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Attackers have seized on vulnerabilities in these environments, creating more work and larger budgets for security teams. The hybrid workforce reality is causing greater concerns with data leakage, ransomware and attacks through remote access tools and cloud services.
A recently discovered backdoor malware called BPFdoor has been stealthily targeting Linux and Solaris systems without being noticed for more than five years. BPFdoor is a Linux/Unix backdoor that allows threat actors to remotely connect to a Linux shell to gain complete access to a compromised device.
QNAP has released several security advisories today, one of them for a critical security issue that allows remote execution of arbitrary commands on vulnerable QVR systems, the company's video surveillance solution hosted on a NAS device. QNAP's advisory explains that the "Vulnerability has been reported to affect QNAP VS Series NVR running QVR. If exploited, this vulnerability allows remote attackers to run arbitrary commands."
Application service provider F5 is warning a critical vulnerability allows unauthenticated hackers with network access to execute arbitrary commands on its BIG-IP systems. Threat actors can send undisclosed requests and leverage the flaw to bypass the iControl REST authentication and access the F5 BIG-IP systems, an attacker can execute arbitrary commands, create or delete files or disable servers.
Cloud security and application delivery network provider F5 on Wednesday released patches to contain 43 bugs spanning its products. "This vulnerability may allow an unauthenticated attacker with network access to the BIG-IP system through the management port and/or self IP addresses to execute arbitrary system commands, create or delete files, or disable services," F5 said in an advisory.
The rise of remote work and learning opened new opportunities for many people - as we've seen by the number of people who have moved to new places or adapted to "Workcations." Cybercriminals are taking advantage of the same opportunities - just in a different way. Evaluating the prevalence of malware variants by region reveals a sustained interest by cyber adversaries in maximizing the remote work and learning attack vector.
AnyDesk vs TeamViewer: Remote desktop software comparison We may be compensated by vendors who appear on this page through methods such as affiliate links or sponsored partnerships. AnyDesk and TeamViewer are two popular remote desktop software that can enable IT support teams to connect to any remote desktop or device to perform a wide range of critical functions.
Network-attached storage appliance maker QNAP on Wednesday said it's working on updating its QTS and QuTS operating systems after Netatalk last month released patches to contain seven security flaws in its software. Netatalk is an open-source implementation of the Apple Filing Protocol, allowing Unix-like operating systems to serve as file servers for Apple macOS computers.
For IT security leaders, it's essential to know the answers to such questions as, what is the current threat landscape as it relates to remote workers? What does the future hold? And what changes in. Security strategy are most important as remote work continues?
Remote desktop software is becoming increasingly important as organizations move to remote and hybrid work environments. Dualmon is a remote desktop tool used to control computers from any device to provide remote access and support.