Howard Solomon
@HowardITWC
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I'm a Toronto-based freelance IT writer and podcaster specializing in cybersecurity.
Toronto
Joined January 2009
New from me: AI browsers can be abused by malicious AI sidebar extensions https://t.co/nmWbupUsDj
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csoonline.com
Infosec leaders need to be prepared for AI sidebar spoofing attacks, say researchers.
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New from me: Is your firm being victimized by a gift card scam? https://t.co/XepTB3r4KN
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New from me: Self-propagating worm found in VS code marketplaces https://t.co/ld4a3THHlL
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csoonline.com
Treat this as an immediate security incident, CISOs advised; researchers say it’s one of the most sophisticated supply chain attacks they’ve seen, and it’s spreading.
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New from me: Malicious extensions being spread in VS marketplaces https://t.co/pkOyV9D2sQ
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csoonline.com
Report from Wiz also says developers are uploading extensions that include access tokens and other secrets.
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New from me: Source code and vulnerability info stolen from F5 networks https://t.co/KLfWcdfsPr
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csoonline.com
IT and security leaders should install latest patches from the application delivery and security vendor after suspected nation-state hack.
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New from me: What's important in October Patch Tuesday fixes #cybersecurity
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csoonline.com
Admins are urged to immediately patch actively exploited vulnerabilities, including those in the legacy Agere modem driver in Windows.
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New from me: Why one expert says CSOs should unplgug Gemini from email and calendars https://t.co/GEwK84bF8n
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csoonline.com
The warning comes after the discovery that some AI agents, including Gemini, are vulnerable to ASCII Smuggling attacks.
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New from me: The 'sad' state of Canadian governments' website security
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New from me: How crooks run a service providing fake Canadian and US drivers licences https://t.co/i6t2usVSId
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New from me: Patch this zero day in Cisco firewall sofware https://t.co/3mBnIewLBu
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csoonline.com
US, UK cyber authorities warn Cisco admins to apply patch immediately to ASA and Firepower software.
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New from me: Cisco admins urged to patch IOS, IOS XE devices fast https://t.co/lR0vawlLsW
networkworld.com
Attackers have already exploited the SNMP vulnerability to execute remote code or deny service.
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New from me: Start hunting for this backdoor https://t.co/xardEfix7z
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New from me: Meet ShadowLeak: 'Impossible to detect" data theft using AI https://t.co/uuWAsk7VVf
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csoonline.com
Radware has created a zero-click indirect prompt injection technique that could bypass ChatGPT to trick OpenAI servers into leaking corporate data.
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New from me: Warning: Hackers have inserted credential stealing code into some NPM libraries https://t.co/BTOH9scIXf
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csoonline.com
‘This is a new frontier’ of malware in open source repositories, says one expert.
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Ransomware gang going after improperly patched SonicWall firewalls https://t.co/jG07Bz8mfy
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csoonline.com
Changing admin password after installing 2024 patch is vital, experts warn.
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New from me: 18 packages in NPM code compromised to steal digital currency https://t.co/kmGvdLPYA9
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Fraud warning to Canadians: Someone is calling homes claiming to be from Bell Canada and alleging their internet/phone will be suspended for three days starting in 20 minutes because of repair work done on a nearby tower. The caller apparently wants personal information.
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New from me: Check your DNS logs for these domains linked to Chinese threat actors https://t.co/QtdpsZABj1
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