One Of The Largest US Banks Discloses Data Breach

July 26, 2022

Do you have an account with Michigan-based Flagstar Bank? As one of the largest banks in the United States, it's quite possible that you do. If so, be aware that the company recently issued a breach disclosure notification relating to a security incident that occurred in December of 2021 when unknown attackers breached the company's network. The notification reads in part, as follows: "...Upon learning of the incident, we promptly activated our incident response plan, engaged external cybersecurity professionals experienced in handling these types of incidents, and reported the matter to federal law enforcement.

Microsoft Believes AI Can Help Prevent Ransomware In The Future

July 25, 2022

Recently, Microsoft published a fascinating blog post. In the blog post, they said they were experimenting with "novel approaches" when it comes to harnessing the power of AI to spot threats on the threat landscape before they become a problem. In particular, the company is focused on stopping ransomware attacks while they're still in their earliest stages. To get even more fine-grained than that, they are specifically targeting human-operated ransomware campaigns.

You May Need To Replace Old Cisco VPN Routers

July 22, 2022

Do you own one or more of the following products made by Cisco? The RV110W Wireless-N VPN Firewall The RV130 VPN Router The RV130W Wireless-N Multifunction VPN Router The RV215W Wireless-N VPN Router If so, be advised that a new and critical security vulnerability has been found that impacts your equipment. It is being tracked as CVE-2022-20825. With a severity rating of 9.8 out of a possible 10, it's about as serious an issue as it's possible to have.

Some Requested Features May Be Coming To Microsoft Teams

July 21, 2022

Do you use Microsoft Teams? If so, you'll be thrilled to know that the Redmond Giant is continuing to pour resources into improving the software with a specific focus on audio and video quality. Recently, the company announced a plan to add echo cancellation, which is a feature that legions of Teams users have been clamoring for. When the company made the announcement, they also revealed that they're using machine learning algorithms to "

It May Be Time To Update Your Business Logo

July 20, 2022

Corporate branding can be worth its weight in gold and certain images are absolutely iconic. The Golden Arches, the Nike "swoosh," and Apple's Apple all come to mind. Logo images give companies the means of offering a consistent brand image over time, and that can be a very good thing. Over time, tastes and styles change. If your company presents itself as being on the bleeding edge of the technological curve, then your logo should almost certainly change with the times.

Researchers Find New CPU Security Vulnerability

July 19, 2022

Remember the Heartbleed scare we had a couple years back? It was a nasty side-channel attack that was somewhat exotic and difficult to pull off, and it was absolutely devastating and sent shockwaves through the entire world. Well, it's back. In a way. While this new side-channel attack isn't identical, it's similar enough that the researchers who discovered it gave it a similar sounding name: Hertzbleed. It allows remote attackers to pilfer full cryptographic keys by observing variations in CPU frequency enabled by dynamic voltage and frequency scaling, or DVFS for short.

Ransomware Hackers Have Set Their Sights On Exchange Servers

July 18, 2022

Microsoft Exchange servers are once more in the crosshairs of hackers around the world. Most recently, hacking groups have been specifically targeting them to deploy BlackCat ransomware. As is common among ransomware attacks, the hackers here first rifle through an infected network, looking for login credentials, proprietary information, and other sensitive files that they can copy and exfiltrate. They exploit a target organization in two ways. They ultimately encrypt a target's files and demand payment to unlock them and then ransom the copied files for additional payment.

The Surprising Ways Mobile Technology Impacts Our Lives

July 16, 2022

If you grew up in the days before the internet, it's absolutely staggering to think of all the ways that mobile technology has changed our lives (and mostly for the better). Remember when you had to pay for long distance telephone calls? That's mostly a thing of the past. In under a minute, you can install any number of messenger apps, most of which offer VOIP capabilities and make calls to just about anywhere for nothing.

Edge Will Replace Internet Explorer After It Is Gone

July 15, 2022

It may seem as though Internet Explorer is the browser that will not die, but according to Microsoft, it is now a step closer to breathing its last virtual breath. Microsoft has struggled in the browser wars for the entire existence of the internet. They came late to the party. Although they did manage to beat out early dominant browsers like Opera and Netscape Navigator, their Internet Explorer was soon eclipsed by nimbler and better browsers.

New Panchan Botnet Targets Linux Servers

July 14, 2022

If you're involved with IT Security at any level and if your network includes Linux servers, keep a watchful eye out for the new Panchan botnet. It first appeared in the wilds on March of this year (2022) and its main focus seems to be targeting Linux servers in the education sector and enslaving them to mine for cryptocurrency. Panchan has several wormlike features that allow it to replicate quickly and spread laterally once it gets inside a network.

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