Sodinokibi and the Successful Tactics it Uses

Research by security firms places Ryuk and Sodinokibi as two of the prime ransomware threats facing enterprises today. While some reports illustrate ransomware infections across the board, ransom amounts have almost tripled from quarter to quarter for… Continue reading Sodinokibi and the Successful Tactics it Uses

November 2019 Patch Tuesday: Actively exploited IE zero-day fixed

November 2019 Patch Tuesday comes with patches for an IE zero-day exploited by attackers in the wild and four Hyper-V escapes. Microsoft updates Microsoft has delivered fixes for 74 vulnerabilities in various products, 13 of which are deemed to be crit… Continue reading November 2019 Patch Tuesday: Actively exploited IE zero-day fixed

Maze Ransomware Exploiting Exploit Kits

Cybercrime has never been one to hem in tactics with ideology or rules. Rather, malware operators are known to use what works and then modify code to continue to work. By “work,” we mean that the code does what it is supposed to; for information steal… Continue reading Maze Ransomware Exploiting Exploit Kits

Microsoft’s Chromium-based Edge browser gets new privacy features, will be generally available January 15

Microsoft today announced that its Chromium-based Edge browser will be generally available on January 15 and that the release candidate for Windows and macOS is now available for download (and that it features a new icon). The development of the new Edge has progressed pretty rapidly and the latest build has been very stable, even […] Continue reading Microsoft’s Chromium-based Edge browser gets new privacy features, will be generally available January 15

October Patch Tuesday: Microsoft fixes critical remote desktop bug

Microsoft fixed 59 vulnerabilities in October’s Patch Tuesday, including several critical remote code execution (RCE) flaws. Continue reading October Patch Tuesday: Microsoft fixes critical remote desktop bug

Microsoft rushes out fix for Internet Explorer zero-day

Microsoft has rushed to patch two flaws affecting IE versions 9 to 11, one of which the company says is being exploited in real attacks. Continue reading Microsoft rushes out fix for Internet Explorer zero-day

Microsoft drops emergency Internet Explorer fix for actively exploited zero-day

Microsoft has unexpectedly released out-of-band security updates to fix vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer and Microsoft Defender. The IE zero-day bug is deemed “critical”, as it’s being actively exploited to achieve partial or comp… Continue reading Microsoft drops emergency Internet Explorer fix for actively exploited zero-day