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This Week in Security News: Trend Micro Creates Factory Honeypot to Trap Malicious Attackers and Microsoft Leaves 250M Customer Service Records Open to the Web

January 24, 2020 0 Comments Current News, Security

Credit to Author: Jon Clay (Global Threat Communications)| Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2020 13:18:05 +0000

Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. This week, dive into a research study that explores the risks associated with common cybersecurity vulnerabilities in a factory setting. Also, read about how misconfigured Microsoft cloud databases containing…

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Ako Ransomware targeting businesses using RaaS

January 24, 2020 0 Comments computer security terms, Cyber crime, Cyber safety, data breach, email, encryption, enterprise, malware, Ransomware, Security, Spam, Uncategorized

Credit to Author: Shriram Munde| Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2020 11:00:51 +0000

Ako Ransomware targeting businesses using RaaS Quick Heal security researchers recently observed ransomware that uses RaaS (Ransomware as a Service) which is a subpart of MaaS (Malware as a Service). Before delving into the AKO ransomware or RaaS, one must understand what Malware as a Service means, as it is…

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Microsoft Patch Alert: January 2020 patches look relatively benign

January 23, 2020 0 Comments Microsoft, Microsoft Office, PCs, Security, Windows

Credit to Author: Woody Leonhard| Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2020 07:17:00 -0800

The big patching problems this month fell at the feet of admins who had to deal with an unholy mess of pressing exposures: Fixing the holes in Microsoft’s RD Gateway (CVE-2020-0610; see Susan Bradley’s Patch Watch, paywalled); dealing with Server 2008 R2 systems that booted to Recovery mode after installing the January patches; scrambling to pick up after breaches in Citrix networking products; or the 334 Oracle security patches. They all took a toll.

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