New research from Check Point suggests that Alexa is not as secure as we thought. Alexa, Amazon’s virtual assistant which is becoming a larger presence in the enterprise, is not immune to outside attacks because its subdomains are vulnerable to Corss-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) misconfiguration and Cross Site Scripting, Check Point researchers wrote. “Using the […]
We’re seeing a recent rise in school ransomware attacks as reported by our colleagues over at Campus Safety. The Metropolitan Community College of Kansas City (MCCKC) announced on Wednesday that they were the victim of a ransomware attack and that some data had been encrypted. A hacker may have had access to student and employee […]
What types of cyberattacks were carried out this week, August 10, 2020? Read on to find out about the latest cyberattacks and who got hacked this week.
Cisco is warning of a high-level vulnerability in its package of small business smart and managed switches that could allow an unauthorized remote attacker to cause a denial of service attack on an affected device. According to a Cisco advisoryv, the vulnerability, CVE-2020-3363, is due to insufficient validation of incoming IPv6 packet through an affected […]
With employees working remotely and organizations looking for ways to remain viable and stay in business, the cloud and unified communications-as-a-service (UCaaS) are in demand more than ever. Moving to the cloud was already a smart move before the COVID-19 pandemic, but 2020 will mark one of the largest migrations ever, says Diane Myers, senior […]
What types of cyberattacks were carried out this week, August 3, 2020? Read on to find out about the latest cyberattacks and who got hacked this week.
Email and data security company Mimecast has acquired eTorch, a messaging security provider with solutions to help stop social engineering and human identity attacks using machine learning technology. In a press release, Mimecast said the acquisition of eTorch — which does business as MessageControl — strengthens the company’s email security strategy designed to improve security […]
Instacart — the grocery delivery-on-demand app — could have suffered a data breach which affected hundreds of thousands of customers. According to a recent BuzzFeed report, the names, last four digits of credit card numbers, and order histories are popping up on dark web markets as a result of the supposed Instacart hack. The report […]
Cisco is urging users to patch a vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco-SD-WAN vManage Software that could allow a remote attacker to bypass authorization and access sensitive information, modify system configuration or impact the system’s availability. The company released free software updates that address this vulnerability, the company said. In an advisory, Cisco […]
Finding a systems integrator to help with your IT infrastructure is one of the most important technological moves your organization will take, and it should not be taken lightly. For IT managers overseeing this partnership, this means that the technology provider should be expected to meet certain benchmarks, fit the organization’s needs, demonstrate a bulletproof […]
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