Optrics Insider – Emotet Botnet Update, School Laptops with Malware and Faces of the Riot

 Join Scott Young and Shaun Sturby from Optrics Engineering as they provide an update on the Emotet Botnet, discuss school laptops in the UK that came pre-loaded with malware, the new “Faces of the Riot” website and security researchers who have been targeted by hackers. Timecodes: 0:00 – Intro 0:14 – Today’s 4 topics […]

Optrics Insider – 179 Microsoft Admin Portals, 60 Billion Less DNS Requests & Urgent SonicWall Patch

 Join Scott Young and Shaun Sturby from Optrics Engineering as they discuss a useful list of 179+ Microsoft portals for IT admins, how Google was able to reduce the number of DNS requests by 60 billion, an urgent SonicWall patch as well as a Linux sudo command bug. Timecodes: 0:00 – Intro 0:17 – […]

Five worthy reads: The future of work in a post-COVID world

Five worthy reads is a regular column on five noteworthy items we’ve discovered while researching trending and timeless topics. In this edition, we’ll learn about the changing face of work in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and the vaccine roll out. Before 2020, the idea of entire organizations working from home would have seemed […]

Features to check for in a network scanner for enterprise networks

Network scanners have become an integral part of every IT admin’s first line of defense against security breaches. Using the right network scanner tool to conduct effective network reconnaissance and diagnosis enables you to pinpoint network issues that can escalate to security risks and network mishaps. A typical network scanner would allow you to scan […]

[Heads Up] Email Phishing Is Now the Top Ransomware Attack Vector

New data shows that pushback from the ransomware victim “market” may be influencing just how much cybercriminals are asking for as ransom and are being paid. 2020 seemed to point to ransomware continuing to grow in devastation and cost; Ryuk reached a $34 million ransom payout, organizations were operationally brought to their knees by many […]

Top Predictions in Service Provider Networks for 2021

The Fanciful and Serious Predictions of Post-pandemic Impact 2020 has been a challenging year for the entire world. Between the pandemic, shutdowns, wildfires and other natural disasters, most of us will look forward to a new year in 2021. Here are a few light-hearted predictions plus some more thoughtful reflections on what’s to come in […]

[HEADS UP] New Phishing Kit Spotted on Over 700 Domains

A cybercriminal gang has recently developed a new phishing kit named LogoKit on several domains. LogoKit changes logos and text in real-time in order to adapt to the targeted victims. This vicious phishing kit has already been released in the dark web according to threat intelligence firm RiskIQ. The firm has tracked it’s progression and […]