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VPN for Healthcare Workers who work from Home – Security Risks

Today when we hear the term “invisible enemy,” our minds immediately think of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. However, another invisible enemy continues to rage in the shadows, infecting not necessarily us but our computer counterparts. As we continue to become increasingly reliant on our internet-connected devices in our daily lives, the number of hackers, sleuths, […]

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Update Apple IOS Devices Now

Cyber Security / Jay Rollins

Yesterday (November 5, 2020) Apple released multiple security patches to prevent three (3) zero-day vulnerabilities that are already known to be actively exploited in the wild. This impacts iOS, IPadOS, MacOS , and WatchOS. The flaws affect the front component parser and the kernel, allowing bad actors to execute arbitrary code and run malicious programs

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Convert to Remote Workforce

Cyber Security, Managed IT Services / Jay Rollins

***** FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ******* As a response to the COVID-19 pandemic, CloudNexus Technologies, a Louisville-based IT and Cyber Security managed service provider, has been helping their customers convert to a remote workforce setup. There are several actions companies can take to enable their office workers to work from home. Even if the company does

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2018 Marriott Data Breach cost $28 Million So Far

Cyber Security / Jay Rollins

Marriott disclosed that a November 30th breach exposed 500 million customer records after hackers breached the company’s Starwood network. Lost to the malicious actors were names, addresses, phone numbers, birth dates, email addresses, passport numbers, reservation data and some credit card information. Insurance has covered the first $25 million in costs, but Marriott is on

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CloudNexus in the Press

Cyber Security / Jay Rollins

Our recent release of an infographic targeting small businesses and the security threats aligned against them has been widely covered in the press. The Lane Report InsiderLouisville You can find the Infographic here

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DHS Warns of increased Russian Malicious Cyber Activity

Uncategorized / Jay Rollins

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the United Kingdom’s (UK) National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) released a joint Technical Alert (TA) about malicious cyber activity carried out by the Russian Government. The U.S. Government refers to malicious cyber activity by the Russian government as GRIZZLY STEPPE. NCCIC encourages users

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Shadow Broker Poses Another Imminent Threat

Uncategorized / Jay Rollins

A Zero-Day attack against a major mobile device platform is likely to occur very soon. The Shadow Broker group acquired a bunch of NSA hacks, tools and techniques in 2016 and have been slowly releasing them into the wild. The last batch resulted in WannaCry and NotPetya attacks in Q2. CloudNexus recommends patching mobile devices

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SEC Hack from 2016 impacts Trading

Uncategorized / Jay Rollins

The Boston Herald and the Associated Press reports the following: http://www.bostonherald.com/news/national/2017/09/sec_hack_used_to_make_illegal_gains Hackers who breached a Securities and Exchange Commission filing system may have used information to make illegal trades in 2016, the agency’s chairman said in an extended statement last night. SEC Chairman Jay Clayton said in a statement posted last night on the SEC’s

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BankBot – Android Users Beware

Uncategorized / Jay Rollins

In late 2016, Russian hacker boards started commenting about a new hack for Android phones. Later named BankBot, it’s purpose is to capture banking credentials and divert funds to fake CC servers that are taken down just days after an attack has begun. The hack is built into apps that can be downloaded from third

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