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News for January 9, 2023
A friendly reminder that certain versions of Windows will lose support starting tomorrow, January 10, 2023. Whenever new vulnerabilities are discovered, it is best to follow the mitigation recommendations until official patches are released, as was the case with a recent Rackspace breach. Finally, Artie shares a resource you can use today to find out…
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News for November 21, 2022
‘Tis the season for holiday phishing emails. Here are some tips that will keep you saying, “Ho ho ho!” instead of “Oh no NO!” Also, Google provides a solution to the abuses of the Cobalt Strike tool, Artie offers up his opinion on web site authentication, and Atlassian and Mozilla release updates and security patches…
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News Week Ending April 3, 2022
Lapsus$ hacks Microsoftby Artie Kaye Microsoft was hacked by Lapsus$. Instead of using software or ransomware, Lapsus$ has been using social networking, relying on people within the company to gain access to their networks. This has been a common and effective method of gaining access to networks for decades. Microsoft says that no personal data…