If you run a business that handles personal data—whether you’re a multinational, a local nursery, or a managed service provider (MSP) supporting one—you should take […]
Category: Security
Cisco Talos Updates Snort3 in Secure Firewall: Enhanced Rule Grouping Eases Management
If you’re the sort who actually enjoys wrestling with firewall policies (guilty as charged!), you’ll know that keeping detection rules tidy and tuned is half […]
Dutch Police Seize 250 Bulletproof Hosting Servers: Cybercrime Infrastructure Disrupted
Cybercrime just became less comfortable in the Netherlands. Last week, Dutch law enforcement seized 250 servers from a bulletproof hosting provider notorious for shielding malicious […]
Record-Breaking Azure DDoS Attack: Lessons for Cloud Infrastructure and MSPs
When most of us think about Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks, we imagine internet outages and overloaded servers. However, the recent Aisuru botnet offensive against Microsoft […]
Decades-Old “finger” Protocol Resurfaces as Malware Attack Vector on Windows Devices
If you’ve ever cut your teeth on UNIX systems, you’ll remember the “finger” command—a relic from another era, used to fetch details about users on […]
Microsoft deprecates PPTP and L2TP VPN protocols
Microsoft has officially deprecated the Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) and Layer 2 Tunnelling Protocol (L2TP) in future versions of Windows Server. The company is advising […]
SQL injection bypassed airport TSA security checks
Security researchers have uncovered a critical vulnerability in a crucial air transport security system, potentially enabling unauthorised individuals to bypass airport security screenings and access […]
Credit card users get mysterious shopify-charge.com charges
Many consumers worldwide have reported seeing mysterious $1 or $0 charges from Shopify-charge.com on their credit card bills, despite not attempting to make any purchases. […]
KnowBe4 mistakenly hires DPRK hacker.
American cybersecurity company KnowBe4 has revealed a recent security breach, wherein a person hired as a Principal Software Engineer turned out to be a North […]
CrowdStrike Update Glitch Exploited by Threat Actors
Threat actors have capitalized on the widespread business disruption caused by CrowdStrike’s faulty update on Friday, targeting companies with data wipers and remote access tools. […]
