Much of what we write about, and often repeat around security in this newsletter is based on actual experiences and real-world stories that SpireTech has been a part of or privy to learn about from others in the security industry that...
In today’s world, essential data backup practices are not optional. Businesses encounter threats on a daily basis that can negatively impact their business by seriously harming their data. These threats can strike any moment and cause unpredictable damage...
This month, a proof-of-concept (PoC) was sold on a hacker forum, suggesting that cybercriminals may be moving to a new level of sophistication in their assaults. By embedding malware inside video cards from AMD and NVIDIA, the criminals are able to better...
Today, the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) announced that it has added single-factor authentication (SFA) to a rather short list of cybersecurity bad practices it recommends against. The CISA's "Bad Practices" list includes procedures...
Some of our employees just returned from a training session in Denver, CO – the first time we’ve attended such an event in person since Early 2020. Most of the discussion revolved around security and the persistent threat of ransomware. We...
Although SpireTech uses Kaseya software for systems management, neither SpireTech or our customers were victims of the latest headline news breach. Our response, analysis of the hack, explanation of why we were not...
A new vulnerability affecting most Dell computers was announced this week. The vulnerability cannot be exploited remotely – but we have remediated the issue. Our NOC team prepared an automation and removed the vulnerable file from all Dell systems supported...
If you don’t know the signs of a phishing email, your company is at risk.
Ubiquiti, a vendor best known for inexpensive and reliable Wi-Fi gear has been hacked. Rumor is that an employee’s LastPass credentials were stolen, which allowed hackers access to Ubiquiti’s entire...
Our service desk spent an unusual amount of time last month troubleshooting internet connectivity related issues for clients. Typically, we’re looking at speed or downtime issues at an office that workers are trying to connect...