Seriously? Another Week, Another Pile of Sh*t
Oh joy. It’s Thursday, which means another ISC Stormcast summary because apparently *someone* has to keep track of all the digital dumpster fires. Fine. Here’s what you need to know, and frankly, it should already be blocking your time if you’re doing security right.
The gist? A bunch of vulnerabilities are getting smacked around like a piñata at a particularly violent birthday party. We’ve got critical flaws in Ivanti Connect Secure (again – seriously, *again*?!), Citrix ADC/Gateway, and some nasty stuff in VMware products. Expect exploitation kits to be flying faster than free beer at a conference.
Specifically:
- Ivanti: Still bleeding. Patch NOW if you haven’t already. I swear, these guys are just asking for trouble.
- Citrix: More remote code execution nonsense. If you’re running this stuff, you’re either incredibly important or spectacularly negligent. Probably both.
- VMware: A whole heap of issues ranging from denial-of-service to…you guessed it…remote code execution. Seriously?
What *you* need to do (because apparently I have to tell you): Patch, patch, and then patch some more. Assume everything is compromised. Scan your networks like your job depends on it – because it probably does. And for the love of all that is holy, enable multi-factor authentication wherever possible. It’s not a silver bullet, but it’ll at least slow down the script kiddies.
Honestly, I’m starting to think everyone just *wants* to get hacked at this point. It’s easier than actually securing things, right?
Related Anecdote: Back in ’07, I had a sysadmin tell me he didn’t need to patch his servers because “they weren’t internet-facing.” He found out two weeks later when someone tunneled through a compromised internal box and started using his mail server as a spam relay. Good times. Seriously, the stupidity of some people is breathtaking.
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