Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Russian internet and search company Yandex discloses a data breach, a system administrator was selling access to thousands of user mailboxes. Russian search engine and internet provider Yandex discloses a data breach, the company revealed that one of its system administrators was caught selling access to 4,887 user email accounts.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2023

The AvosLocker ransomware-as-a-service emerged in the threat landscape in September 2021, since January the group expanded its targets by implementing support for encrypting Linux systems, specifically VMware ESXi servers. This joint CSA updates the advisory published by the US Government on March 17, 2022.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 27, 2021

This threat actor has been active since at least 2009, possibly as early as 2007, and it was involved in both cyber espionage campaigns and sabotage activities aimed to destroy data and disrupt systems. North Korea-linked Lazarus APT group is extending its operations and started targeting the IT supply chain on new targets.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 28, 2023

Report Generation: After the patches are distributed, the patch management tool creates reports and alerts to inform the administrator of which devices have been successfully patched, which devices still need to be patched, and any difficulties that may have emerged during the patching process. Here’s how it works.

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KnowBe4

JULY 29, 2022

It's been 23 years of celebrating all of our fellow System Administrators! Your hard work on daily maintenance of your company's day-to-day computer operations definitely deserves kudos.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 13, 2023

today released software updates to fix dozens of security vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and other software. As always, please consider backing up your system or at least your important documents and data before applying system updates. Microsoft Corp.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 15, 2022

Major vulnerabilities left unpatched, as well as weakly configured system administration tools are sure to get discovered and manipulated, not just once, but many times over. Each of the three ransomware gangs encrypted whatever systems they could get their hands on; and each left its own ransom demand. Shier is spot on.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 17, 2020

“Because the stolen data resided on a mission system that lacked user activity monitoring and a robust server audit capability, we did not realize the loss had occurred until a year later, when WikiLeaks publicly announced it in March 2017.” ” states the report. ” continues the report.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

The security researcher Eaton Zveare has exploited a vulnerability in Toyota’s Global Supplier Preparation Information Management System (GSPIMS) to achieve system admin access to Toyota’s global supplier management network. made it easy to find accounts that had elevated access to the system. ” concludes the expert.

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Jamf

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Learn about how Okta automations can simplify your experience with Jamf in this presentation by Stephen Short, senior IT systems administrator at DISCO. Short will explain what Okta workflows are and how to use them, as well as provide a few examples.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 20, 2020

KrebsOnSecurity exposed the co-administrators of vDOS and obtained a copy of the entire vDOS database, including its registered users and a record of the attacks those users had paid vDOS to launch on their behalf. According to a statement from the U.S.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2023

CERT-UA observed the campaign in April 2023, the malicious e-mails with the subject “Windows Update” were crafted to appear as sent by system administrators of departments of multiple government bodies. The group was involved also in the string of attacks that targeted 2016 Presidential election.

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Schneier on Security

MAY 3, 2023

The software, used by system administrators to manage and configure networks, was communicating externally with an unfamiliar system on the internet. The software, used by system administrators to manage and configure networks, was communicating externally with an unfamiliar system on the internet.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Prosecutors say Vasinskyi was involved in a number of REvil ransomware attacks, including the July 2021 attack against Kaseya , Miami-based company whose products help system administrators manage large networks remotely. The DOJ also said it had seized $6.1 million in cryptocurrency sent to another REvil affiliate, and that the U.S.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 29, 2020

The researchers concluded that for many people involved, cybercrime amounts to little more than a boring office job sustaining the infrastructure on which these global markets rely, work that is little different in character from the activity of legitimate system administrators. So I just left and went on with life.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 9, 2021

Once compromised the device, threat actors employed it in a botnet used in attacks aimed at Linux systems, including Synology NAS. The Taiwanese company urges its customers to enable multi-factor authentication where available, enable auto block and account protection, and to use string administrative credentials, .

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

So, for instance, we can walk through the benefits of sending, say a system administrator or help desk technician, through CompTIA CertMaster Learn , a self-paced eLearning platform that helps prepare them to earn the CompTIA Security+ certification. Related: The ‘gamification’ of cybersecurity training.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 27, 2019

The group has been active at least since 2009, in April 2017 experts from PwC UK and BAE Systems uncovered a widespread hacking campaign, tracked as Operation Cloud Hopper , targeting managed service providers (MSPs) in multiple countries worldwide. The list of victims is long and includes tech giants like HPE, IBM, DXC, Fujitsu, and Tata.

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OpenText Information Management

MARCH 2, 2021

IT and system administrators struggle to maintain and upgrade complex, highly customized content management platforms. Containerization is an open-source system that uses cloud technology … The post 5 ways containerization can help Documentum administrators appeared first on OpenText Blogs.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

The pathway is also suitable for those who plan to develop a specialised career as a Microsoft Azure administrator or security engineer. Potential job roles include IT support executive, IT support manager, system administrator, Azure administrator, security operations analyst, and identity and access admin manager.

