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 | 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) |
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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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