Red Dot Security Roundup: The April Vulnerability Update

Check out the highlights from Red Dot Security, which rounds up key cyberthreats and vulnerabilities that could affect your IT environment.

The CrowdStrike Outage: A Wake Up Call for Cybersecurity

On July 19, 2024, Cybersecurity software company CrowdStrike made history. They were responsible for the world’s most significant global computer outage. It’s as bad as it sounds—with millions of computers…

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A Personal Twist on Zero Trust Security

The massive Australian data breach in late September inspires me to share a personal twist on Zero Trust Security. What makes this incident colossal? BBC News Australia reports, “Australian telecommunications…

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4 Cybersecurity Takeaways from China’s Largest Data Breach

Cybersecurity drama strikes again as human error leads to China’s biggest data breach and perhaps the most significant hack of personal information in history. According to Threat Post, the incident…

The Business Impact of the AGCO Ransomware Attack

On May 6, 2022, global agricultural equipment manufacturer and distributor AGCO announced they were victims of a ransomware attack. The cyber assault hit some of their production facilities on May…

Microsoft Invests Big with New Threat Hunting Services

Microsoft is going in big on cybersecurity. Now, we’re seeing one of the first results of this investment: Microsoft Defender.

Microsoft’s PrintNightmare: Patching can be flawed. You need to do it anyway.

Researchers at security firm Sangfor recently found a Windows vulnerability that could allow hackers to remotely gain access to the operating system, installed programs, view and delete data, and cause…

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What the Colonial Pipeline Hack Can Teach Us About Cybersecurity

It’s been a month since an employee at Colonial Pipeline saw a ransom note on a control-room computer. And it’s been almost three weeks since pipeline service resumed. Hack after…

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The ParkMobile Hack: What You Need to Know…

21 Million ParkMobile users were exposed in a recent data breach. Find out what you need to know and how to change your password here.

Hackers Fail to Blame Exchange Server Attacks on Brian Krebs

Hackers love to hate Brian Krebs. Now they’re trying to blame him for a recent string of Microsoft Exchange Server attacks. Read more here.

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