John Jay Ray III has worked on bankruptcy cases like Enron and Nortel. But his latest gig involves Crypto… Story on eSecurity Planet
Month: November 2022
How to change the DNS settings on your Windows PC
DNS, or Domain Name System, acts as a phone book for the internet to convert between IP address and domain name. Story on ZDNet
This sneaky ransomware gang keeps changing tactics to spread its malware
A new ransomware operation is using unusual techniques to breach networks and encrypt them with file-locking malware… Story on ZDNet
Google Cloud looks forward to confidential computing but eyes hardware changes
Protecting data in use is the short version of the goal of confidential computing. However, this initiative is more… Story on TechRepublic
Microsoft: Hackers are using this ‘concerning’ tactic to dodge multi-factor authentication
Microsoft has outlined several mitigations to protect against attacks on multi-factor authentication that will unfortunately make life more difficult… Story on ZDNet
Study: Almost 50% of macOS malware only comes from one app
Elastic Security Labs has recently released its 2022 Report Story on Neowin
Researchers Quietly Cracked Zeppelin Ransomware Keys
>Peter is an IT manager for a technology manufacturer that got hit with a Russian ransomware strain called Zeppelin in May 2020. Story on Krebs On Security
Not patched Log4j yet? Assume attackers are in your network, say CISA and FBI
A joint security alert by CISA and the FBI has warned organizations that haven’t applied much-needed Log4j security patches Story on ZDNet
Is Your Twitter 2FA Acting Up? How to Recover and Secure Your Account
Twitter has been melting down fast… Story on PCMag
Lessons Learned from Automatic Failover
A famous XKCD cartoon talks about the importance of the often taken for granted ‘8.8.8.8’ Google DNS server. Story on SANS