Aug 09, 2024Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Network Security The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has disclosed that threat actors are abusing the legacy Cisco Smart Install (SMI) feature with the aim of accessing sensitive data. The agency said it has seen adversaries “acquire system configuration files by leveraging available protocols or software on devices,…
Read MoreBusiness Security Cyber insurance is not only a safety net, but it can also be a catalyst for advancing security practices and standards 08 Aug 2024 • , 3 min. read If there was ever any doubt about the relationship between cybersecurity and the cyber insurance industry, then Black Hat USA 2024 dispelled it. A…
Read MoreCrowdStrike’s ‘apology alone in these circumstances is vastly inadequate,’ Delta’s attorney said in a letter Thursday. Delta Air Lines and CrowdStrike’s war of words over responsibility and compensation concerning the July 19 faulty update that downed about 8.5 million Microsoft Windows machines continues to unfold publicly with well-known attorney David Boies, representing Delta, firing back…
Read More“This is a massive game changer, providing us for the first time a SOC (Security Operations Center) and high-quality security talent that is 24/7 responding to threats and managing customer cyber environments,” said Fulcrum IT Partners President Kyle Lanzinger. Fulcrum IT Partners, the $1 billion international solution provider behemoth, is adding more security services muscle…
Read More‘I didn’t make the decision to retire lightly,’ says Kirk Robinson, Ingram Micro executive vice president and president of North America. ‘But I’m beyond excited to spend more quality time with my family and friends, and paddle board on weekdays.’ Ingram Micro Executive Vice President and President of North America Kirk Robinson, a 31-year Ingram…
Read MoreThe U.S. Justice Department arrested a Nashville man charged with helping North Korean IT workers obtain remote work at companies across the United States and operating a laptop farm they used to pose as U.S.-based individuals. Matthew Isaac Knoot, 38, helped North Koreans use a stolen identity to pose as Andrew M., a U.S. citizen,…
Read MoreCisco is warning of multiple critical remote code execution zero-days in the web-based management interface of the end-of-life Small Business SPA 300 and SPA 500 series IP phones. The vendor has not made fixes available for these devices and shared no mitigation tips, so users of those products will have to move to newer and…
Read MoreMicrosoft reminded today that Exchange 2016 will reach the end of extended support next year on October 14 and shared guidance for admins who need to decommission outdated servers. Exchange 2016 reached its mainstream end date in October 2020, while Exchange Server 2013 (the previous version) reached its extended end-of-support (EOS) date on April 11,…
Read MoreNew partner program investments, AI innovation and cloud outages are among the biggest headlines so far. New partner program investments. Innovation in the artificial intelligence portfolio. And cloud outages and concerns around security. These are some of the ways Microsoft has captured headlines in 2024 so far as the Redmond, Wash.-based tech giant rides high…
Read MoreThe issue’s impact depends on what the vulnerable service stores in the bucket. With CloudFormation, an infrastructure-as-code tool, templates that are then used to automatically deploy infrastructure stacks as defined by the user are what is stored. These templates can contain sensitive information, such as environment variables, credentials, and more. But it gets worse: An…
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