September 2018

Hope you don’t rely on RDP The FBI and Department of Homeland Security have released a new US-CERT Alert. Alert I-092718-PSA details the ramping up of cyber attacks exploiting the Remote Desktop Protocol. RDP is included with Windows, and with...

Virobot Will Return Cybersecurity firm Trend Micro has identified a new malware, Virobot. While it doesn't appear to be connected to a previous strain of ransomware, it uses familiar techniques. However, Virobot is ransomware, keylogger, and botnet all in one....

CMS is Revolutionizing IT Management In a recent article, Inc. Magazine featured Syxsense in an article titled "These Startups are Making Otherwise Boring Industries Extremely Attractive--Here's How." "Saying IT work is less-than-sexy might not be the understatement of the year,...

How will you deploy Office 2019? Office 2019 is now available.  As of today, commercial volume license customers, Windows or Mac, can begin their deployment process. According to Microsoft’s statement, Office 2019 should be available to all customers within a...

Updates Released for Acrobat Reader and DC on Mac and Windows A week after their usually-scheduled monthly update, Adobe released more patches to tackle several vulnerabilities. One of the vulnerabilities addressed is rated as critical. In their security bulletin, Adobe...

Comparing Patch Management Solutions Given the breadth of software systems in any given organization and the volume of patches being released by vendors, it’s not surprising that most IT departments are using more than one patch management tool, experts say....

Bristol Airport Hit By Cyberattack According to officials from the Bristol Airport, the attack started Friday morning. It took out several computers over the airport network, including its in-house display screens which provide details about the arrival and departure information...

Patch Tuesday: The Latest News Microsoft has released 61 security patches and two advisories covering Internet Explorer (IE), Edge, ChakraCore, Azure, Hyper-V, Windows components, .NET Framework, SQL Server, and Microsoft Office. In the fallout of the British Airways hack this...

Enhance Your IT Security Strategy With widespread digital crime and an increasing list of massive security threats, taking the necessary steps to prevent vulnerabilities in your IT environment is critical. Standard security procedures typically only require a simple username and...