Change & Configuration Management Blog

Security researchers at Rapid7 issued a patch on Wednesday for a critical vulnerability found in the popular networking software, Samba.

Scottrade Bank was recently under fire after a security researcher found a 60GB MSSQL database containing sensitive information on at least 20,000 customers exposed to the public online.

Barts Health was forced to take key IT systems offline on Friday after being hit by a cyber-attack.

The United States Internal Revenue Service announced Tuesday, February 9 that they have been hacked, again.

Read New Net Technologies CTO Mark Kedgley’s latest article online at Pro Security Zone.

Making a distinction between external and internal threats is becoming increasingly difficult and less and less relevant. The issue of internal security threats was highlighted by Geoff Webb's article this week.

As such, when users are ‘over-privileged’ in terms of rights and permissions there is an even greater danger that they will be empowered to do far more damage to an organization if they fall victim to such a phishing attack or other malware infection.

With National Cyber Security Awareness Month in full swing, it’s a great time for businesses and organizations to consider the constant cyber threats we face and what can be done to mitigate these risks.