Cyber security researchers discovered a vulnerability in how Mitel products handle a specially crafted single UDP packet sent to one of its devices that could allow for a massive amplification attack. With relatively little effort an attacker would be able to D-DOS a victim by leveraging this flaw in Mitel VoIP systems. With a ratio […]
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APC Smart-UPS a division of Schneider Electric notified its customers today of a critical vulnerability in which bad actors could remotely execute commands with zero clicks from end users. Given the widespread use of APC Smart-UPS it is recommended that all organizations patch their systems ASAP and utilize security best practices to segment network devices
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Today Google announced that is has acquired cyber security firm Mandiant for approximately $5.4 billion in cash. Mandiant will join the Google Cloud offering that includes BeyondCorp, VirusTotal, and Chronicle augmenting Google Cloud’s current security offerings. https://thehackernews.com/2022/03/google-buys-cybersecurity-firm-mandiant.html#comment-box
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Useful Operators We can use the Range function to create a range of numbers in a list instead of typing them manually The Enumerate function will allow us to index items in a list and return them as tuples. We can then use tuple unpacking The Zip function allows us to take multiple lists and
CISA has added 11 new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, based on evidence that threat actors are actively exploiting the vulnerabilities listed in the table below. These types of vulnerabilities are a frequent attack vector for malicious cyber actors of all types and pose significant risk to the federal enterprise. Note: to view
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I read an interesting article today on the importance of a global collective for threat intelligence. As I read the article, I realized we have all the technology in place, but it may not be utilized to its fullest. I assume that this is one of two things. First, it could be a legacy mindset