Blog Microsoft Teams Vulnerability Discovered September 23, 2022 by Vertical Axion Microsoft Teams is a part of the 365 product family and is used by more than 270 million people for exchanging text messages, videoconferencing, and file storage. In August of 2022, the team at Vectra Protect discovered a post-exploitation vulnerability in the plaintext storage disk used by Microsoft Teams while conducting research for a client. […] Read more » Microsoft Recent News Security Technology Technology News
Blog Lenovo Issues Important Update September 22, 2022 by Vertical Axion Lenovo issued a security notice informing customers of multiple serious BIOS vulnerabilities affecting hundreds of Lenovo devices across various models (Desktop, All in One, IdeaCentre, Legion, ThinkCentre, ThinkPad, ThinkAgile, ThinkStation, ThinkSystem). Exploiting the vulnerabilities might result in the disclosure of sensitive information, an increase in privileges, a denial of service, and possibly even the execution […] Read more » Security Technology News
Blog Uber Hacked Again September 21, 2022 by Vertical Axion An unknown hacker, who claims to be eighteen years old, acquired administrative access to Uber’s corporate network and proprietary internal tools on Thursday, September 15, 2022. On September 15, 2022, at 6:25 pm PT, Uber issued a statement on Twitter that it was “responding to a cybersecurity incident.” An attacker gained access to the account […] Read more » Data Breach Security Technology News
Blog Google Leaving IoT Services September 20, 2022 by Vertical Axion Tech giant Google recently announced that it’s closing the doors on its IoT Core service. Their stated reason for doing so was that their strategic partners can better manage customers’ IoT services and devices. Time will tell if the company’s decision was a good one. Another tech giant, Microsoft, is wasting no time and is […] Read more » General Interest Google Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Cyber Security Best Practices For Businesses September 17, 2022 by Vertical Axion Smaller companies often struggle to develop and invest in robust IT security systems, which can leave them relatively more vulnerable to cyber attacks. If that’s the situation you’re in and you’re trying to decide what to invest in and where to use the money that you have to spend on IT security, here’s a quick […] Read more » Business & Finance Business Advice General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security
Blog Latest Microsoft Patch Fixes Dozens of Bugs September 15, 2022 by Vertical Axion Even if you don’t consistently install Microsoft’s security patches as soon as they’re released, the September 2022 patch released this week deserves immediate attention. Dozens of bugs, flaws, and vulnerabilities were addressed in this iteration, including fixes for: *30 Remote Code Execution vulnerabilities 18 Elevation of Privilege vulnerabilities 16 Edge/Chromium vulnerabilities 7 Information Disclosure […] Read more » Malware and Virus Protection Microsoft Recent News Security Technology Technology News
Blog New Phishing Service Is Targeting Banks September 14, 2022 by Vertical Axion Hackers are increasingly adopting practices that legitimate business owners will immediately recognize. Recently, a new PhaaS (Phishing as a Service) operation has surfaced that specifically targets major banks. These banks include Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Citibank, Capital One, PNC, US Bank, Lloyds Bank, Santander, and the Commonwealth Bank of Australia. Snarkily named “Robin Banks,” […] Read more » General Interest Phishing Recent News Security Technology News
Blog RDP Brute Force Attacks Blocked By Windows 11 September 9, 2022 by Vertical Axion A small but important feature was recently incorporated by the Windows 11 design team. A new Account Lockout Policy enabled by default has been added. This policy automatically locks user accounts (including Admin accounts) after ten failed sign-in attempts. The account remains in a locked state for ten minutes, requiring users to wait that amount […] Read more » General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Microsoft New Technology Recent News Security Windows Windows 11
Blog New Android Malware Disables WiFi To Attempt Toll Fraud September 8, 2022 by Vertical Axion There’s a new threat to be aware of if you own an android device. Microsoft recently warned that their researchers had spotted a new toll fraud malware strain wreaking havoc in the Android ecosystem. Toll fraud is a form of billing fraud. It is a scheme whereby bad actors attempt to trick unsuspecting victims into […] Read more » Android General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News
Blog WordPress Plugin Leaves Sites Vulnerable September 6, 2022 by Vertical Axion Researchers at Defiant authored the popular Wordfence security solution for WordPress users and they have detected a massive campaign that has seen hackers actively scanning for websites employing the Kaswara Modern WPBakery Page Builder plugin. The plugin was recently abandoned by the creative team behind it before receiving a patch for a critical security flaw. […] Read more » Business & Finance General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News
