Cyberattack Hit 10% of Louisiana’s State Government Servers
One in ten of Louisiana’s 5,000 computer network servers that power operations across state government were damaged by this week’s cyberattack, a key technology official told lawmakers Friday. read more more…Could Your Child be Sexting? Signs to Look for and Ways to Respond
Oh, what we wouldn’t do to travel back in time to the days before smartphones kid-jacked our families, right? But here we are. Our kids are forever connected. And, it’s up to parents to help them navigate the risks — one of which is sexting. Ouch. Even reading the word may make any parent want […] more…New Legislation Would Block US Firms From Storing Personal Data in China, Russia
New legislation introduced this week aims to put a stop to the flow of Americans’ sensitive personal data to countries that threaten national security. read more more…Best new Windows 10 security features: Longer support, easier deployment
With the new era of Windows as a service, Microsoft is rolling out changes to the operating system twice a year. Many of those changes will allow you to improve your security posture and offer more security choices. You no longer have to wait for a new operating system to deploy new security features. [ […] more…Cisco Small Business RV Series Routers CVE-2019-15990 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Type: Vulnerability. Cisco Small Business RV Series Routers are prone to an information-disclosure vulnerability; fixes are available. more…Ransomware Attack Hits Louisiana State Servers
Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards on Monday revealed that a ransomware attack hit state servers, prompting a response from the state’s cyber-security team. read more more…Ansible Tower CVE-2019-14890 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Type: Vulnerability. Ansible Tower is prone to an information-disclosure vulnerability; fixes are available. more…Siemens SIMATIC S7-1200 CVE-2019-13945 Local Unauthorized Access Vulnerability
Type: Vulnerability. Siemens SIMATIC S7-1200 is prone to a local unauthorized-access vulnerability. more…Multiple Intel Processors Side Channel CVE-2019-11135 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Type: Vulnerability. Multiple Intel Processors are prone to a local information-disclosure vulnerability; fixes are available. more…Microsoft Windows AppX Deployment Extensions CVE-2019-1385 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Type: Vulnerability. Microsoft Windows is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability; fixes are available. more…Cisco Small Business SPA500 Series IP Phones CVE-2019-15959 Local Command Injection Vulnerability
Type: Vulnerability. Cisco Small Business SPA500 Series IP Phones are prone to a local command-injection vulnerability;fixes are available. more…Aussie Consumer Watchdog Sues Google Over Location Data Use
Australia’s consumer watchdog on Tuesday announced legal action against Google for allegedly misleading customers about the way it collects and uses personal location data. read more more…Redhat Syndesis CVE-2019-14860 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Type: Vulnerability. Redhat Syndesis is prone to an information-disclosure vulnerability; fixes are available. more…Fortinet Acquires Endpoint Security Firm enSilo
Fortinet on Monday announced that it has completed the acquisition of San Francisco-based endpoint security company enSilo in an effort to enhance and strengthen its solutions. read more more…Using Expert Rules in ENS 10.5.3 to Prevent Malicious Exploits
Expert Rules are text-based custom rules that can be created in the Exploit Prevention policy in ENS Threat Prevention 10.5.3+. Expert Rules provide additional parameters and allow much more flexibility than the custom rules that can be created in the Access Protection policy. It also allows system administration to control / monitor an endpoint system […] more…Food writer Jack Monroe loses at least £5,000 in SIM-swap fraud
Her accounts were drained in spite of using 2FA, showing that SIM swaps can still circumvent what’s a good security tool. more…More information
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