Yesterday was Patch Tuesday – Exchange server gets a special mention

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Microsoft has issued it’s monthly round of patches and updates, SANS Internet Storm Centre has a round-up here: Microsoft August 2022 Patch Tuesday – SANS Internet Storm Center This update addresses the DogWalk zero-day vulnerability. Here are the Microsoft release notes: August 2022 Security Updates – Release Notes – Security …

Ransomware, the how and where and what your first step is in defending against it…

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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 …

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 …