Towards the end of July, a botched software update at cyber security firm CrowdStrike caused chaos around the world, crippling IT systems that we all relied on. The disruption spanned across sectors; flights were grounded, patients were unable to contact healthcare services and customers were unable to make card payments. The event illustrated two things: […]
As businesses grow to gain traction and revenue from the Internet, the increasing reliance is an easy target for Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. Like any new venture, risks are an undeniable part that comes with it. For eCommerce businesses, the main risk is DDoS attacks. Known as a dangerous and malicious attack to […]
AVI-SPL, the global provider of digital enablement solutions has won the Cisco Webex Reimagine Workspaces Partner of the Year – Americas award for 2023. Per a statement, the award recognizes a solutions provider that has had the most success selling and implementing Cisco Video Devices to help customers create best-in-class workspaces. AVI-SPL has been a […]
The National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) revealed a recent data breach impacted 890 schools that use its services. A breach notification letter filed with the Office of the California Attorney General said the Cl0p ransomware gang gained access to its MOVEit managed file transfer (MFT) server on May 30 and stole files containing personally identifiable information (PII). Clearinghouse is a nonprofit that […]
The MOVEit Transfer story continues to plague IT departments and security professionals as Progress Software has issued another advisory, urging organizations to apply yet another patch to address a privilege escalation flaw in its Transfer product. The company’s update comes amid reports of widespread exploitation, including several at several U.S. agencies that were breached as […]
Microsoft has released fixes for about 70 vulnerabilities for its June 2023 Patch Tuesday release, and while none are listed as being actively exploited of publicly known, there are still a handful of critical-rated vulnerabilities that IT admins should prioritize this month. That list of bugs that should be prioritized includes two remote code execution […]
Cybersecurity firm Fortinet is warning organizations of a critical vulnerability in its FortiGate SSL-VPN devices, continuing a string of recent exploitations of vulnerabilities in similar devices due to their internet-facing nature and access to a victim’s network. The vulnerability–tracked as CVE-2023-27997–is a heap-based overflow flaw that could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code […]
[Editor’s Note: This article has been updated to reflect Barracuda Networks’ official statement.] Barracuda Networks is urging organizations with Email Security Gateway appliances impacted by a remote command injection bug in the devices to replace them, even if they were patched. The company’s recommendation comes after Barracuda was first alerted to anomalous traffic coming from […]
Cisco used its annual Cisco Live event to announce new products and innovations designed to make IT management, security and networking more simplified with the help of artificial intelligence, unified platforms and other enhanced capabilities. Announced at Cisco Live in Las Vegas, Cisco announced Cisco Networking Cloud for simplified IT management, security service edge solution […]
Instances of business email compromise (BEC) – a targeted form of phishing in which attackers try to scam companies out of money or goods or trick employees into giving up sensitive info – have continued to increase, causing devastating impacts. Last year, the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) reported $43 billion of global exposed […]
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