Security News > 2021 > February > Week in review: Top 10 most exploited vulns, SMB ransomware extortion, Patch Tuesday forecast

SolarWinds Orion exploited by another group of state-sponsored hackersAnother group of state-sponsored hackers has exploited the ubiquity of SolarWinds software to target US government agencies, Reuters reported on Tuesday.

February 2021 Patch Tuesday forecast: The human communication aspectWe spend a lot of time each month discussing the technical details surrounding vulnerabilities, software updates, and the tools we use for patch management in our organizations.

SMB ransomware extortion: Identifying pieces of the puzzle2020 saw a new trend emerge: ransomware victims who were unwilling or unable to pay the ransom were faced with the threat of their sensitive information being exposed.

93% of workers overshare online, causing security risksTessian reveals just how much, and how often, people divulge about their lives online and how attackers take advantage of it.

To combat cyber warfare the security industry needs to work togetherJust when we thought 2020 couldn't get worse, security firm FireEye broke the news that the compromise of a software solution by IT solutions provider SolarWinds had resulted in security breaches across the public and private sector, at dozens of companies and government agencies, including the U.S. Departments of Commerce, Treasury, Justice, Defense, and the Center for Disease Control.

Open-source tool for hardening commonly used HMI/SCADA systemOtorio, a provider of OT security and digital risk management solutions, released an open-source tool designed for hardening the security of GE Digital's CIMPLICITY, one of the most commonly used HMI/SCADA systems.

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