Spectre Patches Available

Intel has released their Microcode Revision Guidance publication, which details both the availability and schedule for planned microcode updates and changes. The following processors have firmware patches ready to use in production environments: Anniedale/Moorefield Apollo Lake Avoton/Rangeley Broxton Cherry View Coffee Lake Cougar Mountain Deverton Gemini Lake Kaby Lake Knights Landing Knights Mill Skylake SoFIA […]

Equifax Breach Update

The Equifax breach, which occurred in September of last year and impacted the personal data of 14.5 million consumers, appears to have impacted more data than initially reported. Equifax already confirmed the loss of social security numbers, birth dates, home addresses, credit-score dispute forms and in some instances, credit card and driver’s license numbers. According […]

Recent Uptick in Phishing Messages Using URL Shorteners

There has been a recent uptick in phishing email campaigns using popular URL shortening services such as bit.ly, ow.ly, goo.gl, and t.co. to embed malicious links in email messages. This is a common ploy used by scammers as shortened URLs mask the true link destination.   Further, these phishing messages often appear to come from […]