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Reducing the Vulnerability Threshold in Financial Services Attacks on the Rise Since COVID-19 appeared, the number of ransomware and phishing attacks has soared. The FBI reports that such attacks spiked by 300% since the pandemic began. Tens of thousands of...

Linux Vulnerabilities of the Week: April 19, 2021 1. Nettle (<3.7.2. version) signature verification vulnerability affecting Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Severity: Important    CVSS Score: 8.1 Exploiting this vulnerability, an attacker can force an invalid signature and cause an assertion...

April Patch Tuesday 2021 Addresses Over 100 Security Fixes Microsoft Fixes New Bugs this Month, Including Public Aware & Weaponized Threats There are 19 Critical, 88 Important and 1 Moderate — fixes this month are for Microsoft Windows, Edge, Azure...

Beware of Unpatched Fortinet VPN Devices Do You Have an Unpatched Fortinet VPN? The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has issued an advisory about the dangers of unpatched Fortinet VPNs. The agency found that many British organizations have neglected...

3 Reasons Why Patching Matters Why Patching Matters Whether its older incidents such as the famous Equifax breach or more recent events like the Microsoft Exchange incursion, investigation into the underlying causes of security failures reveals two key areas: user...

Syxsense Announces Server and Device Monitoring Server and Device Monitoring Now Available Syxsense, a global leader in IT and security management solutions, today announced the availability of Server and Device Monitoring for Syxsense Secure customers. As part of its Syxsense Cortex technology...

How to Securely Return to the Office The Risks of Returning to the Office With many states now opening up and restrictions being eased in others, companies are getting ready to ease employees back into the office. No doubt they...

Why Managed Security Services Make Sense Why Managed Security Services Make Sense Managed security service providers (MSSPs) have steadily expanded into more and more areas over the past decade. Gartner numbers put the revenue for such services in excess of...

Microsoft Releases Windows 10 SSU To Fix Security Update Problem SSU Fixes Security Update Issue Microsoft has released a Secure Boot security update and is recommending this SSU be prioritized as it resolves an issue in the Secure Boot. CVE-2020-0689...

Why Endpoint Protection Is Critical Why Safeguarding Endpoints Is Important Organizations have amassed a formidable array of security technology over the years. Anti-virus, malware protection, intrusion detection/prevention systems, firewalls, access controls, zero-trust architectures, threat intelligence, security and event information management,...