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Guidelines for securing Content Management Systems

Application Security, Configuration Management, Cybersecurity Articles, Identity & Access Management, Vulnerabilities & Exploits / Frank Crast / March 5, 2020 / ACSC, AWS, CMS, Drupal, Joomla, Web application, WooCommerce, WordPress

The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) has released new guidelines to assist organizations in securing Content Management Systems (CMS). The guidelines include good mitigation advice in areas of patching, account management, hardening and monitoring to name a few.

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Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 versions reach end of support

Configuration Management, Security Updates & Patches, Vulnerabilities & Exploits / Frank Crast / January 14, 2020 / end of service, EOL, EOS, EOSL, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008

The time has finally arrived. Microsoft Windows 7 and multiple versions of Windows Server 2008 have reached end of support today, January 14, 2020. As a result, customers will no longer receive technical support and software updates for those products as of today.

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The top 20 vulnerabilities to patch now (that are most under attack)

Cybersecurity Articles, Cybersecurity Attacks, Vulnerabilities & Exploits, Zero-days / Frank Crast / December 26, 2019 / Apache, BlueKeep, CVE-2012-0158, CVE-2014-8361, CVE-2017-0143, CVE-2017-0199, CVE-2017-10271, CVE-2017-11882, CVE-2017-17215, CVE-2017-5638, CVE-2017-5715, CVE-2017-8570, CVE-2017-8759, CVE-2018-0802, CVE-2018-10561, CVE-2018-12130, CVE-2018-20250, CVE-2018-4878, CVE-2018-7600, CVE-2018-8174, CVE-2019-0708, CVE-2019-2725, IOT, Loki, MDS, Meltdown, Nanocore, Spectre, Struts, Verint, Vulnerabilities, WebLogic, WinRAR, Zyklon

Security firm Verint analyzed the top 20 vulnerabilities to patch now that are under active attack and exploited by cyber attack groups worldwide. The report is aimed at assisting security teams in prioritizing and enhancing their organization’s patch management efforts.

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Microsoft warns more BlueKeep attacks to come

Security Updates & Patches, Vulnerabilities & Exploits / Frank Crast / November 8, 2019 / BlueKeep, CVE-2019-0708, Metasploit

For the third time this year, Microsoft has warned users and organizations to stay vigilant against BlueKeep and patch their systems. In collaboration with security researchers, Microsoft investigated recent system crashes have been caused by a BlueKeep Metasploit module.

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Emotet malware campaign warning

Cybersecurity Attacks, Malware, Phishing / Frank Crast / October 28, 2019 / ACSC, Emotet, malware, Ransomware, Ryuk, Trickbot

The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) has warned of an ongoing and widespread phishing campaign designed to spread Emotet malware throughout Australia.

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Joint effort neutralizes Retadup worm that infected 850k systems

Malware / Frank Crast / August 28, 2019 / Cryptocurrency, Cybercrime, malware, Ransomware, Retadup

A joint effort between security firm Avast and a French cybercrime unit C3N has taken down a malicious worm dubbed Retadup that has affected thousands of machines.

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DHS warns of Iranian cybersecurity threats, issues guidance

Cybersecurity Attacks, Data Privacy, Malware, Mobile Security, Password Management, Phishing / Frank Crast / June 26, 2019 / CISA, DHS

The Director of the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued a warning about recent Iranian cybersecurity threats. The statement also included suggested tips and best practices to stay safe online.

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DHS issues new warning on BlueKeep threat

Security Updates & Patches, Vulnerabilities & Exploits / Frank Crast / June 18, 2019 / BlueKeep, DHS, WannaCry

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) just issued a new warning on the “wormable” BlueKeep threat and vulnerability. DHS says attackers can exploit unpatched systems to perform remote code execution.

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