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Schneier on Security

MARCH 4, 2021

Here’s the timeline : The timeline basically seems to be, according to Check Point: 2013: NSA’s Equation Group developed a set of exploits including one called EpMe that elevates one’s privileges on a vulnerable Windows system to system-administrator level, granting full control.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

It’s also suitable for those who plan to develop a specialised career as a Microsoft Azure administrator or security engineer. . Potential job roles include IT support executive, IT support manager, system administrator, Azure administrator, security operations analyst, and identity and access admin manager. .

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 21, 2022

SSCP from (ISC)2 is a mid-level certification designed for IT administrators, managers, directors, and network security professionals responsible for the hands-on operational security of their organization’s critical assets. “The certification debate rages on,” said AsTech CTO Jason Kent. The Top Cybersecurity Certifications.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 7, 2020

“This advisory emphasizes the importance for National Security System (NSS), Department of Defense (DoD), and Defense Industrial Base (DIB) system administrators to apply vendor-provided patches to affected VMware® identity management products and provides further details on how to detect and mitigate compromised networks.”

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The fix: System administrators are encouraged to install the Exchange Server 2019 Cumulative Update 14 (CU14), which was issued in February 2024 and enabled NTLM credentials Relay Protection. Despite VMware’s three-year-old deprecation statement, unprotected systems remain at risk.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 14, 2020

” CVE-2020-1350 is just the latest worry for enterprise system administrators in charge of patching dangerous bugs in widely-used software. .” ” CVE-2020-1350 is just the latest worry for enterprise system administrators in charge of patching dangerous bugs in widely-used software.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 2, 2018

. “To inject malformed packets that the Wireshark application may attempt to parse, the attacker may need access to the trusted, internal network where the targeted system resides. Administrators are advised to run both firewall and antivirus applications to minimize the potential of inbound and outbound threats.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

The alerts are also sent to system administrators and security teams, who can directly contact the affected employees and take action to prevent their accounts take over. Microsoft implements alerts for ‘nation-state activity’ in the Defender for Office 365 dashboard, to allow organizations to quickly respond.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 30, 2021

The experts explained that malware targeting iLO could be very insidious because it runs with high privileges (above any level of access in the operating system), very low-level access to the hardware, and it cannot be detected by admins and security software that doesn’t inspect iLO. ” reads the report published by the expers.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 18, 2021

The Ukrainian national Fedir Hladyr (35), aka “das” or “AronaXus,” was sentenced to 10 years in prison for having served as a manager and systems administrator for the financially motivated group FIN7 , aka Carbanak. ” reads the press release published by DoJ. ” concludes DoJ.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

The issue could be exploited by a malware or ill-intentioned logged-in user to gain system administrator rights and carry out malicious activities. when running on a Microsoft Windows end-user system. The flaw affects Cisco Webex Meetings Desktop and has been rated as a “high” severity command injection vulnerability.

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The Texas Record

AUGUST 23, 2018

Whether it’s creating and securing electronic records or establishing a process to capture records from social media sites, records managers often find themselves working closely with their Information Technology (IT) Departments. Who approached who first, was it because of an issue or was the approach voluntary? So they approached me first.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

The City of Dallas revealed that the Royal ransomware gang that hit the city system in May used a stolen account. In May 2023, a ransomware attack hit the IT systems at the City of Dallas , Texas. To prevent the threat from spreading within the network, the City shut down the impacted IT systems. ” reads the report.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 9, 2020

based cybersecurity firm Hold Security , KrebsOnSecurity contacted the office of Florence’s mayor to alert them that a Windows 10 system in their IT environment had been commandeered by a ransomware gang. Nestled in the northwest corner of Alabama, Florence is home to roughly 40,000 residents. “Do they have our stuff?

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Microsoft today released software updates to plug security holes in its Windows operating systems and related software. ’ In terms of prioritization, defenders should first focus on patching server systems.” ’ In terms of prioritization, defenders should first focus on patching server systems.”

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 17, 2023

Cybercriminals use it as a launching pad to block access to business-critical systems by encrypting data in files, databases, or entire computer systems, until the victim pays a ransom. It gives administrators a choice of alerting and/or blocking file access before ransomware can take hold of your endpoints/servers.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 22, 2022

The RUSdot mailer, the email spamming tool made and sold by the administrator of RSOCKS. Kloster says he’s worked in many large companies in Omsk as a system administrator, web developer and photographer. Authorities in the United States, Germany, the Netherlands and the U.K. info , allproxy[.]info It shows that in Oct.

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