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8 Takeaways from Apple 2023 Threat Research – Are you prepared?

Michelle Drolet

Religious organizations, Houses of Worship (HoWs) and missionaries (schools, hospitals, non-profits) often carry a false notion that they are at least risk of cyber-attacks (compared to ordinary businesses), because they are not involved in buying and selling of commercial goods and services. Contrary to this popular belief, cybercriminals have been regularly targeting churches, catholic organizations, and even the Vatican.

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7 Ways to Keep Your Plastic Surgery Practice Cyber-Secure

Michelle Drolet

In an era where data breaches and cyber threats loom, the security of patient information in plastic surgery practices (PSPs) is more critical than ever. Envision a scenario where, in a mere moment, the confidential data of your patients is at risk, posing a serious threat to the trust they place in your practice and

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Eight Cybersecurity Trends To Watch For 2024

Michelle Drolet

In 2024, for cybersecurity, we’re entering an era where advanced AI tools and intricate social engineering tactics (especially during election years) are changing the game. To avoid potential cyber threats, businesses, governments and individuals must grasp these emerging trends. Trend 1. Rise Of Cybersecurity AI In 2024, AI’s role in cybersecurity will expand to encompass automated

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Cannabis Industry Must Take Cybersecurity Seriously To Protect Client Data, Or Else Risk Everything

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Michelle Drolet

Cyber threats such as ransomware, phishing and data theft pose significant risks to cannabis dispensaries. These attacks can disrupt operations with long recovery delays, compromise client data, invite litigation and damage business reputations. IBM says the average global cost of a data breach is $4.45 million, prompting 51% of organizations to raise their security budgets. Implementing security measures

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Vulnerability Alert: Two Microsoft Zero-Day Vulnerabilities Exploited by Attackers

Michelle Drolet

  Last week, Microsoft patched two zero-day vulnerabilities (CVE-2023-36884 and CVE-2023-38180). These vulnerabilities are part of Microsoft’s August 2023 Patch Tuesday, which also includes security updates for 87 vulnerabilities. Both of these vulnerabilities were exploited in cyberattacks, and one of them was publicly disclosed prior to the patch release. CVE-2023-36884 CVE-2023-36884 is a remote code

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4 Ways Cybercrime is Evolving as Risks Increase

Michelle Drolet

The threat landscape continues to change as bad actors refine their cybercrime tactics and expand their attack options. Cyberattacks continue to break new records and bad actors keep getting better at what they do. The only way organizations can truly defend themselves is by gaining an understanding of how cyber threats are evolving, acquiring the knowledge

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Vulnerability Alert: Windows Zero-Day Actively Exploited by Ransomware Group

Michelle Drolet

What You Need to Know: A zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2023-28252) was found in the Windows Common Log File System (CLFS) and is being actively exploited. The vulnerability allows attackers to gain SYSTEM privileges on target Windows systems and deploy Nokoyawa ransomware payloads. CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog now includes CVE-2023-28252, which impacts all versions of supported

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Vulnerability Alert: Apple Patches Two Vulnerabilities, Including a Zero-Day

Michelle Drolet

What You Need to Know: In response to attacks aimed at hacking iPhones, iPads, and Macs, Apple issued urgent security updates that address two vulnerabilities, one of which is a zero-day vulnerability. The first vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-23529 [1,2], is a WebKit confusion zero-day that can lead to OS crashes and the execution of arbitrary

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Vulnerability Alert: High-Severity JsonWebToken Library Vulnerability

Michelle Drolet

What You Need to Know: A vulnerability was found in the open source JsonWebToken (JWT) library. According to Palo Alto Networks Unit 42, CVE-2022-23529 it could allow an attacker to achieve remote code execution (RCE) on a server verifying a maliciously crafted JSON web token request. The vulnerability impacts JsonWebToken package version 8.5.1 and earlier.

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Vulnerability Alert: Microsoft Exchange Double Zero-Day Vulnerabilities

Michelle Drolet

What You Need to Know: There are two zero-day vulnerabilities affecting Microsoft Exchange Server 2013, 2016, and 2019. CVE-2022-41040 is a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability and CVE-2022-41082 is a vulnerability that allows for remote code execution when PowerShell is accessible to a threat actor. Microsoft stated that the current attacks are limited but the

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