Apple has issued security patches for Safari, macOS Monterey and macOS Ventura to address a vulnerability that could let a threat actor gain control of the OS. Apple security releases – Apple Support (UK) Get these patches done and check your people have done them as well. If you are …
Catching up with the CISA security advisories
I was away at a Cyber Security Conference last week and Diana did not know to keep up with the advisories from The US government Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) – although the support team did keep up with them. So, what happened last week? Microsoft Patch Tuesday Last …
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CISA Security Advisories – and why checking this post and software patching is important
CISA is the US government’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and a very good source cyber security and software patching information. Last week they posted several software patching updates and known vulnerabilities that are being exploited and mitigations for them. Samba Releases Security Updates for Multiple Versions of Samba | …
Patch your QNAP NAS now!
QNAP is a popular brand of soho NAS, available widely on Amazon. QNAP have released a security patch to fix a serious flaw, that if exploited could give threat actors administrator control of your device and information. QNAP warns customers to patch Linux Sudo flaw in NAS devices (bleepingcomputer.com)
Linux for Business (Part II)
This is part 2 my article about Linux at Work – part 1 is over on Octagon Technology. You should read that first before continuing. This is the continuing story of a surplus Windows 8 hybrid notebook/tablet conversion to Linux… Cyber Security on Linux Mint This section is a bit …
IceFire ransomware encrypts both Windows and Linux systems
Now your Linux servers will be encrypted with a new variant of the IceFire ransomware.. You do not have Linux, then the malware will switch to its Windows version. IceFire ransomware now encrypts both Linux and Windows systems (bleepingcomputer.com) Ransomware will always be adapting – you need to as well. …
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The bad guys do not always get it right…
I write a lot of bad news stories here, it is the nature of a cyber security news site – that’s why we have Because It’s Friday – but here is a good news story when the threat actors get it wrong: First Linux variant of Clop ransomware targeted universities, …
