Computer Safety & News

It is important to keep devices fully patched & on latest AV protection levels https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/current-activity/2019/10/04/vulnerabilities-exploited-multiple-vpn-applications (CISA) encourages administrators to review the NCSC Alert for more information and to review the following security advisories and apply the necessary updates: Palo Alto Security Advisory PAN-SA-2019-0020 FortiGuard Security Advisory FG-IR-18-384 FortiGuard Security Advisory FG-IR-18-388 FortiGuard Security Advisory FG-IR-18-389 Pulse Secure Security Advisory SA44101

Improved protection for a new serious vulnerability was released on out of band (OOB) basis: https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/current-activity/2019/10/03/microsoft-re-releases-security-updates https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1367 Microsoft has re-released security updates to address a vulnerability in Microsoft software. Updates are now available automatically via Windows Update or Windows Server Update Services.  Please review Microsoft Security Advisory for CVE-2019-1367 and apply the necessary updates.

The IC3 division of FBI has issued this special emergency alert https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/current-activity/2019/10/04/ic3-issues-alert-ransomware https://www.ic3.gov/media/2019/191002.aspx The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has released an alert on ransomware threats to U.S. businesses and organizations. Ransomware is a type of malware designed to deny access to a computer system or data until a ransom is paid. Cyber criminals often […]