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  • Two people at laptops sending data at each other
    Why Mutual Assured Destruction is an Incomplete Cyber Defense Strategy
    Is the threat of full-scale retaliation enough to prevent large-scale cyberattacks? Raxis’ COO Bonnie Smyre, who also has a background in Russian and Eastern European studies, explains why this Cold War strategy cannot be as effective at stopping hackers.
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  • .be .wa .re .sc .am .me .rs
    A High-Tech Take on an Old-Time Scam
    Don’t fall prey to scammers trying to convince you that your domain name is about to be stolen by an overseas company.
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  • SonicWall
    SonicWall Patches Three Zero-Day Vulnerabilities
    Cybersecurity company SonicWall has released patches for three zero-day vulnerabilities that are currently being exploited.
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  • Emblem of the Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation
    NSA, FBI, CISA Statement on Russian SVR Activity
    The US government is warning businesses to beware of vulnerabilities being exploited by the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR RF). But that’s not the only group taking advantage. Here’s what you should do.
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  • Security Cameras
    Three Questions to Ask Before Connecting a Device to the Internet
    Should you connect your latest device to the Internet? Lead Penetration Tester Scottie Cole recommends asking yourself some questions before you do.
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  • Hands holding mobile phone
    Why Companies Shouldn’t Overlook Mobile Application Testing
    Penetration tests are as important for mobile applications as they are for their web app counterparts. Here’s why.
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  • How to Pull Off a Mousejacking Attack
    How to Pull Off a Mousejacking Attack
    Raxis demonstrates how to conduct a mousejacking attack as part of a penetration test.
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  • Penguin with red cross
    Sudo Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Discovered
    Qualys has discovered and reported a serious vulnerability (CVE-2021-3156) affecting the sudo utility. Patches are now available and Raxis recommends applying them immediately.
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  • Cisco with bandaids
    Cisco Patches Critical Security Vulnerabilities
    Cisco releases patches for some critical and high-severity vulnerabilities.
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  • Understanding Vulnerability Management
    Understanding Vulnerability Management
    One of our most common findings in Raxis penetration tests is the lack of an effective vulnerability management system. Here’s why that’s important.
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  • Happy New Year! (Good riddance, 2020)
    The Most Important Cybersecurity Lessons of 2020
    This past year was one to remember. Here are a couple of cybersecurity lessons we should take away from 2020.
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