Though a DNS-spoofing vulnerability in Windows has been rated as a zero-day, the focus for this month’s updates should be on testing key Windows features prior to deployment. Though a DNS spoofing vulnerability in Windows (CVE-2020-1464) has been rated as a zero-day due to reports of exploitation in the wild, the focus for this month’s … Read more
Cisco has issued a number of critical security advisories for its data center manager and SD-WAN offerings that customers should deal with now. Cisco has issued a number of critical security advisories for its data center manager and SD-WAN offering customers should deal with now. On the data center side, the most critical – with a … Read more
F-Secure details enterprise security threats posed by counterfeit network gear. In a disconcerting event for IT security professionals, counterfeit versions of Cisco Catalyst 2960-X Series switches were discovered on an unnamed business network, and the fake gear was found to be designed to circumvent typical authentication procedures, according to a report from F-Secure. F-Secure says its investigators found that while … Read more
Disinformation, malware, and an array of cyberattacks are rising as fast as case counts. Cybersecurity inevitably suffers when scares infect the populace. The COVID-19 outbreak appears to be the most acute global crisis since the Second World War. Every aspect of the COVID-19 crisis has been exploited by opportunistic hackers, terrorists, and other criminals. In … Read more
As some countries begin to gradually ease Covid-19 lockdown measures, cyber criminals’ tactics are changing, but the pandemic remains a tempting lure. Threat researchers at Check Point say they have observed a dramatic decrease in malicious Covid-19 coronavirus domains in Europe and North America as national lockdown measures begin to ease, but the danger is by … Read more
Azure IoT users can look for additional security and monitoring capabilities as Microsoft announces plans to buy CyberX. Microsoft has announced it will purchase the industrially focused network security vendor CyberX for an undisclosed sum in an effort to bolster the security capabilities of its Azure IoT platform. The acquisition strikes at the heart of two key IIoT security … Read more
Surge in telework drives interest in secure access service edge (SASE), which combines SD-WAN capabilities with network security services. The coronavirus pandemic has accelerated some companies’ plans to adopt secure access service edge (SASE). Last summer, Gartner estimated SASE adoption at less than 1% of enterprises and said it would take five to 10 years … Read more
Cisco Nexus NX-OS software could be exploited to create a DOS attack. Cisco is telling customers of its Nexus core data-center switches to fix or work around a vulnerability that could leave the boxes open to a denial of service attack. The vulnerability, found in the Nexus NX-OS software gets a 8.6 score out of 10 on … Read more
The Covid-19 pandemic is forcing massive change across the business world and things may never go back to normal. What does security look like in this new world, and what will buyers be prioritizing? Earlier in 2020, Computer Weekly and TechTarget published the results of our annual IT Priorities study, a wide-ranging look at what is currently … Read more
Check Point researchers have observed a surge in suspicious Zoom domains as cybercriminals target popular remote working and collaboration tools. Cybercriminals are targeting users of popular video conferencing application Zoom as millions of office workers turn to collaboration tools to keep in touch with each other during the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. Check Point’s threat research team says … Read more
