Blog You May Need To Replace Old Cisco VPN Routers July 22, 2022 by Vertical Axion Do you own one or more of the following products made by Cisco? The RV110W Wireless-N VPN Firewall The RV130 VPN Router The RV130W Wireless-N Multifunction VPN Router The RV215W Wireless-N VPN Router If so, be advised that a new and critical security vulnerability has been found that impacts your equipment. It is being tracked […] Read more » Business Advice General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News Technology Tips
Blog Researchers Find New CPU Security Vulnerability July 19, 2022 by Vertical Axion Remember the Heartbleed scare we had a couple years back? It was a nasty side-channel attack that was somewhat exotic and difficult to pull off, and it was absolutely devastating and sent shockwaves through the entire world. Well, it’s back. In a way. While this new side-channel attack isn’t identical, it’s similar enough that the […] Read more » General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Ransomware Hackers Have Set Their Sights On Exchange Servers July 18, 2022 by Vertical Axion Microsoft Exchange servers are once more in the crosshairs of hackers around the world. Most recently, hacking groups have been specifically targeting them to deploy BlackCat ransomware. As is common among ransomware attacks, the hackers here first rifle through an infected network, looking for login credentials, proprietary information, and other sensitive files that they can […] Read more » General Interest Microsoft Ransomware Recent News Security Technology News Technology Tips
Blog New Panchan Botnet Targets Linux Servers July 14, 2022 by Vertical Axion If you’re involved with IT Security at any level and if your network includes Linux servers, keep a watchful eye out for the new Panchan botnet. It first appeared in the wilds on March of this year (2022) and its main focus seems to be targeting Linux servers in the education sector and enslaving them […] Read more » General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News Technology Tips
Blog How To Protect Your Company With Cybersecurity Awareness July 13, 2022 by Vertical Axion These days, companies spend significant sums of money to protect themselves from cyber criminals. The threat matrix is vast, and attacks can come from almost any quarter. That is why many companies not only spend heavily on antivirus software, but also on a wide range of tools that IT security professionals can leverage to intercept […] Read more » Business & Finance Business Advice General Interest Recent News Security Technology Tips
Blog Data Breach Hits One Of America’s Largest Healthcare Providers July 12, 2022 by Vertical Axion Do you receive healthcare of any kind from Kaiser Permanente? If so, be aware that they recently published a data breach notification indicating that an unidentified attacker accessed an email account that contained personal health information on April 5th, 2022. Based on the investigation to this point, it appears that sensitive health information belonging to […] Read more » Data Breach General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Cisco Email Gateway Appliance Users Should Apply Security Patch July 11, 2022 by Vertical Axion Tech giant Cisco recently sent out a notification to its vast customer base urging them to apply a recently issued patch that addresses a critical security vulnerability. This vulnerability could allow an attacker to bypass the authentication process entirely and gain access to the web management interface of Cisco email gateway appliances with non-default configurations. […] Read more » Business Advice General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Massive Phishing Attack Scammed Millions Of Facebook Messenger Users July 8, 2022 by Vertical Axion According to research conducted by the cybersecurity firm PIXM, there is a massive phishing campaign that peaked in April and May of this year (2022) and it is still ongoing. The campaign has lured millions of unsuspecting users to phishing pages by abusing Facebook and Facebook Messenger and tricking users into entering their account credentials. […] Read more » Facebook General Interest Phishing Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Researchers Warn About Symbiote Malware Which Attacks Linux Machines July 7, 2022 by Vertical Axion Are you a Linux user? If so, be aware that there is a new kind of malware to be concerned about. The BlackBerry Threat Research and Intelligence team, in concert with Joakim Kennedy (an Intezer Analyze security researcher), have announced the discovery of a new strain of malware. They’ve dubbed it Symbiote, and it was […] Read more » Business Advice General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News Technology Tips
Blog New Malware Uses Word Documents To Get On Your System July 6, 2022 by Vertical Axion Researchers at HP have discovered a new malware loader that they’ve dubbed SVCReady. While new malware strains are common, this one is distinct for a couple of different reasons. Like many malicious programs, this spreads primarily via phishing email campaigns. One way that this new strain differs however, is the fact that the malware is […] Read more » General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Microsoft Office 365 Recent News Security Technology News Windows
