As reported by ABC Australia, an Australian government email server fell victim to what we suspect was the Exchange server vulnerability disclosed earlier this month. Officials detected Chinese hackers targeting Western Australia's parliamentary email server just nine days before the state’s elections, March 13th. The attack comes after another cyber attack last June, again … [Read more...]
Poodle’s Back – WSWiR Episode 132
Another week, another batch of information security (infosec) news. Would you like a quick summary, rather than hunting it down yourself? No problem! Just check out our weekly video every Friday. Today's episode covers the Patch Day bonanza, lots of updates on the Sony Pictures breach, and a new twist on the "Poodle" SSL/TLS vulnerability. Press play for the scoop, and check … [Read more...]
MS Black Tuesday: 12 Bulletins, 57 Flaws, and Lots of Work
Though not the biggest on record, today's Patch Day is no slouch. As expected, Microsoft released a dozen security bulletins, fixing 57 vulnerabilities that affect a range of their software, including: Windows (and its components) .NET Framework Internet Explorer (IE) Exchange Server Fast Search Server 2010 According to the summary alert, Microsoft rates five of the … [Read more...]
MS Black Tuesday: 12 Bulletins, 57 Flaws, and Lots of Work
Though not the biggest on record, today's Patch Day is no slouch. As expected, Microsoft released a dozen security bulletins, fixing 57 vulnerabilities that affect a range of their software, including: Windows (and its components) .NET Framework Internet Explorer (IE) Exchange Server Fast Search Server 2010 According to the summary alert, Microsoft rates five of the … [Read more...]