Join Scott Young and Shaun Sturby from Optrics Engineering as they discuss the fight between Facebook and Proofpoint / Wombat Security over using similar looking domains to conduct phishing tests to protect users, the 3.2 billion emails that were leaked along with their passwords and the emergency fix Microsoft had to release to fix […]
Microsoft: SolarWinds attack took more than 1,000 engineers to create
You may have missed this extremely interesting bit of data that ZDNet just published. “Microsoft reckons that the huge attack on security vendors and more took the combined power of at least 1,000 engineers to create. “The months-long hacking campaign that affected US government agencies and cybersecurity vendors was “the largest and most sophisticated attack […]
Optrics Insider – Remote Patching, COVID-19 Spam Email & CMR vs SMR NAS Hard Drives
Join Scott Young and Shaun Sturby from Optrics Engineering as they discuss work from home PCs and patches, the notable increase in COVID-19 related spam emails as well as CMR (conventional magnetic recording) vs. SMR (shingled magnetic recording) hard drives and what you need to consider when using either for network attached storage (NAS) devices. […]
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[Video Review] Sitting Ducks: When Employees Work from Home
Hi this is Scott Young from Optrics Engineering and we understand that things are kind of rough out there with the current pandemic. We wanted to start shooting some videos and things that we’re seeing on the networking side that might be of help to those of you out there who are managing their […]
Sitting Ducks: When Employees Work from Home
As the COVID-19 health crisis rages on and millions of workers and students move to working from home (WFH) and online distance education, no one should make the error of thinking that working and learning from the comfortable and familiar surroundings of home somehow makes these employees and students safe. They are not safe. If […]
Microsoft issues KB4551762 to fix the SMBv3 Eternal Darkness flaw (CVE-2020-0796)
Microsoft has rolled out an emergency out-of-band update KB4551762 just in time to patch the vulnerability in SMBv3 (CVE-2020-0796), that was leaked as part of the March 2020 Patch Tuesday. On March 10, Security Advisory ADV200005 was released with Patch Tuesday updates that revealed details on a remote code execution vulnerability in the way Server […]
Microsoft Patch Tuesday December 2019 fixes 36 vulnerabilities
The final Patch Tuesday of the year is here. Just a week or two of wrestling around with updates, and then all you sysadmins out there can enjoy the holiday season assured of a job well done. For those of you who aren’t familiar with Patch Tuesday, here’s a quick summary. What is Patch Tuesday? Microsoft […]
November’s Patch Tuesday comes with fixes for 74 vulnerabilities
For system admins who’ve been in their trade for a while, Patch Tuesday and the endless patching and updating that follows is something you’re likely familiar with. For those of you new to the trade, here’s a quick introduction. What is Patch Tuesday? It refers to the time of the month that Microsoft releases security […]
Microsoft Patch Tuesday August 2019: WannaCry-level “wormable” flaws patched
No matter how prepared you are, Patch Tuesday never fails to throw in a surprise. With the Microsoft Security Response Center’s warning note, “August 2019 Security Update includes fixes for wormable RCE vulnerabilities in Remote Desktop Services (RDS), affecting all in-support versions of Windows. These should be patched quickly,” arrives the highly anticipated Microsoft Patch […]
Why litigation holds are not a viable alternative to backups
Microsoft does not provide backup and recovery tools for its Office 365 services and has no plans to include them in the future. Some organizations use litigation holds as a substitute for email data protection, but this method doesn’t meet all the requirements that are expected of a backup solution. A litigation hold placed on […]