Collaborate Disseminate
Bluetooth SIG—an organization that oversees the development of Bluetooth standards—today issued a statement informing users and vendors of a newly reported unpatched vulnerability that potentially affects hundreds of millions of devices worldwide.
Dis… Continue reading New Unpatched Bluetooth Flaw Lets Hackers Easily Target Nearby Devices
I had a conversation recently, which started out being about endpoint technologies. At one point in the conversation, the topic of AV came up. The question was, is there still value in AV?I believe there is; I believe that AV, when managed … Continue reading The Death of AV??
I’m very happy to announce today I’m starting my journey with Securonix!
I’ve spent the last five years working as an industry analyst, talking to thousands of clients and vendors about their challenges and solutions on security operations. During th… Continue reading I’m Joining Securonix
I’m sadly writing this as my last Gartner blog post! I’m moving to a new challenge. After years as an analyst, I decided it was time to get closer to delivering the initiatives that have been the focus of my research.
I’m immensely grateful for my time… Continue reading From my Gartner Blog – Goodbye!
Hackers always find a way in, even if there’s no software vulnerability to exploit.
The FBI has arrested a Russian national who recently traveled to the United States and offered $1 million in bribe to an employee of a targeted company for his help in… Continue reading Russian Arrested After Offering $1 Million to U.S. Company Employee for Planting Malware
The United States Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has published a new report warning companies about a new in-the-wild malware that North Korean hackers are reportedly using to spy on key employees at government contracting comp… Continue reading Hackers Target Defense Contractors’ Employees By Posing as Recruiters
Microsoft has issued an emergency out-of-band software update for Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2 systems to patch two new recently disclosed security vulnerabilities.
Tracked as CVE-2020-1530 and CVE-2020-1537, both flaws resi… Continue reading Microsoft Issues Emergency Security Updates for Windows 8.1 and Server 2012 R2
The South African arm of one of the world’s largest credit check companies Experian yesterday announced a data breach incident that exposed personal information of millions of its customers.
While Experian itself didn’t mention the number of affect cu… Continue reading Experian South Africa Suffers Data Breach Affecting Millions; Attacker Identified
I recently published a post where I discussed DFIR toolmarks, and not long after sharing it on Twitter, someone asked me for a list of resources that describe the “how”; that is, how to go about finding or determining toolmarks for various a… Continue reading Toolmarks: The "How"
Microsoft earlier today released its August 2020 batch of software security updates for all supported versions of its Windows operating systems and other products.
This month’s Patch Tuesday updates address a total of 120 newly discovered software vul… Continue reading Microsoft Reveals New Innocent Ways Windows Users Can Get Hacked