The US Government Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has issued security advisories on a number of products from F5, Cisco and VMware. Cisco Releases Security Updates for RV Series Routers | CISA F5 Releases Security Updates | CISA VMware Releases Security Updates | CISA
India does away with its data protection bill in favour of a new bill coming sometime in the future
Big Tach did not like the Indian Personal Data Protection Bill – but when do they like laws that expand the citizens privacy and limits their profits – and after three years of work it is no more. However it was the 81 amendments to the bill that killed it off… …
Ransomware, the how and where and what your first step is in defending against it…
Here are a couple of stories showing that ransomware hits large and small organisations: Luxembourg energy companies struggling with alleged ransomware attack, data breach – The Record by Recorded Future At least 34 healthcare orgs affected by alleged ransomware attack on OneTouchPoint – The Record by Recorded Future The Bromford …
Our future encrypted security – the new algorithm needs more work
The US The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has risen to the challenge of finding the encryption we will need when quantum (or just really capable) computers are developed in the future. After a strenuous vetting period they found four contenders to work with: NIST Announces First Four …
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A combination attack that exploits the Log4j vulnerability and VMware to deliver ransomware
I have published a lot on the log4j and log4shell exploits and vulnerability. CISA issued a special warning about the long term impact of the issue: CISA advisory for continued exploitation of Log4Shell in VMware Horizon Systems – Smart Thinking Solutions Here is another real world example of the exploitation …
