In HBO’s hit series Game of Thrones, the Seven Kingdoms had the Wall to keep out White Walkers, and for many generations, it did exactly that. But even the strongest fortifications can fall...
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Microsoft Patch Tuesday March 2018 updates
Compared to March 2017, this month’s Patch Tuesday is rather tame. This time last year, Microsoft was releasing patches for a number of zero-day vulnerabilities, including...
Microsoft Patch Tuesday: October 2017 updates
Another Patch Tuesday is here, along with a huge set of both security and non-security patches. We strongly recommend patching all these latest security patches right...
5 things to keep in mind before backing up your VMware virtual machines
The architecture of a virtual machine differs vastly from traditional on-premises environments, and requires different data backup techniques and pre-backup operations. This post will explain some of the...
WannaCry again? Meet Adylkuzz, its sneaky cryptocurrency mining sibling
More than 400,000 computers wrldwide have been infected with WannaCry ransomware since the beginning of the devastating attack on May 12th, 2017. WannaCry has compromised...
Escape the latest sudo flaw with Desktop Central patch management
Windows has had a rough time lately, dealing with various breaches as the result of vulnerabilities. Linux, often considered a malware-free OS, is now experiencing...
Ransomware make you WannaCry? Fight back instead with the right tools and techniques
Hackers always attack low hanging fruit, the known vulnerabilities in the software that fuels your organization. The recent WannaCry ransomware attacks are no exception. They...
Seven things end users don’t know about sysadmins!
Sysadmins, you know you’re awesome, regardless of what your typical end user might think. But what do they know? Sadly, not much. For instance, they...
What Private Equity Means for SolarWinds Users
Well, that was fast. Less than two weeks after SolarWinds committed to reviewing its “strategic alternatives,” the review is complete and the alternative chosen. The...