Security researchers from Check Point Research discovered a critical vulnerability in DNS Server component of Windows Server, which affects every version of Windows Server released in the past 17 years and allows an attacker to fully compromise a system. The [...]
Where is your dongle? That was one of the first questions asked by a student when I was teaching my first FTK training course back in 2001. I had no idea what he was asking. Later I learned we had [...]
While ransomware continues to be a major threat to enterprise IT environments around the world, a new family of ransomware poses a unique danger to companies with industrial control systems. Snake, also known as Ekans ("snake" spelled backward), follows the [...]
In January, the U.S. Department of Defense released the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification requirements, outlining new cybersecurity stipulations for DOD contractors. There is no deadline for compliance with this new standard, but defense contractors should expect to see its specifications [...]
Microsoft released two out-of-band security patches to address remote code execution vulnerabilities affecting Windows 10 Codecs Library, weeks ahead of the next Patch Tuesday when the company typically releases updates. The first codecs vulnerability, disclosed as CVE-2020-1425, was rated critical. [...]
