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[Security Tip] Recent Threats Summarized for Aug to Oct 2022

By Prime Care Tech Office of Compliance on Fri, Nov 04, 2022 @ 04:49 PM

Topics: primeCLOUD cyber security security vulnerabilities security patches security threats
Security Threats, Vulnerabilities and Patches - Aug-Oct 2022

Each week our security team tracks threats, vulnerabilities, and patches announced by leading IT experts and vendors to ensure we prioritize, address, and communicate them to our managed IT services clients.

Below you'll find our recap of events they addressed in the last few months. To check previous reports, see 2022 Security Threats.

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High Impact

Company/Source Product Type
Microsoft Multiple Security updates (Aug, Sep, Oct 2022)
Microsoft Microsoft Exchange Server 2013, 2016, and 2019 Mitigations for zero-day vulnerabilities exploited in the wild
VMware vSphere Guidance for VirtualPITA, VirtualPIE, and VirtualGATE Malware Targeting

 

Medium Impact

Company/Source Product Type
Adobe Acrobat and Reader Security updates (Aug & Sep 2022
Meta Platforms WhatsApp PuTTY SSH Client used to deploy backdoors and establish communication
Fortinet Multiple Urgent patch for critical auth bypass bug
VMware Multiple Security updates (Aug 2022)

 

Low Impact

Company/Source Product Type
Apple Multiple Security updates (Sep 2022)
Mozilla Firefox, Firefox ESR, and Thunderbird Security updates (Aug & Sep 2022)

 

No Impact on Our Clients/FYI

Company/Source Product Type
Cisco Secure Web Appliance Security updates
Cisco Multiple Security updates (Oct 2022)
Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Managers Out-of-band security update
Mozilla Thunderbird Security updates (Sep & Oct 2022)

 

As part of our primeCLOUD services suite, we partner with leading IT vendors to offer security services like ransomware protection, phishing training, multi-factor authorization (MFA), data backup/recovery, and more.

If you're not confident your organization is on top of security threats, vulnerabilities, and patches, it may be time to conduct a cyber security audit.

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Written by Prime Care Tech Office of Compliance