June 19th, 2019 by hankshelp
Summary
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is issuing this Activity Alert to provide information on a vulnerability, known as “BlueKeep,” that exists in the following Microsoft Windows Operating Systems (OSs), including both 32- and 64-bit versions, as well as all Service Pack versions:
- Windows 2000
- Windows Vista
- Windows XP
- Windows 7
- Windows Server 2003
- Windows Server 2003 R2
- Windows Server 2008
- Windows Server 2008 R2
An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to take control of an affected system.
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May 27th, 2019 by hankshelp
“Microsoft has begun pushing out its May 2019 Windows 10 update, which will flag Wi-Fi networks that are using the outdated and insecure Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) and Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) authentication mechanisms.”
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May 24th, 2019 by hankshelp
Apparently, the new categories must be selected in order for future 1902 update to be synced.
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May 23rd, 2019 by hankshelp
SURPRISE (NOT!) Looks like some problems are surfacing about the “May 2019 Update” for Windows 10. Here are a couple of links that might alert you in advance and/or help you work around some of them.
www.thewindowsclub.com/known-issues-with-windows-10-v1903-may-2019-update
www.windowscentral.com/windows-10-may-2019-update-common-problems-and-fixes
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May 19th, 2019 by hankshelp
“More than 20,000 Linksys wireless routers are regularly leaking full historic records of every device that has ever connected to them, including devices’ unique identifiers, names, and the operating systems they use. The data can be used by snoops or hackers in either targeted or opportunistic attacks.“
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January 29th, 2019 by hankshelp
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January 23rd, 2019 by hankshelp
One wonders what their password was… 🙂
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January 20th, 2019 by hankshelp
- Browser Pale Moon updated
- Cisco Security Advisory
- Oracle released Java updates
- Linux updates
- Microsoft update revisions
- General Security review of last weeks vulnerabilities
- New email data breach of immense proportions were made public
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January 6th, 2019 by hankshelp
You all probably know this, but I thought it was well done…
“If you have lost your laptop or had it stolen while being logged in, you can use this guide to use your Microsoft account to find and lock it remotely.”
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December 12th, 2018 by hankshelp
Patch Tuesday, December 2018 Edition
“Adobe and Microsoft each released updates today to tackle critical security weaknesses in their software. Microsoft’s December patch batch is relatively light, addressing more than three dozen vulnerabilities in Windows and related applications. Adobe has issued security fixes for its Acrobat and PDF Reader products, and has a patch for yet another zero-day flaw in Flash Player that is already being exploited in the wild.”
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