Phishing Attacks Skyrocket with Microsoft and Facebook as Most Abused Brands
Instances of phishing attacks leveraging the Microsoft brand increased 266 percent in Q1 compared to the year prior. The bloom is back on...
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Nathan Clark
- Jul 5
- 4 min
A Guide to Surviving a Ransomware Attack
Oliver Tavakoli, CTO at Vectra AI, gives us hope that surviving a ransomware attack is possible, so long as we apply preparation and...
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Nathan Clark
- Mar 31
- 4 min
RCE Bug in Spring Cloud Could Be the Next Log4Shell, Researchers Warn
The security bug could crop up, so to speak, in any number of Java applications. NOTE: This post is about the confirmed and patched...
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Nathan Clark
- Mar 9
- 2 min
Critical Firefox Zero-Day Bugs Allow RCE, Sandbox Escape
Both vulnerabilities are use-after-free issues in Mozilla’s popular web browser. Mozilla has released an emergency update for its Firefox...
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Nathan Clark
- Dec 30, 2021
- 7 min
5 Cybersecurity Trends to Watch in 2022
Here’s what cybersecurity watchers want infosec pros to know heading into 2022. No one could have predicted the sheer chaos the...
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Nathan Clark
- Dec 11, 2021
- 2 min
New zero-day exploit for Log4j Java library is an enterprise nightmare
Proof-of-concept exploits for a critical zero-day vulnerability in the ubiquitous Apache Log4j Java-based logging library are currently...
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Nathan Clark
- Nov 3, 2021
- 4 min
Google Chrome is Abused to Deliver Malware as ‘Legit’ Win 10 App
Crooks behind a newly identified malware campaign are targeting Windows 10 with malware that can infect systems via a technique that...
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Nathan Clark
- Oct 8, 2021
- 4 min
Microsoft’s 5 guiding principles for decentralized identities
Three years ago, as part of Microsoft’s mission to empower people and organizations to achieve more, we announced that we were incubating...
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Nathan Clark
- Sep 10, 2021
- 3 min
Defense in Depth (DiD): Think Like a Hacker
The current threat landscape is rapidly advancing, with cybercriminals constantly upgrading their toolset to break through security...
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Nathan Clark
- Aug 11, 2021
- 6 min
Actively Exploited Windows Zero-Day Gets a Patch
Microsoft’s August 2021 Patch Tuesday addressed a smaller set of bugs than usual, including more Print Spooler problems, a zero-day and...
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Nathan Clark
- Aug 2, 2021
- 3 min
NSA Warns Public Networks are Hacker Hotbeds
Agency warns attackers targeting teleworkers to steal corporate data. The U.S. National Security Agency is offering advice to security...
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Nathan Clark
- Jul 29, 2021
- 5 min
CISA’s Top 30 Bugs: One’s Old Enough to Buy Beer
There are patches or remediation's for all of them, but they’re still being picked apart. Why should attackers stop if the flaws remain...
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Nathan Clark
- Jul 27, 2021
- 3 min
The True Impact of Ransomware Attacks
Keeper research reveals that in addition to knocking systems offline, ransomware attacks degrade productivity, cause organizations to...
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Nathan Clark
- Jul 23, 2021
- 2 min
Microsoft Issues Windows 10 Workaround Fix for ‘SeriousSAM’ Bug
A privilege elevation bug in Windows 10 opens all systems to attackers to access data and create new accounts on systems. A privilege...
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Nathan Clark
- Jan 6, 2020
- 2 min
LetMeIn101: How the Bad Guys Get Your Password
Passwords are essential to your cyber-safety. You know it, but if you’re like the rest of the digital society, you probably have dozens...
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Nathan Clark
- Dec 21, 2019
- 3 min
“So Slow!” Is it your Computer or your Internet Connection?
“Why is this computer running so slow?” It’s a common complaint. The question is whether it’s your computer or your internet connection....
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Nathan Clark
- Dec 16, 2019
- 3 min
Don't Get Hooked by Spear Phishing Attacks
Phishing attacks have been around for a long time in IT. Designed to steal your credentials or trick you into installing malicious...
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