Seriously?! More Vulnerabilities?

Right, listen up. Because apparently people *still* need hand-holding. The SANS ISC diary this week is basically a collection of “Oh shit, we forgot to patch this” and “Look at this new hole someone dug.” We’ve got CVE-2024-3094 (Ivanti Connect Secure), which is still getting hammered on despite patches being out. Like, seriously? Patch your damn systems! It’s not rocket science.

Then there’s a bunch of stuff in VMware ESXi – more remote code execution crap. Because who needs sleep when you can have unpatched hypervisors? And to top it all off, they are talking about Microsoft Office macros being abused again. Macros! In 2024! It’s like people *want* to get owned.

Oh, and a reminder that attackers are still using legitimate tools (like PowerShell) for malicious purposes. Groundbreaking stuff, really. Like telling me water is wet. They also mention some phishing campaigns targeting critical infrastructure. Because of course they are. What else would you expect?

Basically, it’s the same old song and dance: patch, scan, educate your users (good luck with that), and assume you’re already compromised. Don’t come crying to me when your network is on fire because you ignored basic security hygiene. I swear, some people…

The whole thing is summarized here if you absolutely *must* know the details. But honestly, just patch everything and be done with it.

Related Anecdote: I once had a sysadmin tell me they didn’t need to patch a server because “it doesn’t face the internet.” I pointed out that internal network compromise is still a thing. His response? “But nobody attacks *internal* servers.” Yeah, well, surprise! They did. And then spent three days cleaning up ransomware. Some people are beyond help.

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