I have written before about the security limitations of “Internet of Things” (IoT) devices. Many of them are simple devices, possibly based on older tech, they tend to lack the hardware to allow for regular security updates, etc, etc etc. At least the UK Government is enacting laws to make …
If you have an Aruba or Avaya switch – then this post is for you
Critical vulnerabilities have been discovered in these devices. No exploits have been reported in the wild – but patches are available – so get patching. Critical flaws in ‘millions of Aruba, Avaya switches’ • The Register
Ransomware-as-a-service – The Texas Story – get a free early bird place on our Master Class
Dina Temple-Raston writing at The Record, shows how we have to treat hackers with “respect”. Not respect for what they do or how they do it, but respect so our response to them matches their determination to make money. Ransomware-as-a-service, or RaaS, is the franchise business model for cyber criminals, …
UK’s Defence Academy cyber-attacked
This is a from a Sky News report, who interviewed y someone who was employed at the UK Defence Academy, when the attack is alleged to have happened. There is no attribution for the attack. This article is in The Guardian. Cyber-attack on UK’s Defence Academy caused ‘significant’ damage | …
Network abuse – keep your eyes open
Rather than your eyes have the right types of monitoring systems installed to give you peace of mind. It has become quite a thing that malware packages install crypto mining software on the victim’s machine. Stealing compute cycles, power, performance and network bandwidth from you. Here is an article from …
Building a botnet – this can impact you!
This is a story from a few days back but it came to mind following a discussion yesterday with a client who questioned “changing their router/modem/firewall” in a report a prepared for them. This is not the whole answer – which included VPN – but is some of it. SANS …
