So the latest OpenSSL version in the 3.0 release has a fix which is version 3.0.7 which will address a critical vulnerability in the 3.x versions. (so if you are using 2.x you are ok for now). OpenSSL is the open source implementation of SSL and TLS secure communication protocols. MalwareBytes Blog had a post … Read more
We learned that MFA or 2FA (Multi or Two factor Authentication) is better than just a username and password to authenticate as all security people keep drumming into everyone right? Just to review MFA is a second form if authentication where the first form is a username and password. The second form can be a … Read more
What is Vishing? Voice phishing, also known as vishing, is the practice of eliciting information or attempting to influence action via the telephone.(from hhs.gov site) Recently, a large U.S. company fell victim to a cyber attack that leveraged sophisticated phishing techniques involving phone calls to gain access to the victim organization. Phishing campaigns continue to … Read more
chrome has a new security update according to CISA(Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency) post: Google has released Chrome version 103.0.5060.114 for Windows. This version addresses vulnerabilities that an attacker could exploit to take control of an affected system. Official Google update: https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html This update includes 4 security fixes. Below, we highlight fixes that were contributed … Read more
Rapid7 has found a spring framework vulnerability called Spring4Shell As usual a new vulnerability requires risk management to be reassessed. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22965 Leads to https://tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2022-22965 Which says the following information which is important. CVE-2022-22965: Spring Framework RCE via Data Binding on JDK 9+ Affected VMware Products and Versions Severity is critical unless otherwise noted. … Read more
