber Security Master Class
The UK Government discourages organisations, hit by ransomware, from paying cyber criminals to get their information back. But we all knew it was happening. I was at a talk last week by Bruce Schneier, where he spoke about US companies keeping quiet about cyber-attacks if they could, even though in …
Samsung smartphones with leaky security
There is an academic paper from Tel Aviv University examining Samsung smartphones and how they implement the cryptographic security. They found that some models had a design flaw that allowed for the extraction of the secret keys. Trust Dies in Darkness: Shedding Light on Samsung’s TrustZone Keymaster Design (iacr.org) Here …
Have you got a Cisco firewall – if so it may need a critical patch
You may only get a four day window – it may be less when you read this – to patch Cisco’s Firepower firewall products both physical and virtual. So check it now or get whoever manages your IT or security to check if this impacts you. Field Notice: FN – …
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An oldie but still out in the wild
The Equation Editor vulnerability in Microsoft Office was fixed back in 2017 but SANS recently found a new phishing email using it in the wild. It really highlights why updates and patches are so important – especially when you are using older software. Have a look at the ingenuity used …
