Event Firmware System Administration 
Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 27, 2023
US and Japanese authorities warn that a China-linked APT BlackTech planted backdoor in Cisco router firmware to hack the businesses in both countries. The state-sponsored hackers was observed using a custom firmware backdoor which was enabled and disabled by sending specially crafted TCP or UDP packets to the devices.
Malwarebytes
OCTOBER 22, 2021
For computer systems that have no other time reference, being thrown back in time can cause several security issues. From the perspective of incident handling and incident response, well-synchronized time across systems facilitates log analysis, forensic activities and correlation of events. Even worse is getting shut out.
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SecureList
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
A useful exercise in that regard is to try to foresee the future trends and significant events that might be coming in the near future. This story also raises questions about whether attackers who have breached telecommunication companies would also be able to leverage these legal interception systems.
eSecurity Planet
MARCH 21, 2022
This unfortunate turn of events shows how adversaries can quickly sneak into a system and exploit vulnerabilities to escalate privileges and compromise the whole network. Ensure inactive accounts are disabled uniformly across the Active Directory, MFA systems etc. Security Best Practices. Vigilance is Required.
eSecurity Planet
APRIL 28, 2023
Automated patch management can help prevent security breaches by automatically identifying, downloading, testing, and delivering software and firmware updates to devices and applications through the use of specialized software tools. Software updates are critical for keeping a system’s integrity and security intact.
eSecurity Planet
OCTOBER 24, 2022
Vulnerabilities can be found in various parts of a system, from low-level device firmware to the operating system, all the way through to software applications running on the device,” said Jeremy Linden, senior director of product management at Asimily.
eSecurity Planet
SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
Attackers target certain administrative API functions on these devices using specially crafted input. The fix: ASUS released firmware updates to address the vulnerabilities. Patch and Update: Keeping software, operating systems, and apps up to date will limit vulnerabilities that threat actors may try to exploit.
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