Silo City IT

12/02/2021

You need automation in -- Help your BoD & CEO understand this.

--> PenTesting as a Service is on the rise!

Executives need to clearly communicate risks but also bring context to data. Tech talk is out: speaking the same language will win the day.

10/20/2021

Continuing with the reoccurring Patch Tuesday theme, Microsoft breaks printing again trying to mitigate Print Spooler vulnerabilities. There are a few workarounds at this time as outlined in this article, however the most secure and non-impactful (to business operations such as network printing) is to leverage 0patch. Contact us today to learn more about Micro-Patching and how to secure you're organization from exploitable vulnerabilities, while staying operational and avoiding scenarios like these.

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New Windows 10 KB5006670 update breaks network printing

Windows 10 users and administrators report widescale network printing issues after installing the KB5006670 cumulative update and other updates released this week.

09/27/2021

Hack Back? ?

Ransomware strike targets US agriculture industry, White House quietly hits back | Fox Business

An industry marked as “off limits” to Russian hackers by President Biden was hit in a ransomware attack earlier this week when the operations of two farming co-ops in Iowa and Minnesota were disrupted.

08/28/2021

Ragnarok ransomware releases master decryptor after shutdown

Ragnarok ransomware gang appears to have called it quits and released the master key that can decrypt files locked with their malware.

08/11/2021

Accenture hit by Lockbit. Countdown to public release of data...

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07/03/2021

Kaseya Ransomware Attack! If you or your MSP are using Kaseya, take the recommended actions IMMEDIATELY.

At this time, we believe that none of our NOC customers (neither SaaS nor on-premises) were affected by the attack. We’re continuing to investigate this.

06/23/2021

Average time to fix critical cybersecurity vulnerabilities is 205 days!

According to the report, more than 66% of all applications used by the utility sector had at least one exploitable vulnerability open throughout the year.

06/19/2021

Be careful of your PDFs, they're snarfing.

SolarMarker makers are using SEO poisoning, stuffing thousands of PDFs with tens of thousands of pages full of SEO keywords & links to redirect to the malware.

06/11/2021

"all companies are in play"
Daily Mail: Hackers steal data from 3.5 million PCs.

Researchers discovered an unidentified malware that created a 1.2TB database of personal records stolen from 3.25 million PCs between 2018 and 2020, including logins for major online sites.

01/29/2021

Say it with us: YES IT'S FRIDAY!