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); //]]>// > By Jack M. Germain May 4, 2021 4:00 AM PT Kaspersky on April 26 released survey results revealing that almost one quarter (22 percent) of PCs still run the end-of-life OS Microsoft Windows 7, which stopped receiving mainstream support in January 2020. When operating systems reach end of life, vulnerabilities will remain on the system without patch updates to resolve issues, providing cyberattackers with potential ways to gain access. Therefore, it is critical to update a system s OS to protect networks from this avoidable issue, according to Kaspersky. Using an end-of-life operating system that no longer receives security updates is akin to driving a car with a brake light on. The likelihood of disaster is great and yet it is difficult to convey this to users of such systems without it appearing to be a ploy to get them to spend more money, suggested Oliver Tavakoli, CTO at Vectra AI. ....
Sweden Shut Down Infectious Disease Database After Intrusions June 2, 2021 @prajeetspeaks) • June 1, 2021 Get Permission SmiNet, Sweden’s infectious diseases database, was temporarily shut down last week by the country’s public health agency, Folkhälsomyndigheten, following several attempted cyber intrusions. The Thursday shutdown interrupted the reporting of COVID-19 statistics. The public health agency reports that it was able to restore the database on Friday. As a result of the temporary shutdown, the agency will not release an updated report on COVID-19 statistics until June 3, an agency spokesperson tells Information Security Media Group. The agency has not disclosed whether the attack involved ransomware. It reported the incident to the police and to the Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection. ....
Mandiant reported that the compromises involving Pulse Secure’s VPN appliances were at organizations across the defense, government, high tech, transportation and financial sectors. ....