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CVE-2020-0796: "Wormable" Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in Microsoft Server Message Block SMBv3 (ADV200005)

Tenable

Critical unpatched “wormable” remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in Microsoft Server Message Block 3.1.1 Details about this vulnerability were originally disclosed accidentally in another security vendor’s blog for March’s Microsoft Patch Tuesday. The following versions of Microsoft Windows and Windows Server are affected.

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October Patch Tuesday 2022

Ivanti

For that purpose, I am starting the October Patch Tuesday blog post with one of my favorite cybersecurity tips regarding passwords and will be providing additional cybersecurity tips throughout the blog post: “Passwords are like underwear: keep them private, make them exotic and change them on a regular basis!”. Zero day vulnerability.

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Government Agencies Warn of State-Sponsored Actors Exploiting Publicly Known Vulnerabilities

Tenable

While the NSA alert focused primarily on National Security Systems, it ends with a broader warning, "Due to the various systems and networks that could be impacted by the information in this product [the NSA alert] outside of these sectors, NSA recommends that the CVEs above be prioritized for action by all network defenders.". CVE-2017-6327.

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Remembering the startups we lost in 2022

TechCrunch

Airlift, once one of Pakistan’s most richly valued and funded startups, shut down in July due to lack of capital and an unsuccessful attempt to close a funding round. Kite, a startup developing an AI-powered coding assistant, shut down in November despite securing tens of millions of dollars in venture capital backing. Kitty Hawk.

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Automated Patching: Spend Less Time Patching and More Time on the Beach 

Kaseya

Due to all these factors, patching has become a perennial thorn in the side of IT professionals. This blog will discuss why patching is necessary, why it’s so hard to achieve high deployment and success rates and why 100% patch compliance is now within reach. million according to Cybersecurity Dive. Leveraging new features.

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COVID-19 Pandemic Data: As Attack Surface Expands, Software Vendors Improve Vulnerability Response Times

Tenable

Tenable’s Zero-Day Research team found encouraging trends in how quickly software vendors are responding to our private disclosures, as well as how they’re addressing critical and high-severity vulnerabilities. Clearly I was WRONG. . In both cases, results are surprising. A Closer Look at Zero-Day Response Times.

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WannaCry Ransomware Review and Global Impact.

ProtectWise

The purpose of this blog post is to regroup on many conflicting statements on the ransomware and to summarize coverage from our perspective at ProtectWise. WannaCry's primary infection vector is through publicly accessible hosts running an unpatched version of Windows via the SMB protocol. How Does WannaCry Infect a Host?