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NSA shares zero-trust guidance to limit adversaries on the network

The National Security Agency is sharing new guidance to help organizations limit an adversary's movement on the internal network by adopting zero-trust framework principles.
- Ionut Ilascu
- March 05, 2024
- 06:29 PM
- 0
New Google Chrome feature blocks attacks against home networks

Google is testing a new feature to prevent malicious public websites from pivoting through a user's browser to attack devices and services on internal, private networks.
- Mayank Parmar
- February 17, 2024
- 10:07 AM
- 6
Microsoft fixes Wi-Fi issues triggered by recent Windows updates

Microsoft has fixed a known issue causing Wi-Fi network connectivity problems on Windows 11 systems triggered by recently released cumulative updates.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- December 20, 2023
- 11:15 AM
- 7
Microsoft confirms Windows 11 Wi-Fi issues, asks for user feedback

Microsoft has confirmed that some Windows 11 devices experience Wi-Fi connectivity issues after installing recent cumulative updates.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- December 19, 2023
- 01:40 PM
- 3
December's Windows 11 KB5033375 update breaks Wi-Fi connectivity

The KB5033375 cumulative update released during the December 2023 Patch Tuesday causes Wi-Fi connectivity issues on some Windows 11 devices.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- December 18, 2023
- 04:25 PM
- 6
Microsoft fixes Outlook Desktop bug causing slow saving issues

Microsoft has resolved a known issue causing significant delays for Microsoft 365 customers when saving attachments in Outlook Desktop.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- November 11, 2023
- 10:08 AM
- 0
QNAP warns of critical command injection flaws in QTS OS, apps

QNAP Systems published security advisories for two critical command injection vulnerabilities that impact multiple versions of the QTS operating system and applications on its network-attached storage (NAS) devices.
- Bill Toulas
- November 06, 2023
- 07:47 AM
- 0
Apple 'Find My' network can be abused to steal keylogged passwords

Apple's "Find My" location network can be abused by malicious actors to stealthily transmit sensitive information captured by keyloggers installed in keyboards.
- Bill Toulas
- November 04, 2023
- 10:12 AM
- 0
D-Link WiFi range extender vulnerable to command injection attacks

The popular D-Link DAP-X1860 WiFi 6 range extender is susceptible to a vulnerability allowing DoS (denial of service) attacks and remote command injection.
- Bill Toulas
- October 09, 2023
- 05:53 PM
- 1
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager flaw allows remote server access

Cisco is warning of five new Catalyst SD-WAN Manager products vulnerabilities with the most critical allowing unauthenticated remote access to the server.
- Bill Toulas
- September 28, 2023
- 11:15 AM
- 0
New WiKI-Eve attack can steal numerical passwords over WiFi

A new attack dubbed 'WiKI-Eve' can intercept the cleartext transmissions of smartphones connected to modern WiFi routers and deduce individual numeric keystrokes at an accuracy rate of up to 90%, allowing numerical passwords to be stolen.
- Bill Toulas
- September 11, 2023
- 04:30 PM
- 0
Android 14 to let you block connections to unencrypted cellular networks

Google has announced new cellular security features for its upcoming Android 14, expected later this month, that aim to protect business data and communications.
- Bill Toulas
- August 08, 2023
- 12:00 PM
- 0
Snappy: A tool to detect rogue WiFi access points on open networks

Cybersecurity researchers have released a new tool called 'Snappy' that can help detect fake or rogue WiFi access points that attempts to steal data from unsuspecting people.
- Bill Toulas
- July 02, 2023
- 10:17 AM
- 0
CISA orders federal agencies to secure Internet-exposed network devices

CISA issued this year's first binding operational directive (BOD) ordering federal civilian agencies to secure misconfigured or Internet-exposed networking equipment within 14 days of discovery.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- June 13, 2023
- 01:33 PM
- 0
CEO guilty of selling counterfeit Cisco devices to military, govt orgs

A Florida man has pleaded guilty to importing and selling counterfeit Cisco networking equipment to various organizations, including education, government agencies, healthcare, and the military.
- Bill Toulas
- June 07, 2023
- 10:19 AM
- 3
ASUS routers knocked offline worldwide by bad security update

ASUS has apologized to its customers for a server-side security maintenance error that has caused a wide range of impacted router models to lose network connectivity.
- Bill Toulas
- May 19, 2023
- 12:11 PM
- 5
Major UK banks including Lloyds, Halifax, TSB hit by outages

Websites and mobile apps of Lloyds Bank, Halifax, TSB Bank, and Bank of Scotland have experienced web and mobile app outages today leaving customers unable to access their account balances and information.
- Ax Sharma
- April 28, 2023
- 04:48 AM
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Hackers can breach networks using data on resold corporate routers

Enterprise-level network equipment on the secondary market hide sensitive data that hackers could use to breach corporate environments or to obtain customer information.
- Ionut Ilascu
- April 23, 2023
- 12:32 PM
- 2
NSA shares guidance on how to secure your home network

The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) has issued guidance to help remote workers secure their home networks and defend their devices from attacks.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- February 22, 2023
- 04:40 PM
- 2
FBI is investigating a cybersecurity incident on its network

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is reportedly investigating malicious cyber activity on the agency's network.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- February 17, 2023
- 09:23 AM
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