Blog Update VMWare Apps Now For Critical Security Vulnerabilities June 10, 2022 by Vertical Axion The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued an advisory that serves as a stark warning. If you’re using VMware products that are impacted by recently disclosed critical security flaws, either patch them immediately or remove them from your network. CISA issued the dire warning because the last time critical security flaws were discovered […] Read more » Business & Finance General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News Technology Tips
Blog Update Addresses Zero Day Exploit For Some Apple Devices June 9, 2022 by Vertical Axion If you’re not familiar with the term, a Zero Day exploit is a security flaw that the software vendor is not aware of and hasn’t yet patched. In many (but not all) cases, Zero Day Vulnerabilities will also have publicly available proof-of-concept exploits before a patch becomes available. Quite often, these flaws are being actively […] Read more » Apple General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
Blog New Phishing Attack Delivers Three Types Of Malware To Victims June 8, 2022 by Vertical Axion Phishing campaigns get more effective the more closely they can imitate a trusted source. Recently, security researchers at Fortinet discovered evidence of a phishing campaign that specifically targets Microsoft Windows users and installs three different types of malware on the systems it manages to infect. Among other things, this campaign gives the hackers behind it […] Read more » General Interest Microsoft Phishing Recent News Security Technology News Technology Tips Windows
Blog Microsoft Warns New Sysrv Botnet Variant Is Dangerous June 7, 2022 by Vertical Axion Security researchers employed by Microsoft have recently spotted a variant of the Sysrv botnet. They have dubbed the new variant Sysrv-K. This new variant works in two ways. First, it exploits a flaw in the Spring Cloud Gateway that allows remote code execution (tracked as CVE-2022-22947). Second, the botnet scans the web for WordPress plugins […] Read more » Business & Finance General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Microsoft Recent News Security Technology News
Blog You Might Need This HP Bios Security Update June 6, 2022 by Vertical Axion HP recently released a BIOS update to address a pair of high-severity vulnerabilities that affect a wide range of PC and notebook products offered by the company. In both cases, the vulnerabilities would allow an attacker to execute code arbitrarily and with Kernel level privileges. The two flaws are being tracked as CVE-2021-3808 and CVE-2021-3809 […] Read more » Business Advice General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News Technology Tips
Blog Update Zyxel Products To Fix Possible Security Vulnerability June 4, 2022 by Vertical Axion Do you use a Zyxel firewall? If so, there’s good news. The company has fixed an issue you may not have even been aware that you had. The company pushed out the fix in a silent update a little over two weeks ago, but when they implemented the push, they didn’t provide many details about […] Read more » Business Advice General Interest Recent News Security Technology News Technology Tips
Blog Say Goodbye To The Apple iPod June 3, 2022 by Vertical Axion It is the end of an era. Apple recently announced that they were discontinuing the legendary iPod, which is now in its 7th generation of production. When first released more than fifteen years ago, the iPod was an instant smash hit that almost singlehandedly created the digital music industry, moving it from the shadowy frontier […] Read more » Apple General Interest Recent News Technology News
Blog Windows 11 May Release New Feature For Copying Information June 2, 2022 by Vertical Axion If you’re a member of the Windows Insiders group, then you are likely already aware of this. If not, here’s something else to look forward to when Windows 11 is formally released. Microsoft has been experimenting with a new “Suggested Actions” feature when you copy data onto your clipboard. It all begins with Windows 11 […] Read more » General Interest Microsoft New Technology Recent News Technology News Windows Windows 11
Blog Beware Of New Backdoor Malware Targeting Linux Users May 31, 2022 by Vertical Axion The name Kevin Beaumont may not be familiar to you, but if you’re a Linux or Solaris user, he may have just saved you a whole lot of grief. Recently, Mr. Beaumont discovered a stealthy backdoor malware that has been quietly infecting Linux and Solaris SPARC systems for more than five years. BPFdoor only parses […] Read more » General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Tricky Ransomware Encrypts Small Data But Overwrites Large Data May 28, 2022 by Vertical Axion The MalwareHunterTeam recently discovered a new ransomware operation that is particularly nasty. Called Onyx, outwardly, the operation does what most ransomware campaigns do. It gets inside a corporate network, exfiltrates the data that it wants, then seems to encrypt the rest, and then threatens to release the files to the broader public unless their demands […] Read more » Business Advice General Interest Ransomware Recent News Security Technology News
