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Thangrycat: A Serious Cisco Vulnerability

Schneier on Security

First commercially introduced in 2013, Cisco Trust Anchor module (TAm) is a proprietary hardware security module used in a wide range of Cisco products, including enterprise routers, switches and firewalls. Many systems don't even have administrative access configured correctly.

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Addressing Remote Desktop Attacks and Security

eSecurity Planet

A few days later, IT systems started malfunctioning with ransom messages following. The system administrator did not configure standard security controls when installing the server in question. Meanwhile, the suspect server was connected to the CDOT domain with an administrator account and the internet. Check Point.

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Top Cybersecurity Accounts to Follow on Twitter

eSecurity Planet

Longtime network and system administrator Jack Daniel is a technology community activist, mentor, and storyteller. Also read: Top Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) Vendors for 2021. Tabriz has led Google Chrome’s security since 2013, which extends to managing Product, Engineering, and UX today. Denial-of-Suez attack.