Agent 1433: remote attack on Microsoft SQL Server
All over the world companies large and small use Microsoft SQL Server for database management. Highly popular yet insufficiently protected, this DBMS is a target of choice for hacking. One of the most common attack on Microsoft SQL Server — the remote attack based on malicious jobs — has been around for a long time, but it is still...
Your Business is Compliant with Data Security Regulations. It’s Still not Safe.
There has been plenty of discussion about the impact of global data regulations on data security practices. Particularly with the implementation of the EU’s GDPR last year, organizations in every industry have been scrambling to develop new security practices to avoid fines and the associated bad press of an infringement (especially after the £183 million and $5 billion fines...
IT threat evolution Q2 2019
Targeted attacks and malware campaigns
More about ShadowHammer
In March, we published the results of our investigation into a sophisticated supply-chain attack involving the ASUS Live Update Utility, used to deliver BIOS, UEFI and software updates to ASUS laptops and desktops. The attackers added a backdoor to the utility and then distributed it to users through official channels.
ASUS was not the...
Six Security Controls to Prevent Your Cloud from Getting Hacked
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