The EnemyBot malware had added VMware and F5 critical flaws to it’s attack vectors: EnemyBot malware adds enterprise flaws to exploit arsenal • The Register The worse thing about this malware, (other than if it infects your systems), is that the “unarmed” code is available on Github.
Zero-day threat using Microsoft Office documents – even if macros are disabled – it’s called Follina
I have written about the usefulness and the threat that Microsoft Office document macros can pose to your cyber security. This flaw, called Follina, exploits Office functionality to retrieve an HTML file, and Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool (MSDT) to run some malicious code, which can lead to privilege escalation attacks. …
Ransomware targets VMware
A new malware strain known as Cheerscrypt or Cheers, is targeting a VMware enterprise virtualisation tool – VMware ESXi systems. Ransomware Cheerscrypt targets VMware ESXi systems • The Register
India, India, India…
I think it is a good thing that the Indian government is giving it’s full support to tightening up cyber security in the country. However it seems that their responses, which seem good on paper are not so when translated into the real world: Indian authorities issue conflicting advice about …
Ransomware hits Somerset County and now it is 1977!
Somerset County, in New Jersey has been hit with a ransomware attack that disrupted most of their services – forcing them to switch to temporary Gmail accounts to carry on business. That is not a bad response to an attack that hits your communications – we have a similar plan …
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