Network Monitoring News – Nov 2016

Nymaim Malware Targets High-Level Managers A new version of the Nymaim malware family targets high-level managers with attached malicious Word documents and installs ransomware and banking trojans on their machines. Services like ContentCatcher Detonator are a must...

Network Monitoring News – Oct 2016

Video Camera Hijack As we progress down the road to the internet of things, businesses and home users need to be concerned with how to secure these “things”. Televisions, Refrigerators, Thermostats, DVR and many more items are now accessible via the...

Network Monitoring News – Sep 2016

Drones We have been hearing a lot about drones as of late. A new trend is for hackers to use drones to hover close to buildings or perch on a roof or ledge to feed open connections for Bluetooth and WiFi to internal users. They are also using drones to hack solar...

Network Monitoring News – Aug 2016

Windows 20 Year Patch Microsoft has finally patched MS16-087. Simply put, Windows does not check/validate the driver it installs when it connects to a new printer. Since printer drivers are installed with full system rights you can see why this could be a problem. If...

Networking Monitoring News – July 2016

Symantec and Norton Antivirus If you are running Symantec and Norton Antivirus you will need to patch your systems immediately as all products contain multiple vulnerabilities. Exploitation of these products could allow hackers to take complete control of your...