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Why The IT Community Should Be Concerned About The SolarWinds Hack

There is still much we're learning about the SolarWinds hack, but one thing is clear: the IT security community got outplayed.

December 22, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

It’s being called the most devastating cyber attack on the U.S., and there’s still so much we don’t know about the SolarWinds supply chain hack, how attackers were able to compromise one of the software leaders in the IT space, what other tools could be compromised and just how much damage has been done to […]

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FeverWarn Temperature Scanning Now Cloud Capable

FeverWarn, a system which measures temps through fists, now allows data to be captured and can be integrated into a third-party IT system.

December 21, 2020 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

A private Cloud device has been announced for thermal scanning and temperature scanning system FeverWarn. FeverWarn, an IoT-based system, is said to measure temperatures of individuals through their fist in one second or less. Users place their fists under the scanner, and by detecting infrared radiation energy and wavelength distribution, they will get either a […]

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Researchers Discover Other Malware In SolarWinds Product

Security researchers believe they've found other malware unrelated to the supply chain compromise in SolarWinds' Orion platform.

December 21, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft and other security researchers has discovered additional malware that also affects the SolarWinds Orion platform, the company posted in a security blog late Friday. The news came just days after security researchers disclosed a massive hacking campaign utilizing the same IT management software from SolarWinds that so far has impacted several high-profile U.S. government […]

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Malicious Browser Extensions

Malicious Browser Extensions Downloaded More Than 3 Million Times, Cybersecurity Firm Says

According to cybersecurity researchers, 28 browser extensions on Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome contain malicious code that compromises devices.

December 17, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

According to cybersecurity researchers, 28 browser extensions on Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome contain malware, and they’ve been downloaded by more than three million people. In a blog post, cybersecurity firm Avast said it has analyzed 28 malicious browser extensions after a group of Czech researchers identified the threat and found extensions to contain malware. […]

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CISA: SolarWinds Likely Not The Only Supply Chain Compromise in Massive Hack

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency believes there are other IT supply chain compromises in addition to SolarWinds' Orion Platform.

December 17, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA) is aware of other attack methods on the IT supply chain in addition to known malware that infected SolarWinds’ Orion IT management platform. In an alert issued Thursday, the agency said it “has evidence of additional initial access vectors, other than the SolarWinds Orion platform; however these are […]

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SolarWinds Hack

What We Know About The Massive Hack of SolarWinds’ IT Management Platform

The tech community and end users are still reeling from the massive hack of SolarWinds’ Orion platform. Here's what we know so far.

December 16, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

The tech community is still reeling from the massive hack of SolarWinds’ Orion platform that resulted in the compromise of several U.S. government networks and reportedly thousands of other SolarWinds customers. According to public filings, news reports and the company’s own disclosures, here is what we’ve learned since news of the highly sophisticated attack was […]

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Cybersecurity Vendor FireEye Says It Was Attacked By ‘Sophisticated’ Actor

FireEye CEO says a highly trained threat actor stole tools the company uses to test the network defenses of its customers.

December 9, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Nation-state hackers with access to advanced tools broke into the network of U.S. cybersecurity firm FireEye and stole tools it uses to test the network defenses of its customers, the company announced Tuesday. According to a statement from FireEye CEO Kevin Mandia, the attacker appears to be highly sophisticated and has access to advanced tools […]

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NSA: Russian-backed Hackers Exploiting VMware Vulnerability

The NSA says Russian state-sponsored hackers are exploiting a vulnerability in VMware products and accessing protected data on affected systems.

December 8, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

The U.S. National Security Agency has released an advisory detailing how Russian state-sponsored hackers are exploiting a vulnerability in VMware products and accessing protected data on affected systems. According to Monday’s advisory, the attackers are exploiting a vulnerability in VMware Access and VMware Identity manager products, then accessing “protected data and abusing federated authentication.” Products […]

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