Weekend Update

A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.

Is Your Company Using a FortiOS SSL VPN? Make Sure It Is Updated

Virtual private networks (VPNs) let remote employees securely connect to their companies’ networks. However, companies using Fortinet’s FortiOS SSL VPNs might be putting their networks at risk. Discover why using FortiOS SSL VPNs can be risky and what all companies need to do to protect ...

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AUG
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CISSP, cybersecurity, Domain 8, encryption, Weekend Update

Weekend Update

A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.

AA21-200B: Chinese State-Sponsored Cyber Operations: Observed TTPs

Original release date: July 19, 2021

Summary

This advisory uses the MITRE Adversarial Tactics, Techniques, and Common Knowledge (ATT&CK®) framework, Version 9, and MITRE D3FEND™ framework, version 0.9.2-BETA-3. See the ATT&CK for Enterprise for all referenced threat actor tactics and techniques and the D3FEND framework for referenced defensive tactics ...

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JUL
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CISSP, cybersecurity, cyberwar, Domain 8, email, encryption, Google, Linux, privacy, ransomware, Software vulnerability, Weekend Update

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Weekend Update

A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.

Many of these articles are from Bruce Schneier’s blog

New edition of The Internet Protocol Journal available for download

I’ve been reading this journal since 2002.  If you are into networking, this is a must read, and is free of charge and free of advertising.

CISA Insights: Guidance for MSPs and Small- ...

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JUL
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artificial intellegence, cybersecurity, cyberwar, Weekend Update

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Weekend Update

A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.

The real reason for Windows 11

It’s all about security, and it’s going to be a costly upgrade — because most of us will need to buy new PCs to make it work.

Kaseya Provides Security Updates for VSA On-Premises Software Vulnerabilities

Original release date: July 12, 2021

Kaseya has released VSA version 9.5.7a for their ...

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17
JUL
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CISSP, Domain 4, Domain 8, Internet of Things, social networks, Weekend Update, Windows 10, Windows 11

Weekend Update

A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.

Windows 11: Understanding the system requirements and the security benefits

Security is a big part of Windows 11, but so is delivering productivity and a good experience with all the security features turned on.

Kaseya VSA Supply-Chain Ransomware Attack

Original release date: July 2, 2021

CISA is taking action to understand and address the recent supply-chain ...

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10
JUL
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crypto-currency, cyberwar, Software vulnerability, Weekend Update, Windows 11

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Weekend Update

A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.

The Invention of the Typewriter

On June 24, 1868, Christopher Latham Sholes received a patent for something he called a “Type-Writing Machine.” The early tech resembled a piano and had 21 keys.

Find out how Sholes’ earliest keyboard evolved into today’s universal QWERTY system (named for the first six letters in the top row of keys).

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3
JUL
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backup, botnet, CISSP, crypto-currency, Domain 3, ransomware, Weekend Update

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Weekend Update

A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.

Yes, There Really Is A Windows 11

Microsoft announces Windows 11, with a new design, Start menu, and more. A new version of Windows is officially on the way.

Urgent Alert –  WD My Book Live users wake up to find their data deleted

Storage-device maker advises customers to unplug My Book Lives ...

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26
JUN
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Apple, backup, CISSP, critical infrastructure, cybersecurity, cyberwar, Domain 8, encryption, law and policy, malware, ransomware, Software vulnerability, Weekend Update, Windows 10, wireless

Weekend Update

A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.

3 things you might not know about modern ransomware and how Nefilim makes money

Trend Micro case study explains how the new business model works and how the multistep attacks unfold.  A must read.

How could the ...

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19
JUN
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Computers and Internet, crypto-currency, cybersecurity, Identity Theft, Internet of Things, privacy, ransomware, Security, Weekend Update, Wi-Fi

Weekend Update

A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.

DarkSide Ransomware Gang Quits After Servers, Bitcoin Stash Seized

The DarkSide ransomware affiliate program responsible for the six-day outage at Colonial Pipeline this week that led to fuel shortages and price spikes across the country is running for the hills. The crime gang announced it was closing up shop after its servers were seized and someone drained the ...

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JUN
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Computers and Internet, cybersecurity, Internet of Things, malware, social engineering, Weekend Update

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