Category Archives: Security Alerts

New Security Alert for 5G networks

Although at present the risk is small given the amount of remote home usage for firms and implementation of 5G to satisfy this and cut costs for Emergency Services Radio networks this announcements of concern. 5G network slicing vulnerability leaves … Continue reading

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Apple users targeted by ‘mysterious’ malware

BBc report upto 30,000 users infected on Apple Macs , seems not to have any malicious payload nor is it a large amount but as reported seems more of someone making a point. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-56172400

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Solaris 10 is End of Life 31st March 2018

Well its March the 1st Just a reminder that Oracle Solaris 10 becomes end of life Continue reading

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NHS in England hit by ‘cyber-attack’

With the BBC reporting NHS England being hit with what appears to be a ‘cyber attack’ and the fact that GDPR is less the 12 months away here has never been a more important time to invest in security. Continue reading

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Think IT security is to costly think again

In recent times many companies feel that the cost of implementing IT security or having it checked is just not a cost effective use of company money
” After all we buy our virus checker and we use the same software as the big corporate down the road”
Well think again, not only is a breach likely to cost you serious damage to your reputation, under the new General Data Protection Regulation you could be fined up to four percent of your annual turnover. Continue reading

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Microsoft patches ‘critical’ Windows bug

Microsoft has released an emergency patch for a “critical” bug present on almost every version of Windows. Microsoft said the vulnerability was so severe that it needed to release a patch outside its usual monthly security update. Continue reading

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Openssl Vulnerability patch to be released

It has been announced that a patch will be released on the 9th of July to rectify what has been referred to as “High Severity” defect in OpenSSL. Continue reading

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Alert (TA15-103A) DNS Zone Transfer AXFR Requests May Leak Domain Information

A remote unauthenticated user may request a DNS zone transfer from a public-facing DNS server. If improperly configured, the DNS server may respond with information about the requested zone, revealing internal network structure and potentially sensitive information. Continue reading

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National Cyber Awareness System Alert TA15-098A: AAEH

Today the US National Cyber Awareness System release the following:- Continue reading

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More SSL encryption issues

Researchers have recently uncovered a major security flaw in software created by companies like Google and Apple, leaving many devices vulnerable to hacking attempts, Continue reading

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