Yesterday, the Biden Administration unveiled a new initiative to help improve the cybersecurity stance of the industrial control systems (ICS) that manage the nation’s critical infrastructure. As recent events (like the Colonial Pipeline ransomware incident) have shown, disruptions to critical infrastructure can have serious, potentially even fatal consequences. In short, this … [Read more...]
The PrintNightmare Saga Continues to Frustrate System Administrators
Update 1: Third PrintNightmare CVE published (July 16th, 2021): Microsoft published CVE-2021-34481 on July 15th for a local privilege escalation vulnerability. The third Print Spooler service vulnerability is considered separate from PrintNightmare (CVE-2021-34527), but it is still within a similar sphere of printer driver vulnerabilities. Gentilkiwi, the author of … [Read more...]
Breaking Alert: MSP Targeted Ransomware Attack (Kaseya Supply Chain Attack)
Managed Service Providers (MSPs), especially ones using Kaseya VSA, should read this and take action as soon as possible. High-level Summary: On Friday, July 2, some MSPs using the on-premises version of Kaseya VSA suffered ransomware attacks that trickled down to their customers. Kaseya says around 1500 companies (so far), many customers of MSPs, have been affected and the … [Read more...]
AutoIt Malware: To obfuscate, or not to obfuscate
What is malware? Its goal is to bypass computer defenses, infect a target, and often remain on the system if possible. A variety of evasion techniques depend on a mix between the skill of the author and the defenses of the intended victim. One of the most widely used tactics in malware is obfuscation. Obfuscation comes in the form of packers, crypters, and string manipulation, … [Read more...]
Python Modules: Not As Safe As You Think
We normally think of malware and threats coming from executables, packages, and scripts. Researchers recently found a supply chain attack using a different method. Programs use Python scripts to manage and run services. You especially see this in Unix-based operating systems. When it comes to security many professionals use Python to automate tasks. Because of the … [Read more...]
