Computer Safety & News

SANS ISC shares best practices to monitor vulnerabilities, vendor patch updates, and  security policies related to Bluetooth vulnerabilities.  Smartphone protection is a very important area to protect based on the best practices shared  A Survey of Bluetooth Vulnerabilities Trends (sans.edu) This does not mean that the usage of Bluetooth devices is discouraged. However, users should […]

Highly targeted “spear phishing” cyber-attacks are occurring where information known by the attacker is used to create legitimate looking emails to gain unauthorized access to sensitive information Joint CISA-FBI Cybersecurity Advisory on Sophisticated Spearphishing Campaign | CISA Sophisticated Spearphishing Campaign Targets Government Organizations, IGOs, and NGOs | CISA Microsoft Points to Nobelium in USAID Spearphishing […]

CISA & FBI are currently warning that Fortinet vulnerabilities are being actively exploited FBI Update on Exploitation of Fortinet FortiOS Vulnerabilities | CISA 210527.pdf (ic3.gov) The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has released an FBI FLASH, APT Actors Exploiting Fortinet Vulnerabilities to Gain Access for Malicious Activity, which describes advanced persistent threat (APT) actors exploiting known […]

Another excellent article by Harvard Business Review — the focus is on future trends in work force for office & remote “work from home” employees as conditions improve from the current pandemic 9 Trends That Will Shape Work in 2021 and Beyond (hbr.org) While 2020 was the most volatile year in modern history, we would […]

Another excellent article by Harvard Business Review — the focus is where in-person attendance will increase as conditions improve from the current pandemic How to Talk to Employees About Reopening (hbr.org) As more individuals are getting vaccinated, business leaders need to shift their thinking from the abstract question of where employees will work to the […]

Some of latest quality SSD solutions are highlighted in this evaluation Best SSD 2021: Top NVME, NAS, and SATA options | Windows Central Best SSD 2021: Top NVME, NAS, and SATA options Depending on the available budget, we’d recommend the Samsung 970 EVO Plus because it’s lightning-fast. You get not only great read and write […]

Local TV options, antenna, and streaming services are discussed in-depth for 2021 options The Ultimate Cord Cutter’s Guide | PCMag Cable TV was once the ultimate entertainment necessity. Pumping hundreds of channels, many of which you never watched, into your home became the norm, and cable providers knew they had you on the hook with […]

CISA, Microsoft, FBI, and security firms share awareness of a malicious SPAM based attack called “NOBELIUM” Microsoft Announces New Campaign from NOBELIUM | CISA New sophisticated email-based attack from NOBELIUM – Microsoft Security Nobelium Resource Center – updated March 4, 2021 The Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) has released information on the uncovering of a widespread malicious […]

ADMINS should pilot test & roll out recent critical updates for VMWARE VMware Releases Security Updates | CISA VMware Security Advisory VMSA-2021-0010 (sans.edu) VMSA-2021-0010 (vmware.com) VMware has issued a critical security advisory VMSA-2021-0010 (CVSSv3 score ranging from 6.5-9.8). The products affected are VMware vCenter Server and VMware Cloud Foundation, and addresses CVE-2021-21985 and CVE-2021-21986

Several new WIN10 capabilities are under development for future including: (1) Project Reunion 0.8 (2) Windows Package Manager 1.0, (3) Windows Terminal 1.9  (4)WIN10 Linux enhancements Microsoft Unveils Windows 10 Perks for Developers — Redmondmag.com The Windows Developer’s Guide to Microsoft Build 2021 – Windows Developer Blog Microsoft announced a few Windows 10 advancements for developers […]