We have written several articles recently about how critical patches and updates are to your cyber security. Here is another reason why: Proof-of-Concept released for critical Microsoft Word RCE bug (bleepingcomputer.com) Once the threat actors are aware of a vulnerability – whether it is patched or not – they will …
CISA adds a software development tool vulnerability to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog and security advisories
The US government Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a vulnerability for Telerik, a software development tool, to it’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog: CISA Has Added One Known Exploited Vulnerability to Catalog | CISA This week CISA also released a security advisory for a range of Apple products, …
Google Chrome’s 9th zero-day vulnerability of 2022 now patched
Software is difficult and no matter how much vendors test, both black and white hackers will find vulnerabilities once the software has been released. The issue is how fast does the vendor respond with patches once a vulnerability has been found. Google Chrome emergency update fixes 9th zero-day of the …
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The Insider Threat and $250,000
What happens when the relationship between you and a trusted employee breaks down either through ill will or just the fact that they are leaving and taking your client database with them? This is the insider threat. In the case of a “high-profile financial company in Hawaii”, a former employee who …
Omphaloskepsis?
This is what cyber security can become. Not sure what it means? It means navel gazing – thinking about one thing to the exclusion of the wider picture. So what am I talking about? You have been sold anti-virus and a firewall, you’ve set the updates to automatic and have …