Hiring Managers Looking for Systems Administrators
Cllax
JULY 29, 2020
When your company is on the hunt for systems administrators, you can be forgiven if you feel like the deck is stacked against you. The position is a hard one. Guest Post
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Your next move: Cloud systems administrator
Information Management Resources
AUGUST 7, 2019
Becoming a cloud systems administrator allows you to be on the leading edge of systems technology in heavily virtualized environments, in an IT niche that will grow
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6 reflections on the key role that system administrators play
Information Management Resources
JULY 27, 2018
In recognition of July 27 as System Administrator Appreciation Day, six technology executives share their thoughts on why these professionals are so vital to the organization. Hardware and software Data management Data types
The Ransomware Files, Episode 1: The School District
Data Breach Today
AUGUST 26, 2021
A systems administrator with a school district in Washington state recounts a brush with the Ryuk ransomware and how the district recovered through tenacity and a bit of luck
Payment Card Theft Ring Tech Leader Gets 10-Year Sentence
Data Breach Today
APRIL 19, 2021
Fedir Hladyr of Ukraine Admitted to Working as System Admin for FIN7 A Ukrainian national who admitted to working as a system administrator and IT manager for the notorious FIN7 cybercriminal gang, which has been involved in the theft of millions of payment cards, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison.
OpenSSL Fixes Flaws That Could Lead to Server Takedowns
Data Breach Today
MARCH 26, 2021
System Administrators Advised to Update to Latest Version That Addresses 2 Vulnerabilities Users of the OpenSSL crypto library should upgrade immediately to the latest version to eliminate serious flaws that attackers could exploit to shut down servers, some security experts warn
Dead System Admin's Credentials Used for Ransomware Attack
Data Breach Today
JANUARY 28, 2021
Sophos: 'Ghost' Accounts Present a Potential Security Danger The operators of the Nefilim ransomware used the credentials of a deceased system administrator to plant their crypto-locking malware in about 100 vulnerable systems during one attack, according to Sophos.
Edward Snowden in His Own Words: Why I Became a Whistle-Blower
WIRED Threat Level
SEPTEMBER 22, 2019
Book excerpt: As a systems administrator, the young man who would expose vast, secret US surveillance saw freedom being encroached and decided he had to act. Backchannel Security
Boosting Security Effectiveness with 'Adjuvants'
Dark Reading
MAY 17, 2018
How integrating corporate resources like the IT help desk, system administration, quality assurance and HR can breathe new life into your security program
NSA Urges SysAdmins to Replace Obsolete TLS Protocols
Threatpost
JANUARY 6, 2021
The NSA released new guidance providing system administrators with the tools to update outdated TLS protocols. Government Vulnerabilities and Defense Industrial Base CloudFlare Department of Defense (DoD) government Heartbleed National Security System (NSS) NSA SSL TLS 1.0
Why you don’t want to run a roll-your-own cloud
DXC
FEBRUARY 10, 2020
But, but, as someone who cut his teeth on Unix system administration back in the 80s, I also run my own smaller private clouds using a homebrew of programs. Thanks to my job, I have accounts on many public clouds. I also have production private clouds — open-source OpenStack and NextCloud spring to mind. Self-hosting […]. Cloud
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Yandex security team caught admin selling access to users’ inboxes
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. The employee was one of three system administrators with the necessary access rights to provide technical support for the service.
Interview: Streamlining the student experience with Jamf and AppConfig
Jamf
JUNE 25, 2020
This interview with Matt Green, is an Apple System Administrator at Lubbock-Cooper ISD, outlines his use of a powerful yet rarely-discussed feature of MDM: Managed App Configuration.
Working BlueKeep Exploit Developed by DHS
Threatpost
JUNE 18, 2019
The Department of Homeland Security urged system administrators to update their Windows machines after testing a working BlueKeep exploit for Windows 2000. Hacks Vulnerabilities bluekeep Bluekeep exploit critical vulnerability DHS Exploit Microsoft WannaCry Windows 2000
How NC State University transitioned to and from crisis mode
Jamf
OCTOBER 19, 2021
In this JNUC 2021 session, Joey Jenkins, Lead Systems Administrator, NC State University Libraries, and Everette Allen, Office of Information Technology, NC State University, discuss the challenges of the transition, their Jamf-assisted solutions and the lessons they’re taking into the future
The right way to migrate to the cloud: All in, but with the right tools – New white paper
Quest Software
JANUARY 21, 2019
Learn the right way from this DCIG paper on system administration practices and performance monitoring tools.( Going all in to migrate to the cloud? read more ). Foglight Foglight for Virtualization
Meet the Administrators of the RSOCKS Proxy Botnet
Krebs on Security
JUNE 22, 2022
The RUSdot mailer, the email spamming tool made and sold by the administrator of RSOCKS. Those messages show that after being warned of his forum infraction, Stanx sent a private message to the Verified administrator detailing his cybercriminal bona fides.
