Cyber Security Windows

Windows 8.1 Just Lost All Support. What you need to know

Companies both large and small share this one cybersecurity problem. They have computers that are still running older operating systems. Staff might use these devices only occasionally. Or the company may be running customized software that won’t run on newer OS versions. The problem is that when the OS becomes outdated, the system is open […]

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New Citrix CVE-2022-27518 vulnerability

❗ Security alert ❗ Citrix has just announced a vulnerability discovered in Citrix Gateway and Citrix ADC. Citrix ADC or Citrix Gateway appliances configured as a SAML SP or a SAML IdP are affected by the CVE-2022-27518 vulnerability, which allows unauthenticated remote arbitrary code execution. The following supported versions of Citrix ADC and Citrix Gateway are affected by this […]

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Microsoft Exchange

Security Alert: NEW Microsoft Exchange zero-day vulnerabilities

It appears two new Microsoft Exchange Zero-Day vulnerabilities are being exploited in the wild. While the exploitation is not yet confirmed, attacks have been launched on fully patched Exchange servers affecting companies and organisations. If you run Microsoft Exchange on-premises and have Outlook Web App (OWA) facing the internet, the chances are you are impacted. […]

Cyber Security

Our response to the zero-day “Follina” vulnerability

On Monday, May 30, 2022, Microsoft disclosed the “Follina” dubbed remote code execution (RCE) CVE-2022-30190 zero-day vulnerability, affecting Microsoft Office products. Zero-day means no patch is available yet, and our InfoSec department here at COMPTEC I.T acted quickly and worked overnight to provide a response for our clientele and partner network. Once we got them […]