The CEO of the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre, part of GCHQ, says that the main threat facing UK businesses and consumers is ransomware coming from cyber criminals. This week Lindy Cameron delivered the Annual Security Lecture to the Royal United Services Institute where she stated that: For most UK citizens and businesses, and indeedRead more
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Google is rolling out a new version of their Chrome web browser that fixes a remote code execution vulnerability that is under attack in the wild – the seventh zero day in Chrome so far this year. The new version of Chrome (91.0.4472.114) on Linux, Windows, and Mac resolves four high severity vulnerabilities including CVE-2021-30554Read more
Everyone has heard of hacking, but not many will know of its less-sinister counterpart, ethical hacking. Rather than the image of an evil villain breaking into important software in a dingy basement, imagine someone working alongside important companies and training them in techniques to prevent malicious attacks to their system. Ethical hacking is quickly becomingRead more
Passwords are the keys and locks to everything in our digital lives, which is why it is so important that they are strong and safe. However, password strength is still an ongoing problem, with many people using weak or common passwords and using the same password for multiple accounts. Here at SecureTeam, we have extensiveRead more
There are big differences between iOS and Android mobile platforms, especially in how they attempt to mitigate cybersecurity threats. For years, iOS has enjoyed the reputation as the most secure mobile operating system; however, recent changes are allowing Android to make some headway and close the gap between the two. You can never be completelyRead more
Early use of digital technology has been shown to improve language skills in young children, as well as helping to promote their creativity and social development. However, it’s not without risks. Threats to children online include cyberbullying and harassment, invasions of privacy, exposure to inappropriate content and dangerous sexual online activities. You might be askingRead more
Understanding the principles of Zero Trust Security will help Security and Network Managers evolve their network design to better defend against new and emerging cyber security threats and increased remote working. To understand and appreciate the benefits of the Zero Trust approach, we need to consider the limitations of more traditional network designs that ZeroRead more
Microsoft has warned that Kubernetes clusters are being targeted in a cryptomining attack while Palo Alto Networks has identified the first malware that targets Windows Containers – in order to compromise the Kubernetes clusters that host them. Cryptomining on Kubernetes Kubeflow is a popular framework for deploying Machine Learning workloads in a Kubernetes environment. MicrosoftRead more
The June security updates include 7 zero-day exploits fixed in Microsoft code, 5 high-severity bugs in Intel BIOS firmware and Security Library, and 21 critical vulnerabilities fixed in Adobe products. Microsoft Updates The June 2021 security updates from Microsoft resolves 7 zero-day vulnerabilities- six of them known to be exploited in the wild – andRead more
Hewlett Packard Enterprise has released a patch to fix a critical remote code execution vulnerability in the Windows version of their System Insight Manager. The bug in the Federated Search and CMS Configuration (CVE-2020-7200) feature of version 7.6.x of HPE SIM, has a critical CVSS score of 9.8. According to the security advisory from HPE,Read more
