January 2022 - Page 5 of 10

School District reports a 334% hike in cybersecurity insurance costs

Bloomington School District 87 in Illinois has published its cyber-insurance renewal details, and the cost has jumped from $6,661 in 2021 to $22,229 this year. […]

22 Jan

Dutch cybersecurity agency warns of lingering Log4j risks

In a warning issued on Thursday, the Dutch National Cybersecurity Centre (NCSC) says organizations should still be aware of risks connected to Log4j attacks and remain vigilant for ongoing threats. […]

21 Jan

The Week in Ransomware – January 21st 2022 – Arrests, Wipers, and More

It has been quite a busy week with ransomware, with law enforcement making arrests, data-wiping attacks, and the return of the Qlocker ransomware. […]

21 Jan

Microsoft backpedals on Windows 11 NCPA control panel removal

Microsoft has backpedaled its decision to forcefully redirect users from the Network Connections (ncpa.cpl) control panel to the Advanced Network Settings screen. […]

21 Jan

Phishing impersonates shipping giant Maersk to push STRRAT malware

A new phishing campaign using fake shipping delivery lures installs the STRRAT remote access trojan on unsuspecting victim’s devices. […]

21 Jan

Microsoft disables Excel 4.0 macros by default to block malware

Microsoft has announced that Excel 4.0 (XLM) macros will now be disabled by default to protect customers from malicious documents. […]

21 Jan

Over 90 WordPress themes, plugins backdoored in supply chain attack

A massive supply chain attack compromised 93 WordPress themes and plugins to contain a backdoor, giving threat-actors full access to websites. […]

21 Jan

McAfee Agent bug lets hackers run code with Windows SYSTEM privileges

McAfee Enterprise (now rebranded as Trellix) has patched a security vulnerability discovered in the company’s McAfee Agent software for Windows enabling attackers to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges. […]

21 Jan

SonicWall shares temp fix for firewalls stuck in reboot loop

Following a stream of customer reports that started yesterday evening, security hardware manufacturer SonicWall has provided a temporary workaround for reviving next-gen firewalls running SonicOS 7.0 stuck in a reboot loop. […]

20 Jan

Microsoft lists the Windows 10 group policies to avoid

Microsoft released a list of twenty-five group policies that admins should not use in Windows 10 and Windows 11 as they do not provide optimal behavior or cause unexpected results. […]

Month: January 2022

School District reports a 334% hike in cybersecurity insurance costs

Dutch cybersecurity agency warns of lingering Log4j risks

The Week in Ransomware – January 21st 2022 – Arrests, Wipers, and More

Microsoft backpedals on Windows 11 NCPA control panel removal

Phishing impersonates shipping giant Maersk to push STRRAT malware

Microsoft disables Excel 4.0 macros by default to block malware

Over 90 WordPress themes, plugins backdoored in supply chain attack

McAfee Agent bug lets hackers run code with Windows SYSTEM privileges

SonicWall shares temp fix for firewalls stuck in reboot loop

Microsoft lists the Windows 10 group policies to avoid