There are still many unanswered questions about the recent attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment , such as how the attackers broke in, how long they were inside Sony’s network, whether they had inside help, and how the attackers managed to steal terabytes of data without notice.
Keep Your Network from Blitzen
Put SolarWinds on your wish list: http://bit.ly/SW_Wishlist The holidays can be stressful enough, so wrap up your IT stress with SolarWinds.
2014 – A Bumper Year for ServiceDesk Plus!
As our ServiceDesk Plus team constantly focuses on what’s next, it’s easy to lose sight of how far we’ve come. Looking in the rear view, 2014 was a fantastic year for us filled with major releases/upgrades, user conferences, trade shows, webinars, major revamps and most importantly, a pioneering move of making the Standard Edition free for all our users that saw a huge spike in downloads and sign ups. We’re also proud to see how much of our roadmap we’ve covered with numerous features and integrations guided by constant feedback from our customers
Don’t Miss SolarWinds Lab #22: New Geek, New Set, NCM Tweaks and Address Collision How-to!
Join the Head Geeks live at http://lab.solarwinds.com on Wednesday Jan. 7th, 2015 at 1pm Central for a very exciting and all new episode of SolarWinds Lab! We’re revealing a new Head Geek…
Alleged Counterfeiter “Willy Clock” Arrested
In September 2014, I wrote about receiving a package of $500 in counterfeit U.S.
Gang Hacked ATMs from Inside Banks
An organized gang of hackers from Russia and Ukraine has broken into internal networks at dozens of financial institutions and installed malicious software that allowed the gang to drain bank ATMs of cash. While none of the victim institutions were in the United States or Western Europe, experts say the stealthy methods used by the attackers in these heists would likely work across a broad range of western banks.
Serious NTPd vulnerabilities Patched; XTM Not Affected
Today, CERT and NTP.org warned the world about some serious vulnerabilities in a very popular network time server called ntpd. If you use Linux systems, or any number of network appliances, chances are you’re using ntpd somewhere in your organization, and should apply the 4.2.8 update (tarball) as soon as possible. Network Time Protocol (NTP) is a standard for updating and synchronizing your computer’s clock over a network.
ICANN Breach & More Sony – WSWiR Episode 133
Wow! This week’s been such a busy news week that the information security (InfoSec) stories kept pouring in, long after I finished this week’s video. The latest? CERT just warned about some critical vulnerabilities in NTPd, a popular network time protocol (NTP) service that many network devices and software uses
Staples: 6-Month Breach, 1.16 Million Cards
Office supply chain Staples Inc. today finally acknowledged that a malware intrusion this year at some of its stores resulted in a credit card breach. The company now says some 119 stores were impacted between April and September 2014, and that as many as 1.16 million customer credit and debit cards may have been stolen as a result.
FBI: North Korea to Blame for Sony Hack
The FBI today said it has determined that the North Korean government is responsible for the devastating recent hack attack against Sony Pictures Entertainment . Here’s a brief look the FBI’s statement, what experts are learning about North Korea’s cyberattack capabilities, and what this incident means for other corporations going forward