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In Early April, an advisory was released forCVE-2017-0199, the vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft Office and WordPad parse specially crafted files.Patches that were released included mitigation for Office 2007/2010/2013/2016 and Wordpad for Windows versions Vista It’s related to…
A few weeks ago ShadowBrokers released a dump of NSA/EquationGroup tools used to exploit various machines that they previously tried to auction off unsuccessfully. One of the exploits was for Windows SMB RCE which allowed an unauthenticated attacker to gain System-level privileges…
Security is a big field that continues to grow year after year. Companies around the world keep innovating and creating products that are prime for hacking. When you take a hard look at how to protect yourself, you begin to…
Lately my focus has been on looking at traffic. Whether it’s the traffic visiting the AsTech website, traffic at a client site that seems to indicate they are under attack, or traffic on a LAN segment, traffic is flowing all the time.…
There are many tasks for a development team to take on in the cyber security world, some are small and extremely complex while others are simpler but far larger in scope. One item in this later group is a process…
I read articles almost daily about the skills gap and lack of qualified personnel within the Information Security profession. Just recently, Forbes ran an article that stated by 2019 there will be a shortage of 2 million cyber security jobs.…
I had a couple of weeks of transition and I was talking with my friend Jim McMurry and he was telling me he could hardly believe he started his company, Milton Security, 10 years ago. Wow! 10 years I thought,…
This is an important year for me personally, and for the Milton family. Since starting Milton Security in 2007 I have always tried to make every new hire, and every new customer, a part of the Milton Family. Being part…
** Breaking News ** German Prosecutor Office in Cologne and the German Federal Police announced today they have arrested a British National who they are accusing of being the mastermind behind last years Internet of Things attack (MIRAI attack). The…
Over the past 10 years that we’ve grown Milton Security, our strategy has always been to assist our clients in mitigating risk, securing their assets and to go above & beyond expectations. We have learned a lot over this time…