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Security Update (Updated 14/12/2021 15.30)

On 10th December 2021, Apache announced a new critical vulnerability and fix for Log4j, CVE-2021-44228 dubbed ‘Log4Shell’. This vulnerability affects any organisation that utilises Log4J or has software with underlying Log4J dependencies. Apache is strongly recommending Log4j systems be updated to fixed versions as soon as possible.

Security awareness is something that is considered to be an essential part of having an effective cyber security programme. 

Now, with European Cybersecurity Month (ECSM) set to begin in October, organisations have a valuable opportunity to increase security awareness among employees so that they’re ready to combat the next generation of online threats.

Below we’re going to look at what ECSM is and how organisations can participate. 

Security Update (14/09/2021)

Microsoft’s “Patch Tuesday” has included a fix for CVE-2021-40444. You can find the patch details for each Operating System version here. This round of updates also fixes 85 other vulnerabilities as shown here.

This week, Microsoft disclosed a newly discovered remote code execution vulnerability in MSHTML that affects Microsoft Windows. Integrity360 can confirm that it is actively being exploited in the wild.

Yesterday, it was announced that Fortinet discovered a breach, resulting in the disclosure of almost 500,000 FortiGate SSL-VPN credentials from 87,000 FortiGate SSL-VPN Devices. The attack vector was identified as a system unpatched against CVE-2018-13379.

Integrity360 has been recognised as an Accredited Services Partner for Forcepoint Web Security.

A month ago, Ponemon and IBM released the Cost of a Data Breach 2021 report, an annual study on the cost of data breaches and the modern threat landscape. The report not only highlighted that the cost of data breaches is on the rise but also showed that enterprises are taking longer to contain security incidents. 

Microsoft has disclosed yet another critical vulnerability not long since PrintNightmare was disclosed. This privilege elevation vulnerability lies in the overly permissive Access Control Lists (ACLs) on the important and sensitive Security Accounts Manager (SAM) database, SYSTEM and SECURITY registry hives. This means that an attacker with a standard non-administrative account can in theory achieve local privilege escalation, masquerade as other users and/or achieve the following:

TrickBot is a banking trojan that was first detected in September 2016 and since that time had been developed to incorporate the targeting of multiple geographies and online services. The malware was developed to gain unauthorized access to customer bank accounts to facilitate fraudulent transactions, but also targeted users of online services such as Salesforce and cryptocurrency services. The malware was reportedly delivered via spam emails containing malicious attachments, including those distributed by the Necurs botnet, and via the RIG exploit kit. In some cases, TrickBot used an exploit called EternalBlue (affects CVE-2017-0144) or Windows API calls to propagate in a local network. The functions and activities of TrickBot are reportedly very similar to the Dyre banking trojan, and it was assessed by researchers to be linked to this trojan, including that at least one of the developers of Dyre was involved in the development of TrickBot.

Integrity360, Ireland’s largest security specialist has announced that it has partnered with Microsoft to bring Microsoft's industry leading security suite to its enterprise clients.

Integrity360, one of the UK and Ireland’s fastest growing cyber security specialists, has today announced a major strategic investment from leading private equity firm August Equity as part of a significant growth and expansion plan that will build the brand internationally.

Integrity360 is thrilled to be awarded Partner of the Year at the Check Point Irish Partner Awards Gala 2021.  

Relevant CVE: CVE-2021-21985