Schneier on Security

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Arbitrary code execution: unauthenticated root shell access through Android Debug Bridge (ADB) leads to arbitrary code execution and system administration (CVE-2019-16273). These are stupid design decisions made by engineers who had no idea how to create a secure system. These aren't subtle vulnerabilities.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 15, 2022

While Edge started out based on Microsoft’s EdgeHTML browser engine, it later switched to a Chromium-based model. Internet Explorer 11 desktop application delivered via the Semi-Annual Channel (SAC): Windows 10 client SKUs Windows 10 IoT. After all this, Microsoft felt it was time to phase out Internet Explorer. Not so much.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 25, 2023

Now new findings reveal that AVrecon is the malware engine behind a 12-year-old service called SocksEscort , which rents hacked residential and small business devices to cybercriminals looking to hide their true location online. md , and that they were a systems administrator for sscompany[.]net.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

AT&T labs provided a list of IoCs (indicators of compromise) that system administrators can use to add specific rules to security solutions. Employees should be trained against various social engineering and phishing attacks, as it’s a classic vector used by cybercriminals to deploy malware.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 4, 2019

One tried-and-true incursion method pivots off social engineering. It was designed to make it convenient for system administrators to automate tasks and manage configurations across all Windows endpoints and servers in a company network. A network breach begins, of course, with an incursion. Addressing the exposure.

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Hacking Energy and Utilities System Administration Accountability 212

eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Russian software engineer Eugene Kaspersky’s frustration with the malware of the 80s and 90s led to the founding of antivirus and cybersecurity vendor Kaspersky Lab. Longtime network and system administrator Jack Daniel is a technology community activist, mentor, and storyteller. Eugene Kaspersky | @e_kaspersky.

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IT Security Guru

JANUARY 12, 2021

But I was very fortunate to get my first job as a network and security engineer at AT&T Corp in 1998. IoT (Internet of Things) Security. System Administrator (or, sysadmin). I began my career in cyber as a “curious hacker” in 1994. Secure Software Development. Secure DevOps. Web/Mobile Application security.

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