SANS has a description of the various updates Apple has issued across it’s devices and operating systems. These are for vulnerabilities that are being actively exploited in the wild – so make sure the patches have been done – everywhere! Apple Patches Actively Exploited Vulnerability in macOS, iOS and iPadOS …
More patches to check – Sophos firewalls
Check your Sophos firewalls are up to date – Sophos issued patches last week for a critical vulnerability in the software. The issue is with the Webadmin and Portal user interfaces. Sophos fixes critical hijack flaw in firewall product • The Register
This is what happens when you do not run patches and updates
The Information Commissioner’s Office has issued a £98,000 penalty to Tuckers Solicitors based in London. The solicitors firm suffered a ransomware attack where confidential information including, PII and case material was lost. UK lawyer fined for not patching fast enough before attack • The Register
QNAP device vulnerability – UPDATED
This post was first published on 26 January 2022 There have been further warnings to update QNAP devices that are vulnerable to a Linux bug: QNAP warns severe Linux bug affects most of its NAS devices (bleepingcomputer.com) Today is a day of minority device vulnerabilities – here is another for …
Apple software updates released
Apple has released security and patch updates for their operating systems across most of it’s devices. These updates also include new features across the devices, Macs, iPhones and iPads. The advice, as always, is get the updates ASAP – patched devices are always more secure. iOS 15.4 and macOS 12.3 …