Category: Weekly

  • News Week Ending July 3, 2022

    Windows Autopatchby Artie Kaye An upcoming feature being rolled out for Windows Enterprise E3 in July:  The Autopatch.  This is designed to patch all computers on a business network to prevent possible errors from version compatibility and maintain security updates.  These patches will install automatically as the name implies, without assistance from users.  The autopatch…

  • News Week Ending June 26, 2022

    Borat Malwareby Artie Kaye Fans of the Borat movies may be surprised to discover that his name has been co-opted by a malware group.  This remote access trojan, or RAT, is a suite of malware programs that includes ransomware, spyware, and functions to turn infected machines into DDoS vectors, among many other possible functions.  Trojans…

  • News Week Ending June 19, 2022

    Follina Patchby Artie Kaye Microsoft has released a patch for Follina, which is actively being used to attack users.  Follina is an exploit that exists in Office.  If a user downloads a compromised file and opens it using Office, there is a script hidden in the document that will run and give the attacker access…

  • News Week Ending June 12, 2022

    How Lapsus$ Gains Accessby Artie Kaye Even with the arrests made in the UK, Lapsus$ compromised the databases at Globant.  The current understanding of how the group gains access to companies is through their technological supply chain.  If a large company is doing business with a smaller one, Lapsus$ targets the smaller one to attempt…

  • News Week Ending June 5, 2022

    Sophos Firewall Patchby Artie Kaye A high threat vulnerability has been found in Sophos Firewall.  Sophos has identified the problem and has released a patch.  If you’re running Sophos Firewall version 18.5.3 or older, patch this as soon as you can.  It is actively being sought after and exploited by malicious entities.   The flaw is…