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Patching Conundrum: 5-Year Old Flaw Again Tops Most-Hit List

Issued by: DataBreach Today

A five-year old vulnerability in Fortinet SSL VPNs remains one of the most widely exploited flaws in enterprise networks, despite repeat patch warnings. So say cybersecurity officials across the U.S. and its Five Eyes intelligence alliance partners in a new joint security advisory detailing the 12 most common vulnerabilities and exposures that were most “routinely…

Vulnerabilities

Why Fixing Security Vulnerabilities Is Not That Simple

Issued by: Security Intelligence

It sounds simple: A scanner identifies a vulnerability, the vulnerability is patched. What happens in between, however, can be far from simple. Yet if you are not on a security team or, more specifically, a vulnerability management team, you would never know the bumpy, winding road that often stretches between scanning and patching. The Patch…

Malware & Threats

The three most important ways to defend against security threats

Issued by: CSO

An average of 5,000 to 7,000 new computer security threats are announced each year. That’s as many as 19 every day. The rate at which new threats appear make it difficult to decide which ones require your attention. It might surprise you that, while your competitors waste money on high-tech, expensive, and sometimes exotic defenses,…

Network Security

Cyber Solstice: IT Security Tasks to Tackle on the Longest Day of the Year

Issued by: Security Intelligence

This week, we will experience the longest day of the year: June 21. For IT professionals, more daylight means more time to handle tasks on the back burner, start new projects or even — gasp — take a step back from the cybersecurity front lines. Here’s a look at some top contenders for security tasks…

Malware & Threats

How Basic Endpoint Patching Helps Protect Against Ransomware and Other Attacks

Issued by: Security Intelligence

On Friday, a group of unknown threat actors carried out one of the largest cyberattacks of its kind, which infected hundreds of thousands of computers in 150 countries. The ransomware, known as WannaCry, exploits a Microsoft Windows OS vulnerability that was patched in Microsoft’s Security Bulletin two months ago. The universal advice was straightforward: Update…