PyRoMine Uses NSA Exploit for Monero Mining and Backdoors
Threatpost
APRIL 26, 2018
Not just a miner, the malware also sets up a hidden default account with system administrator privileges, to be used for re-infection and further attacks. Malware backdoor EternalRomance follow on attacks Monero pyromine remote desktop ShadowBrokers smb1
5 ways containerization can help Documentum administrators
OpenText Information Management
MARCH 2, 2021
IT and system administrators struggle to maintain and upgrade complex, highly customized content management platforms. And that’s just to manage the basics.
Adconion Execs Plead Guilty in Federal Anti-Spam Case
Krebs on Security
JUNE 10, 2022
For many years, Dye was a system administrator for Optinrealbig , a Colorado company that relentlessly pimped all manner of junk email, from mortgage leads and adult-related services to counterfeit products and Viagra.
Kaseya Left Customer Portal Vulnerable to 2015 Flaw in its Own Software
Krebs on Security
JULY 8, 2021
The attackers exploited a vulnerability in software from Kaseya , a Miami-based company whose products help system administrators manage large networks remotely. “We are continuing to do forensic analysis on the system and investigating what data is actually there.”
15 Top Cybersecurity Certifications for 2022
eSecurity Planet
JUNE 21, 2022
SSCP (Systems Security Certified Practitioner). 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.
REvil Ransom Arrest, $6M Seizure, and $10M Reward
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 U.S.
RSAC insights: Software tampering escalates as bad actors take advantage of ‘dependency confusion’
The Last Watchdog
JUNE 3, 2022
The perpetrators of the Solar Winds breach , for instance, tampered with a build system of the widely-used Orion network management tool. Its function is to record events in a log for a system administrator to review and act upon. Most often their objective is to install a back door through which they can come and go – and take full control of the underlying system anytime they please, Pericin says.
Russia-linked hackers actively exploit CVE-2020-4006 VMware flaw, NSA warns
Security Affairs
DECEMBER 7, 2020
The flaw is a command injection bug that could be exploited by attackers to execute commands on the host Linux and Windows operating systems using escalated privileges. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to take control of an affected system.”
Career Choice Tip: Cybercrime is Mostly Boring
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.
DDoS Mitigation Firm Founder Admits to DDoS
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.
Chinese Hackers Stole an NSA Windows Exploit in 2014
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.
Florence, Ala. Hit By Ransomware 12 Days After Being Alerted by KrebsOnSecurity
Krebs on Security
JUNE 9, 2020
that their information technology systems had been infiltrated by hackers who specialize in deploying ransomware. ” But on Friday, Florence Mayor Steve Holt confirmed that a cyberattack had shut down the city’s email system.
Microsoft Patch Tuesday, February 2022 Edition
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.”
Hackers are targeting Soliton FileZen file-sharing servers
Security Affairs
APRIL 25, 2021
The CVE-2021-20655 vulnerability could be exploited by a remote attacker with administrator rights to execute arbitrary OS commands via unspecified vectors. The vendor recommended changing system administrator account, reset access control, and installing the latest available version.
Simplify records management while improving information governance
OpenText Information Management
AUGUST 27, 2018
Challenge: Your organization has many users involved in the lifecycle management of important information assets–from knowledge workers to legal associates to system administrators and, yes, Records Managers.
Log4J: What You Need to Know
Adam Levin
DECEMBER 17, 2021
Unfortunately, there isn’t much that can be done by laypersons; the Log4J vulnerability needs to be addressed and patched by server and system administrators.
StealthWorker botnet targets Synology NAS devices to drop ransomware
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. System administrators that have noticed suspicious activity on their devices should report it to Synology technical support.
Caketap, a new Unix rootkit used to siphon ATM banking data
Security Affairs
MARCH 18, 2022
In order to identify CAKETAP running on a Solaris system, administrators can check for the presence of a hook installed in the ipcl_get_next_conn hook function. The output in a clean SPARC Solaris system would look similar to the following: ipcl_get_next_conn: save %sp, -0xb0, %sp.
‘Wormable’ Flaw Leads July Microsoft Patches
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. Before you update with this month’s patch batch, please make sure you have backed up your system and/or important files.
Google Glitch Left Passwords Unprotected for 14 Years
Adam Levin
MAY 24, 2019
Google has begun contacting system administrators whose organizations would have been affected by the glitch to encourage them to change their passwords. Google announced a glitch that stored unencrypted passwords belonging to several business customers, a situation that had been exploitable since 2005.
How Microsoft Training Boosts an ISO 27001 Qualification
IT Governance
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
There’s a huge demand for qualified administrators and cyber security professionals. The pathway is also suitable for those who plan to develop a specialised career as a Microsoft Azure administrator or security engineer.
Administrators of bulletproof hosting sentenced to prison in the US
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 21, 2021
The two individuals, Aleksandr Skorodumov (33) of Lithuania, and Pavel Stassi (30) of Estonia, administrated the bulletproof hosting service between 2009 and 2015. The post Administrators of bulletproof hosting sentenced to prison in the US appeared first on Security Affairs.
Ransomware Gangs and the Name Game Distraction
Krebs on Security
AUGUST 5, 2021
REvil’s last big victim was Kaseya , a Miami-based company whose products help system administrators manage large networks remotely. It’s nice when ransomware gangs have their bitcoin stolen, malware servers shut down, or are otherwise forced to disband.
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