Cybercrime still the leading cyber threat against Canadians: Federal report
Cybercrime is still the number one cyber threat to Canadians, according to the latest edition of the government’s national cyber threat report. In addition, the state-sponsored cyber programs of China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea continue to pose the greatest strategic cyber threat to the country, says the report. “Critical infrastructure is still a prime
Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for Friday, October 28, 2022
This episode looks at highlights of the recent MapleSec cybersecurity
OpenSSL update to fix critical vulnerability
System administrators and application developers need to install thi
How to stop attackers from moving laterally through your network
Attackers want to laterally through IT networks to obtain the credentials of privileged accounts. A Microsoft blog shows how they can
Server Manager disk resets can result in data loss
Microsoft has developed a workaround for a recently identified problem that can lead to data loss when resetting virtual disks in some versions of Windows Server using the Server Manager management console. IT administrators can use the Windows Server management console to deploy and manage local and remote Windows-based servers from their desktop. Physical access […]
Linux kernel could finally discontinue 486 support
Linus Torvalds, the creator of the Linux kernel, is seriously considering discontinuing the Intel 486 processor, 486 Linux and any other 486 architecture. The transition would occur after most users had upgraded to newer processor architectures. Torvalds explained in a message to the Linux Kernel Mailing List, the main hub of Linux kernel development, that […]
Over 80 ShadowPad malware C2 servers unmasked
VMware Threat Analysis Unit (TAU) have uncovered 85 command-and-control (C2) servers supported by ShadowPad malware since September 2021. ShadowPad is a modular backdoor known among China-based threat actors, including such clusters of espionage activities. The malware can also be used to download other malicious payloads, paving the way for wider exploitation. Research data shows that the […]
British hacker charged for operating dark web marketplace
Daniel Kaye, a 34-year-old British national, was indicted in a U.S. court for running a dark web marketplace called The Real Deal. Kaye was charged with five counts of access device fraud and one count of conspiracy to launder money. The Real Deal specialized in selling hacking tools and stolen login information. Before it closed […]
Cyber Security Today, Oct, 28, 2022 – A troubling employee security awareness survey, beware of so-called scanned email attachments and more
This episode reports on threats to Docker and Kubernetes containers, abuse by cryptominers of GitHub, and questions about the security awareness of
Most metaverse projects will disappear from the market by 2025
According to Canalys, despite Mark Zuckerberg’s unshakable belief in the Metaverse, most metaverse projects will be shut down in the next few years, more precisely in 2025. Reality Labs, Meta’s hardware and metaverse ambitions division, has lost about $16 billion since the beginning of last year and is making cuts as a result. Some cuts […]
