Networking
You might think it strange to start an article about firewall subscriptions by first talking about cars, but I promise this is perfectly relevant! If we went car shopping in the 1970s, today's consumer would notice the vast difference of safety features in vehicles compared to modern standards.
Cybersecurity
Today Fortinet announced a critical authentication bypass in its FortiGate products that could lead to administrator access. This vulnerability, CVE-2022-40684, has been patched and admins are advised to upgrade or implement workaround safeguards immediately. The communications Fortinet sent to customers indicate that the newer FortiOS 7 releases are vulnerable and
Security
For as long as we can remember, having antivirus (AV) software installed and updated was an important aspect of a healthy cyber security posture. However as threats have evolved, the tools that thwart attacks must evolve, and this includes antivirus. Threats are no longer predictable or static in nature, and
Security
91% of cyber attacks begin with a phishing email. Phishing remains the most common and successful way for hackers to get their foot in the door before infecting an organization with malware. Often, those phishing emails contain counterfeit links that will lead a victim to a file or site that
Security
Phishing is a cybersecurity attack where the perpetrator pretends to be a trusted source through an email. The thief may masquerade as your bank or your favorite place to shop and try to trick you into entering your username and password into their fake sites. Phishing emails are typically sent
Security
On Friday, a vulnerability called "Log4j" that effects a large variety of consumer and business applications was revealed. This threat effects a tool that many closed and open-source applications use for logging purposes. This vulnerability is rated at 10, which is the highest rating on the severity scale.
Security
Changing Landscape of Cyber Security Cyber Security has always been a moving target. In the past, bad actors would hunt and search for their targets. Due to the time it took to research, plan, and execute attacks, larger businesses were chosen to maximize the reward if they were successful. It
Security
Kaseya VSA Hack On Friday, a popular IT tool called Kaseya VSA was hacked. The exploit was a "zero day" vulnerability, which means it was previously unknown by anyone in the cyber-security industry. Kaseya VSA is a Remote Monitoring and Management tool (RMM) that is used by many
Security
Yesterday a critical vulnerability with Windows operating systems was revealed. The exploit, called PrintNightmare, takes advantage of a weakness with the Windows Print Spooler service. In order to exploit this vulnerability, hackers would need to have access to a device on the network AND at least one user account. Every
Exchange
Vulnerable Exchange Servers In the wake of the Exchange Zero-day vulnerabilities, Advanced Data was concerned about how many vulnerable servers were left in our region. We pulled the blocks of IP addresses that are used in our region by businesses and entered them into NMap as target IPs. We then
Exchange
Last week, Microsoft released patches to resolve four severe vulnerabilities in Exchange Server that are being exploited by a Chinese state-sponsored group called HAFNIUM. At the time, Microsoft said that the bugs were "limited, targeted attacks”. Six days have passed and it's now being reported that over