September 2021

10 Reasons You Should Stop Using WSUS What Is WSUS and how does it work? Microsoft Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) is an add-on Windows operating system product for installing Microsoft product updates. Typically, every corporate network has it by...

Google Chrome Zero-Day Is Currently Being Weaponized Google Chrome Zero-Day Is Being Weaponized Google has released 94.0.4606.61 today to the Stable Channel to resolve serious issues impacting Windows, Linux and Mac OS. This year Google has released 11 zero-day versions...

Linux Vulnerabilities of the Week: September 27, 2021 1. Missing input validation in domain names in Node.js Severity: Critical         CVSS Score: 9.8 Node.js before 16.6.0, 14.17.4, and 12.22.4 is vulnerable to remote code execution, Cross-site scripting (XSS), application crashes due...

Despite Training, Users Struggle to Identify Malicious Traffic Is Security Training Enough? The last five years has seen a big increase in the amount of security training offered to employees. They are schooled heavily on how to recognize phishing emails,...

The Great Resignation Requires Security Vigilance and Automation How the Great Resignation Is Affecting IT Departments Many IT and security personnel quit or were laid off during the pandemic. And according to the Microsoft 2021 Work Trend Index, many more...

The Shocking Truth About Ransomware Ransomware: You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet Ransomware statistics have been rising for years. But earlier this year, it appeared that things might be slowing down. There were actually a couple of months when the volume...

Why IT Security Must Become More Automated The Case for IT Automation There was a time when manual security and manual IT tasks were workable. But that day passed a long time ago. Yet many in IT and security find...

Linux Vulnerabilities of the Week: September 20, 2021 1. Lack of certain index validation in GoGo Protobuf (< 1.3.2) Severity: Important    CVSS Score: 8.6 This flaw allows a remote attacker to send crafted protobuf messages, causing a denial of service....

Are IT Teams Too Busy? IT Teams Are Under Pressure Imagine a war with one side retreating to the confines of a castle. With the enemy approaching, the king issues orders that weapons to produce weapons in greater quantity, train...

September Patch Tuesday 2021 Fixes 66 Flaws and Weaponized Threat Microsoft Releases September 2021 Patch Tuesday Fixes There are 3 Critical, 62 Important and a single Moderate fix in this September Patch Tuesday. Fixes include Microsoft Windows and Windows components, Microsoft...