Year: 2021

Now that organizations are set to evolve a hybrid blend of home and office-based work for most employees, it is more important then ever to address the risks that insider threat can – willingly or unwitingly – pose. The old adage “a chain is only as strong as its weakest link” is regularly repurposed for discussions about cybersecurity. It couldn’t…

There are 30 vulnerabilities listed in total; organizations would do well to patch their systems if they haven’t done so yet The leading cybersecurity and law enforcement agencies from the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia have issued a joint cybersecurity advisory focusing on the top 30 vulnerabilities that were commonly abused by threat actors over…

Most people are fans of the convenience Amazon brings to online shopping, and that’s precisely what cybercriminals are betting on. Amazon is the largest online marketplace in the world boasting over US$386 billion in revenue in 2020 with 200 million subscribers to its Amazon Prime service just in the United States. And that’s just a…

From securing your devices to avoiding public Wi-Fi hotspots for logging into apps we look at measures you can take to remain safe while this holiday season. Summer vacations are slowly inching closer, a welcome respite from the COVID-19 pandemic that has been raging around the world for well over a year now. And with the…

The newest update fixes a total of eight vulnerabilities affecting the desktop versions of the popular browser. Google has rolled out an update for its Chrome web browser that fixes a range of vulnerabilities, including a zero-day flaw that has been known to be actively exploited in the wild. The security loopholes affect the Windows,…

On iOS we have seen link shortener services pushing spam calendar files to victims’ devices. We hope you already know that you shouldn’t click on just any URLs. You might be sent one in a message; somebody might insert one under a social media post or you could be provided with one on basically any…

The out-of-band update fixes a remote code execution flaw affecting the Windows Print Spooler service Microsoft on Wednesday released an emergency update to plug a vulnerability in  the Windows Print Spooler service that is being actively exploited in the wild. Dubbed PrintNightmare, the zero-day security flaw affects all versions of the Microsoft Windows operating system…

How can organizations mitigate the risk of damaging cyberattacks while juggling the constantly changing mix of office and off-site workers? The pandemic may finally be receding, but remote working is very much here to stay. The model that appears to be gaining most traction is a hybrid one, where most staff are allowed to spend…

Lessons to learn from the Kaseya cyberincident to protect your business’ data when doing business with a MSP. Managed service providers (MSPs) play a critical role in the IT ecosystem. By outsourcing many of their day-to-day IT requirements to these companies, smaller organizations in particular can save costs, improve service levels and focus more resources…

The latest Patch Tuesday brings a new batch of security updates addressing a total of 117 vulnerabilities The second Tuesday of the month is here, which means that Microsoft has rolled out patches for security vulnerabilities in Windows and its other products as part of its monthly Patch Tuesday bundle. This month’s batch of security updates brings…