by wwarren | Apr 7, 2021 | Annoucements, Firewalls, Hardware, Security, Security Alerts
I do work for another firm out in California and one of the biggest clients there suddenly found their guest network offline. When the firewall was attempted to be logged into all account credentials have either been changed or deleted..locking us out of the...
by wwarren | Mar 17, 2021 | Annoucements, Hosting, Security Alerts
The wildly popular Elementor site builder plugin has a vulnerability that can allow a third party site to secretly compromise a WordPress site if the user is logged into the site as the administrator. Normally when you are on one site..a third party site is blocked...
by wwarren | Mar 9, 2021 | Hosting, Security, Security Alerts
A plugin for the Elementor sitebuilder has a major vulnerability that allow remote attackers to create administrative accounts without any need for authentication. The admin users can then do anything a WordPress user can do which is add or remove content, create or...
by wwarren | Dec 15, 2020 | Podcast, Security, Security Alerts
This is the first in a series of podcasts about the SolarWinds hack. As details come out I will be making more podcasts and providing links in futher posts. Hang on folks..it’s going to be a fun ride. You can download the podcast episode here. Here’s...
by wwarren | Nov 29, 2020 | Hardware, Security, Security Alerts
ZDNET has a concerning article about UEFI malware found on some PC’s. According to the article this most recent UEFI infection was not the first. The Russian APT group Fancy Bear was using it back in 2018. Things like this usually means you can count on at...
by wwarren | Feb 13, 2020 | Security, Security Alerts
The UN had a massive breach of its systems that was only recently disclosed. Of course, in an effort to deflect accountability, the tired sophisticated, or saying it was a nation state was trotted out. This is total rubbish. If you have known vulnerabilities and...
