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Dwell times are an interesting cyber security measure. So what is a Dwell time? There are numerous ways in which security companies and MSSP’s define Dwell time. For Secure-ISS we have settled on a measurement as to how long a threat (or threat actor) remains inside an environment (from initial intrusion) to the point whereby…
Business are continuing to grapple with a lack of skilled resources within the Cyber Security sector. To address the need, Secure-ISS offer a number of turn-key managed services to assist clients in delivering to their PAM requirements. Our services provide clients with deployment flexibility with On-Premises and Cloud delivered options, in both dedicated and shared…
Microsoft has released a patch today for a CRITICAL Remote Desktop Services vulnerability which affects some implementations of Remote Desktop Services. This is a pre-authentication Remote Code Execution vulnerability, which is as dangerous as they come. A similar vulnerability with SMB was exploited by the WannaCry malware, which caused significant technical and financial damage in…
Would you be able to identify a phishing or whaling exercise if it were to arrive in your email box? Would your CFO, Finance Manager, Accounts Team or Directors be able to identify a fake email? The Cyber Security Intelligence Index from IBM has revealed that more than 90% of all security incidents involve some…
Microsoft announce End of Life for Server 2008 and Server 2008 r2 January 14, 2020… …a date that still seems far enough in the future as to not influence day to day operations. However it’s a date that all businesses should be planning for. It is the date that Microsoft will cease providing Security updates…
Over the past few months we have been working on infrastructure upgrades to ensure that our private cloud offerings continue to provide great value and the highest performance levels for our customers. We have also upgraded a number of our edge protection devices and core switching across our stack.The upgrades provide benefits to our customers…
New partnership expands BeyondTrust’s privileged access management and vulnerability management to a broader global base. PHOENIX, July 19, 2017 – BeyondTrust, the leading cyber security company dedicated to preventing privilege misuse and stopping unauthorized access, announced Secure-ISS Pty Ltd as its first Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) partner in Australia, providing privileged access management (PAM)…
Petya – Security Update Following on from the recent WannaCry ransomware threat that has swept the globe in the past month, another ransomware threat has escalated globally overnight, including reports of Australian companies being affected. How The Petya Threat Works Similarly to the WannaCry outbreak, Petya is generally distributed via url links emailed to users,…
So you’ve no doubt heard about WannaCry (or wCry or WanaCrypt), running rampant and infecting significant public organisations across the globe (Kaspersky Lab have seen evidence of 74+ Countries infected during the initial 24 hours, with other reports estimating some 200,000+ machines now impacted across 140+ countries). So how does it work? WannaCry comprises two…
Wordpress Vulnerability A new vulnerability has been found in all versions of WordPress up to and including the current release (4.7.4). This vulnerability allows attackers to utilize the password reset functionality in WordPress to obtain the password reset link. Solution: WordPress has not yet released an update to counter exploit attempts, so in the mean…