Social engineering, or fooling people into doing bad actions, is one of the most successful attack methods of cybercriminals. Building on success, they have a new way to do it and gain access to company systems and steal money.
Attackers have shown that no technical skill is needed to perpetrate a significant cyber compromise. Social engineering, the art of convincing people that you are authorized to get confidential information, is enough.
CrushFTP is a file transfer package used by many companies. By exploiting a zero-day vulnerability attackers have been able to gain access and even execute code. Install the patch now.
Another instance of fake updates being used to spread malware. Be very careful before accepting the updates.
Using a vulnerability known about for at least 18 months attackers have been able to compromise systems and even escalate privileges to steal credentials.
There are a number of myths that endanger Small and Medium size businesses, SMBs. Do you know what they are? And what to do about them? We tell you here.
Multi-factor Authentication, MFA, is touted as far safer than passwords alone. However, there are different types of MFA. Some are much safer, and some are not. Here Cisco’s MFA has been breached. Know what to do.
Kubernetes, the open source container software, is widely used and is now being exploited. If you use it, learn what to do.
In another example of an AI system issue, a parent enquired about advice for a gifted and disabled child. The AI system replied that it, the AI system, had a gifted and disabled child. All that these systems say should not be taken at face value.
Gamers typically use devices with high powered graphics engines. Now they are renting that capacity to cybercriminals to generate porn using AI systems.