The SANS Internet Storm Centre is reporting another spam email attack doing the rounds with a new payload. TA551 (Shathak) pushes IcedID (Bokbot) (sans.edu) The important things to take away from this are: In real world situations ransomware has been delivered to companies using these methods Keep your spam filters …
CCTV Camera vulnerabilities – are your IoT devices letting hackers into your house or office?
When did you last check your IoT devices? SANS Internet Storm Diary is reporting a cyber security issue with “Hikvision’s popular Internet of things (IoT) security camera”. Hikvision Security Cameras Potentially Exposed to Remote Code Execution (sans.edu) If you have any of these internet connected cameras, check them now. Even …
Octagon Technology and 365R deals with Shadow IT
Shadow IT is a term that refers to the use of un-authorised or unknown hardware and software in an organisation. Often the board through the IT Department has written a policy for for what can and cannot be used in an organisation for processing their information but when someone finds …
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Patch Tuesday – Microsoft
He is a round-up of the Microsoft updates from SANS Internet Strom. As always get these done! Microsoft November 2021 Patch Tuesday (sans.edu)
Apple Updates again
It is often said, by myself and other computer and security professionals that you need to update your hardware and software with the latest patches when they are addressing security vulnerabilities. However The Register is reporting that the update can brick some Apple computers: Apple’s macOS Monterey update breaks some …