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QNAP’s Buggy Security Fix Causes Chaos

Richi Jennings | November 26, 2024 | automatic updates, data storage, firmware, firmware patch, firmware security, firmware update, Firmware Updates, hard disk drive, hard drive, NAS, os security updates, QNAP, QTS, RAID, Release Management, SB Blogwatch, security update, storage

RAID FAIL: NAS Maker does a CrowdStrike—cleanup on /dev/dsk/c1t2d3s4 please ...

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U.S. Agencies Seize Four North Korean IT Worker Scam Websites

Jeffrey Burt | November 22, 2024 | china espionage, Department of Justice (DOJ), fake IT worker scam, North Korean cyber espionage

U.S. law enforcement agencies seized the websites of four North Korean fake IT worker scams that were uncovered by SentinelOne threat researchers and linked to a larger network of Chinese front companies ...

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Here’s Yet Another D-Link RCE That Won’t be Fixed

Richi Jennings | November 21, 2024 | D-Link, D-Link Corporation, D-Link vulnerability, D-Link zero day, Internet of things, Internet of Things (IoT), Internet of Things (IoT) Security, Internet of Things cyber security, iot, SB Blogwatch

D-Licious: Stubborn network device maker digs in heels and tells you to buy new gear ...

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Microsoft Veeps Ignite Fire Under CrowdStrike

Richi Jennings | November 20, 2024 | CrowdStrike, CrowdStrike Falcon, CrowdStrike incident;, crowdstrike updates, David Weston, ignite, Microsoft, Microsoft security, Microsoft Virus Initiative, Microsoft Windows, Quick Machine Recovery, rust, Safe Deployment Practices, SB Blogwatch, Windows, Windows security

BSODs begone! Redmond business leaders line up to say what’s new in Windows security ...

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Black Friday Scammers are Hard at Work: Security Experts

Jeffrey Burt | November 20, 2024 | black friday, Impersonation attacks, online shopping scams, Phishing

Scammers are using everything from fraudulent deals and fake ads to spoofed websites and brand impersonation to target online shoppers who are gearing up for Black Friday as the holiday buying season ...

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EPA IG Office: ‘High-Risk’ Security Flaws in Hundreds of Water Systems

Jeffrey Burt | November 19, 2024 | cyber attack on critical infrastructure, EPA, public water systems, Vulnerabilities

The watchdog for the EPA found that, of 1,062 U.S. drinking water systems it assessed, 97 had "critical" or "high-risk" security flaws and another 211 had less dangerous vulnerabilities, risking threats from ...

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These 20 D-Link Devices Have Critical RCE Bug — but NO Patch NEVER

Richi Jennings | November 13, 2024 | CVE-2024-10914, D-Link, D-Link Corporation, D-Link NAS Devices, D-Link vulnerability, D-Link zero day, Internet of things, Internet of Things (IoT), Internet of Things (IoT) Security, Internet of Things cyber security, iot, NAS, network storage device, SB Blogwatch

‘Bobby’ flaw flagged WONTFIX: Company doesn’t make storage devices now; has zero interest in fixing this catastrophic vulnerability ...

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Insurance Firm Introduces Liability Coverage for CISOs

Jeffrey Burt | November 12, 2024 | CISO job, cyber liability insurance, SolarWinds, Uber

National insurance firm Crum and Forster is offering a professional liability program for CISOs who are facing growing regulatory pressures and sophisticate cyberattacks but often are not covered by their organizations' D&O ...

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