Gotham Security Daily Threat Alerts

By Nancy Rand
Posted in Uncategorized
On May 01, 2015

April 30, Help Net Security – (International) Barracuda fixes critical MITM flaws in its Web filter. Barracuda Networks issued a security update patching two critical flaws in the firmware of its Web Filter appliances in which an attacker could perform man-in-the-middle (MitM) attacks due to vulnerabilities in certificate verification when performing secure socket layer (SSL) inspection and the use of default certificates for multiple machines. Source

April 29, Securityweek – (International) Bartalex malware used to deliver Dyre banking trojan to enterprises. Security researchers at Trend Micro discovered a campaign employing thousands of spam emails purporting to be from the Automated Clearing House (ACH) that point to malicious documents on Dropbox containing the Bartalex malware, which downloads the Dyre banking trojan once macros are enabled. Thirty-five percent of the infections observed in the past 3 months were in the U.S. Source

Nancy Rand

Nancy Rand

Nancy has more than 20 years’ experience in information technology and security, solving business issues and implementing best-practice solutions that support organizational objectives. Her expertise includes leveraging, optimizing, and implementing diverse technology platforms, and management of large-scale technology projects.