Lenovo Issues Important Update

September 22, 2022

Lenovo issued a security notice informing customers of multiple serious BIOS vulnerabilities affecting hundreds of Lenovo devices across various models (Desktop, All in One, IdeaCentre, Legion, ThinkCentre, ThinkPad, ThinkAgile, ThinkStation, ThinkSystem). Exploiting the vulnerabilities might result in the disclosure of sensitive information, an increase in privileges, a denial of service, and possibly even the execution of arbitrary code in some situations. The following are the six flaws detailed in Lenovo's security advisory:

Uber Hacked Again

September 21, 2022

An unknown hacker, who claims to be eighteen years old, acquired administrative access to Uber's corporate network and proprietary internal tools on Thursday, September 15, 2022. On September 15, 2022, at 6:25 pm PT, Uber issued a statement on Twitter that it was "responding to a cybersecurity incident." An attacker gained access to the account of an Uber EXT contractor. A malware-infected personal device compromised the contractor's credentials. The contractor accepted the multi-factor authentication through a socially engineered attack, enabling the hacker access to the contractor's account.

Google Leaving IoT Services

September 20, 2022

Tech giant Google recently announced that it's closing the doors on its IoT Core service. Their stated reason for doing so was that their strategic partners can better manage customers' IoT services and devices. Time will tell if the company's decision was a good one. Another tech giant, Microsoft, is wasting no time and is moving heavily in the opposite direction, adding to their suite of IoT services and offering increasingly tight integration with Azure.

Windows 11 Gets New Taskbar Overflow Option

September 19, 2022

Are you the type of person who is in the habit of keeping all their apps open? If so, you're going to love a recent addition to Windows 11. In a bid to make finding your open apps easier, once you've run out of room on the Windows Taskbar, they've introduced a new "taskbar overflow" feature. It's a three-dot menu that appears when there's no more space on the taskbar that hides all the other apps you are running that don't have room to be displayed there.

Cyber Security Best Practices For Businesses

September 17, 2022

Smaller companies often struggle to develop and invest in robust IT security systems, which can leave them relatively more vulnerable to cyber attacks. If that's the situation you're in and you're trying to decide what to invest in and where to use the money that you have to spend on IT security, here's a quick overview of the basics you need to have covered. 1 - Door Access Control

Zoom Outage Reported

September 16, 2022

Recently Zoom, a popular, cloud-based communications platform used for online meetings and video conferencing, experienced an outage that impacted tens of thousands of users worldwide. The issue began shortly after 8:00 am PDT on Thursday, September 15, 2022, when users reported that they could not log in or join meetings. At 8:17 PDT, the company posted the following message on their incident status page: "We are investigating reports of zoom.

Latest Microsoft Patch Fixes Dozens of Bugs

September 15, 2022

Even if you don't consistently install Microsoft's security patches as soon as they're released, the September 2022 patch released this week deserves immediate attention. Dozens of bugs, flaws, and vulnerabilities were addressed in this iteration, including fixes for: *30 Remote Code Execution vulnerabilities 18 Elevation of Privilege vulnerabilities 16 Edge/Chromium vulnerabilities 7 Information Disclosure vulnerabilities 7 Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerabilities 1 Security Feature Bypass vulnerability In addition to the above, the patch also addresses two zero-day vulnerabilities.

New Phishing Service Is Targeting Banks

September 14, 2022

Hackers are increasingly adopting practices that legitimate business owners will immediately recognize. Recently, a new PhaaS (Phishing as a Service) operation has surfaced that specifically targets major banks. These banks include Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Citibank, Capital One, PNC, US Bank, Lloyds Bank, Santander, and the Commonwealth Bank of Australia. Snarkily named "Robin Banks," the service also offers templates to steal T-Mobile, Netflix, Google, and Microsoft accounts. The group was unearthed by analysts from IronNet, whose evidence indicates that the group has been active since at least March of this year (2022).

Fresh Look For Gmail Users Has Been Released

September 13, 2022

If you're a Gmail user and you haven't seen the change already, be aware that Google has freshened up their email interface. Don't expect a radical change, however. This update is more of an evolution than a revolution. Chiefly, you'll notice that the Chat, Spaces, and Meet buttons have all been drawn closer together. This makes the left-hand sidebar of the email display look more cohesive. At this point, it looks pretty much the same.

Apple To Settle Butterfly Keyboard Lawsuit

September 12, 2022

Do you have a MacBook with a Butterfly Keyboard? If so, keep an eye out for an email regarding the Butterfly Keyboard class action lawsuit. Recently, Apple has agreed to pay out $50 million to settle the suit that alleged that Apple knew about flaws with the butterfly keyboard's switches it built into several MacBook models. The keyboards were first introduced by the company back in 2015 and proved to be incredibly unreliable.

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