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“Wanna Cry” Ransomware Warning

May 15, 2017

A dangerous form of malware is circulating across the globe in the form of a PDF email attachment. Users who open the attachment are exposed… Read more »

Tagged malware, phishing, ransomware, security advisory

Yahoo Encourages Users to Change Passwords

September 23, 2016

Yahoo released a statement warning users that over 500 million account credentials – including passwords, telephone numbers, and security questions and answers – were compromised during… Read more »

Tagged security advisory, yahoo

Dropbox Encourages Users to Change Passwords

September 2, 2016

Dropbox released a statement warning users that 68 million account credentials were compromised during a data breach dating back to 2012. Dropbox has emailed all… Read more »

Tagged dropbox, security advisory

Lenovo Addresses Vulnerability in Accelerator

June 2, 2016

Lenovo has released a security advisory addressing a vulnerability in its preloaded Accelerator Application software. The vulnerability could be exploited by a “man-in-the-middle” attack, in which… Read more »

Tagged lenovo, security advisory

Sandworm Vulnerability Requires Another Fix from Microsoft

October 30, 2014

BACKGROUND Hackers have bypassed Microsoft’s security patch to address the Sandworm vulnerability in Windows resulting in the company issuing another advisory and warning users of… Read more »

Tagged microsoft, sandworm, security advisory

Adobe Flash Vulnerability Currently Being Exploited

October 24, 2014

BACKGROUND There is a vulnerability in Adobe Flash that is being exploited in large scale attacks. The vulnerability is being tracked as CVE-2014-0569 (http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-0558) on the Common… Read more »

Tagged adobe, exploits, security advisory, software patches and updates

Bash Vulnerability Update

September 26, 2014

Please note the following updates to the September 25 post regarding the Bash / Shellshock vulnerability.

Tagged exploits, information security, malware, security advisory, software patches and updates

More OpenSSL Vulnerabilities Reported

June 10, 2014

Security researchers have recently identified several vulnerabilities in the OpenSSL encryption library in addition to the widely publicized Heartbleed bug (see https://it-security.usc.edu/2014/04/09/openssl-heartbleed-bug​ for more information… Read more »

Tagged Heartbleed, OpenSSL, security advisory, software patches and updates

Zero-Day Vulnerability in Internet Explorer

September 18, 2013

On September 17, Microsoft published an emergency security advisory and “Fix it” solution to address a zero-day vulnerability affecting all supported versions of Internet Explorer.… Read more »

Tagged microsoft, security advisory

Phishing Warning 2013-08-28

August 28, 2013

Many users have reported receiving the following phish email. If you have received the phish, do not reply, click the link, or supply any login… Read more »

Tagged phishing, security advisory, user education

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