Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
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 …
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 …
Attackers are always looking for new way to get their illicit packages through defences and this research paper outlines how by exploiting Unicode, malicious code can be written into software so that human code reviewers cannot recognise that it is there. Trojan Source: Invisible Vulnerabilities “This work has been under …
Software updates for Apple macOS are available – many of the patches are security related. Multiple Apple Patches for October 2021 (sans.edu) Keeping your software up to date is essential to keep the bad actors from exploiting vulnerabilities on your systems.
I had to write about patches today – yesterday was Microsoft Patch Tuesday and we got a range patches for their software. Some of these were for critical vulnerabilities with one of them actually being exploited in the wild. Microsoft October 2021 Patch Tuesday (sans.edu) Other software vendors also seem …
