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Cybersecurity News: LastPass Incident Revealed, White House Issues Cybersecurity Strategy, FBI Purchases Leaked USHOR PII Data, and a Slew of Other Breaches

March 20, 2023 By Ryan Estes

It's Monday, and there's no better way to start a new week than with some cybersecurity-related news. So, if you need an excuse to procrastinate a bit more, allow us to fill that void. For this iteration, we made a few minor improvements, as always. In addition to the table of contents from last time, we've added more granularity by categorizing all the stories by type. For … [Read more...]

SpoolFool: Windows Print Spooler Fooled Again

February 23, 2022 By Ryan Estes

Microsoft's monthly Patch Tuesday already occurred this month, so you know what that means - more disclosed vulnerabilities. This iteration of patches included fixes for a combined 70 vulnerabilities, including one zero-day. Thankfully, none of these fall into Microsoft’s “critical” category. However, there are four Elevation of Privilege vulnerabilities targeting the Windows … [Read more...]

libssh Vulnerability: Is WatchGuard Affected?

October 19, 2018 By Emil Hozan

When users hear or read “SSH” (the acronym stands for Secure SHell) they expect it to be just that – a secure shell from your physical location to wherever the destination computer may be; and “secured” in terms of requiring authentication and verification of messages. The programming libraries that support SSH include OpenSSH and libssh among others. In recent news, the … [Read more...]

IoT Devices: Fast, Cheap or Secure…Pick Two

June 28, 2017 By The Editor

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The IoT market is growing at a rapid pace and manufacturers are under pressure to quickly provide new products. As a matter of fact, Bain estimate that by 2020 annual IoT revenues will reach $470 Billion, and McKenzie & Company predicts the annual growth rate of IoT devices to be about 33 percent. Unfortunately, this fast-paced growth comes at a price – a lack of IoT … [Read more...]

How to Eliminate These 5 Critical Wi-Fi Mistakes

June 15, 2017 By The Editor

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If you own a business, you probably know that delivering dependable Wi-Fi is an essential service for customers, especially considering most people carry at least one Wi-Fi enabled device at all times. But, if security parameters are not set and networks are not properly monitored, you could be exposing your business and your customers to a variety of security … [Read more...]

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