CyberSecure Specialist

As time goes one, more and more novel ransomware families are surfacing, each with a variety of their own tactics. While this is a new family of ransomware, the techniques used by this ransomware are relatively standard. Numerous detection capabilities around this ransomware exist, many of which are likely already employed by organizations. For one, many organizations already employ queries to detect the “.crypt” file extension. Other detection capabilities around this ransomware include monitoring value…

As a general rule, whenever security patches are released for any vulnerability, the patch should be tested and implemented as soon as possible. With vulnerabilities such as Log4Shell, which presented a high risk due to the extensive use of on-prem and hybrid Exchange servers and the extensive exploitation in the wild, it is extremely important to get these patches pushed to all affected systems. Often times, threat actors will prey on victims by using old…

Today, Microsoft has released OOB emergency updates that Windows admins must install on all Domain Controllers (DCs) in affected environments. “You do not need to install any update or make any changes to other servers or client devices in your environment to resolve this issue. If you used any workaround or mitigations for this issue, they are no longer needed, and we recommend you remove them,” Microsoft advised. The OOB updates released today are available…