DeadBolt is hitting QNAP NAS devices via zero-day bug, what to do?
A few days ago – and smack in the middle of the weekend preceding Labor Day (as celebrated in the U.S.) – Taiwan-based QNAP Systems has warned about the latest …
How SMBs are evolving their cybersecurity operations practices
While 81% of SMBs are monitored by a security operations center (SOC), 57% do not operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Considering that 69% of SMBs feel they are facing …
Who are the best fraud fighters?
Seasoned fraud expert PJ Rohall has recently become the new Head of Fraud Strategy & Education at SEON. In this Help Net Security interview, he talks about how he entered …
54% of SMBs do not implement MFA
SMB owners across the globe are still relying only on usernames and passwords to secure critical employee, customer, and partner data, according to the Global Small Business …
Qbot – known channel for ransomware – delivered via phishing and Follina exploit
More than a week has passed since Microsoft acknowledged the existence of the “Follina” vulnerability (CVE-2022-30190), after reports of it being exploited in the …
Verizon 2022 DBIR: External attacks and ransomware reign
There has been an alarming rise (13%) in ransomware breaches – a jump greater than the past 5 years combined, Verizon Business has revealed in its 2022 Data Breach …
Two business-grade Netgear VPN routers have security vulnerabilities that can’t be fixed
Netgear has admitted that multiple security vulnerabilities in its business-grade BR200 and BR500 VPN routers can’t be fixed due to technical limitations outside of …
Microsoft announces Microsoft Defender for Business (for SMBs)
Microsoft has announced the stand-alone version of Microsoft Defender for Business, which aims to bring enterprise-grade endpoint security to SMBs, including endpoint …
Veeam fixes critical RCEs in backup solution (CVE-2022-26500, CVE-2022-26501)
Veeam Software has patched two critical vulnerabilities (CVE-2022-26500, CVE-2022-26501) affecting its popular Veeam Backup & Replication solution, which could be …
Sharp rise in SMB cyberattacks by Russia and China
SaaS Alerts unveiled the findings of its latest report which analyzed approximately 136 million SaaS security events across 2,100 small and medium businesses (SMBs) globally …
Attackers use Microsoft Teams as launchpad for malware
Hackers are starting to realize that Microsoft Teams is a great means of spreading tentacles throughout an organization’s systems; since the start of the year, Avanan …
Cisco plugs critical holes in small business routers
Cisco has patched 14 vulnerabilities affecting some of its Small Business RV Series routers, the worst of which may allow attackers to achieve unauthenticated remote code …