
Samba flaw exposes Synology's Linux NAS to WannaCry-like attack
Over 104,000 systems vulnerable to ‘WannaCry for Linux’ bug.
Over 104,000 systems vulnerable to ‘WannaCry for Linux’ bug.
A bug in the OS X client for Synology’s Cloud Station for syncing files across devices could allow an attacker to take over the machine.
Network-attached storage (NAS) manufacturer Synology fixed several vulnerabilities in its devices' software, one of which could allow attackers to compromise the data stored on them.
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Over 100,000 devices have a misconfigured service called multicast DNS that accepts requests from the Internet and can potentially be abused to amplify distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks.
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Network attached storage vendor Synology claims to have improved its handling of security issues following last year’s ransomware attacks on its users. CSO Australia and Enex Test Lab put its latest version of DiskStation Manager (DSM) on the new Synology DS1515+ hardware through its paces.
Email fraud is nothing new, but online criminals have become ever more-effective at spoofing their identities to trick employees into sending them money. The Australian Centre for Cyber Security (ACSC) recorded losses of over $20M to business email compromise (BEC) attacks last year alone, up 230 percent over the previous year – and the full amount is certain to be much larger.
Cybersecurity Insights - Attack
No matter how robust your security, or how diligent your employees, network credentials are a free pass for cybercriminals. This is mostly because employees are relied upon for their own password management. And with more than 4.8 billion sets of stolen credentials said to be available online, odds are that at least a few of your employees’ user IDs and passwords are just waiting to be used by unscrupulous outsiders. Are you ready to stop them?
Cybersecurity Insights - People
Cyber resilience will be particularly important as Australian organisations face increased pressure to quickly detect, respond to, and manage the repercussions of breaches in the wake of 2018’s Notifiable Data Breaches (NDB) scheme.