Computer Safety & News

A new Task Force of 19 security companies has been chartered recently.  It’s mission is to fight Ransomware attacks which are highly destructive & lead to long costly business interruptions & offline outages.  Ransomware Task Force Created by 19 Companies Including Microsoft, McAfee | PCMag The 19 companies signed up to the RTF so far […]

CISA Updates Alert and Releases Supplemental Guidance on Emergency Directive for SolarWinds Orion Compromise | CISA Computer Safety & News – SolarWinds Orion Exploit – How to Identity and Remove (msmvps.com) CISA has updated AA20-352A: Advanced Persistent Threat Compromise of Government Agencies, Critical Infrastructure, and Private Sector Organizations, originally released December 17. This update states that […]

CISA & NSA are warning on ways security authentication can be worked around to compromise security access, especially for cloud-based applications. NSA Releases Cybersecurity Advisory on Detecting Abuse of Authentication Mechanisms | CISA AUTHENTICATION_MECHANISMS_CSA_U_OO_198854_20.PDF (defense.gov) Advanced Persistent Threat Compromise of Government Agencies, Critical Infrastructure, and Private Sector Organizations | CISA The National Security Agency (NSA) […]