Category: alerts

Attackers are targeting students and faculty alike with malware, phishing, DDoS, Zoom bombs and more, the FBI and CISA said. Read more

Original release date: December 11, 2020 Cisco has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in Jabber for Windows, Jabber for MacOS, and Jabber for mobile platforms. A remote attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) encourages users and administrators to review… Read more

Fortinet’s Aamir Lakhani discusses best practices for securing company data against next-gen threats, like edge access trojans (EATs). Read more

Original release date: December 10, 2020 Adobe has released security updates to address a vulnerability in Acrobat and Reader. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) encourages users and administrators to review Adobe Security Bulletin APSB20-75 and apply the necessary updates. This product is provided subject… Read more

Original release date: December 10, 2020<br/><h3>Summary</h3><p>This Joint Cybersecurity Advisory was coauthored by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC).</p> <p>The FBI, CISA, and MS-ISAC assess malicious cyber actors are targeting kindergarten through twelfth grade (K-12) educational institutions, leading to ransomware… Read more

From eCommerce threats, to attacks at the smart edge, Fortinet researchers discuss the top evolving threats of 2020, heading into the new year. Read more

Ransomware actors behind the attack have breached at least 85,000 MySQL servers, and are currently selling at least compromised 250,000 databases. Read more

A series of bugs, patched in September, still allow remote code execution by attackers. Read more

Valve fixed critical bugs in its Steam gaming client, which is a platform for popular video games like Counter Strike: Global Offensive, Dota2 and Half Life. Read more

Ransomware attacks targeting hospitals have exacted a human cost as well as financial. Read more