Collaborate Disseminate
Even its most optimistic users would have to concede that it’s been a bracing few weeks for anyone who relies on Microsoft’s Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP). Continue reading The GoldBrute botnet is trying to crack open 1.5 million RDP servers
I have this horrible feeling that the only way we’re going to wake the world up to the need to patch their ageing versions of Windows against the BlueKeep vulnerability is to wait until a malicious worm begins to spread around the world.
Prove me… Continue reading BlueKeep – everyone agrees, you should patch PCs running legacy versions of Windows
A botnet has appeared that has attempted to brute-force 1.5 million RDP connections to Windows systems in the last few days — and counting. Continue reading Forget BlueKeep: Beware the GoldBrute
Nvidia’s GeForce Experience (GFE) is the companion application for the Nvidia drivers, keeping said drivers up to date, as well as adding features around live streaming and media capture. The application runs as two parts, a GUI, and a system service, using an HTTP API to communicate. [David Yesland] from …read more
Continue reading This Week in Security: Nvidia, Ransomware Retirement, and a TOCTOU Bug in Docker
Microsoft (and the NSA) have been urging Windows users and administrators to install patches to protect systems from the BlueKeep (CVE-2019-0708) vulnerability.
Is disabling Remote Desktop Services sufficient to protect any … Continue reading Is disabling Remote Desktop Services sufficient to protect a Windows device from the BlueKeep vulnerability?
Microsoft issues warning to unpatched Windows users about worm risk, and how do you delete all traces of yourself off the internet after your murder your podcast co-host?
All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of the award-winning &#… Continue reading Smashing Security #131: Zap yourself from the net, and patch now against BlueKeep
A working exploit for the critical remote code-execution flaw shows how an unauthenticated attacker can achieve full run of a victim machine in about 22 seconds. Continue reading BlueKeep ‘Mega-Worm’ Looms as Fresh PoC Shows Full System Takeover
May 2019 was the busiest month of the year for critical security vulnerabilities and patch announcements. The standout was a Microsoft critical security update for Windows, rated with a CVSS score of 9.8 of 10. This vulnerability fixes CVE-20… Continue reading Cyber Security Roundup for May 2019
In the security news, giving you the latest on thousands of infected servers from a cryptojacking campaign, an open letter to the GCHQ calling out spy agencies, and a new vulnerability that makes you WannaCry! Paul’s Stories Redditor can stay… Continue reading Gatekeeper, WannaCry, and BlueKeep- Paul’s Security Weekly #606
An internet-wide scan has revealed almost one million devices vulnerable to CVE-2019-0708. Continue reading A million devices still vulnerable to ‘wormable’ RDP hole