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Jay Ferron

I am a self proclaimed geek who has authored, may technical training courses. As a speaker Jay has presented at many events including, user groups, Computer trade shows, DOD and federal conferences, ISPCON, TechEd, and WPC. Jay is on the global board member of GITCA. Past President of ISACA-CT, Past president APCUG and is a Microsoft MVP Enterprise Security. Jay has been a MVP in in Windows, HPC, and Azure.

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CERT Advisory (ICSMA-18-107-01) Abbott Laboratories Defibrillator
July 14th, 2018 | Jay Ferron | My information Resource
1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARYCVSS v3 7.5ATTENTION: Exploitable remotelyVendor: Abbott LaboratoriesEquipment: Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator and Cardiac Synchronization Therapy DefibrillatorVulnerabilities: Improper Authentication and Improper Restriction of Power ConsumptionMedSec Holdings Ltd., - Read More
 
Keen Security Lab Finds 14 Security Vulnerabilities in BMW Vehicles
July 14th, 2018 | Jay Ferron | My information Resource
The Chinese cybersecurity research team known as Keen Security Lab has disclosed 14 security vulnerabilities affecting a range of BMW vehicles. Eight of the flaws affect the infotainment system, four affect the Telematics Control Unit (TCU), and two affect the Central Gateway Module (CGM). The TCU - Read More
 
New Malware Strain Spreads Through Documents
July 14th, 2018 | Jay Ferron | My information Resource
MuddyWater malware is believed to be once again targeting organizations across the world.  This malware was first reported when it targeted the Saudi government back in 2017 andwas reported to have also targeted other organizations in the US, Turkey, and other Middle Eastern countries.Although - Read More
 
Read My Mail, Please…
July 14th, 2018 | Jay Ferron | My information Resource
It was announced that European researchers discovered that the popular PGP and S/MIME email encryption standards are vulnerable to being hacked. Dubbed EFAIL, it is described as vulnerabilities in the end-to-end encryption technologies OpenPGP and S/MIME. From the website, EFAIL abuses active - Read More
 
Red Hat DHCP: Gateway to Full Root Access
July 14th, 2018 | Jay Ferron | My information Resource
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) is a popular distribution used by many organizations for servers and other network endpoints. Two free versions of the operating system have also branched out of RHEL, Fedora and CentOS. US-CERT issued an alert Wednesday that a critical vulnerability had been - Read More
 
The Cyber-view From DC
July 14th, 2018 | Jay Ferron | My information Resource
It was a busy end of May for cybersecurity in our nation’s capital. The White House Office of Management and Budget issued a report saying that most federal agencies are not prepared for cyberattacks, while noting that almost three quarters of the agencies assessed have programs that are at - Read More
 
Necurs Recurs!
July 14th, 2018 | Jay Ferron | My information Resource
Since 2012, the Necurs botnet has been an evolving work horse of a botnet, backing up the Jaff ransomware, Dridex banking Trojan, and Locky ransomware campaigns. Most recently it has been found pushing URL files with misleading icons to trick victims into exposing themselves to the malware of the - Read More
 
Personal Data of 21 Million Compromised in Timehop Breach
July 14th, 2018 | Jay Ferron | My information Resource
The personal data of 21 million Timehop customers has been compromised as hackers were able to breach their backend server environment. Timehop functions by connecting to social media platforms to show users’ past memories. The breach was disclosed on Sunday, July 8th, stating that the breach - Read More
 
WordPress Vulnerability Finally Patched After 7 Months
July 14th, 2018 | Jay Ferron | My information Resource
The internet has become a staple of modern life. Having a website has become a necessity for most small businesses to connect with potential customers and provide information on the business and their offerings. However, one of the most common website development tools, WordPress, has a major - Read More
 
RAMpage on Android
July 14th, 2018 | Jay Ferron | My information Resource
Rowhammer vulnerabilities are once again making mainstream news with the addition of CVE-2018-9942, dubbed RAMpage. This new variant of Rowhammer-based vulnerabilities allows attackers to compromise other applications and seize complete control over Android-based devices. What makes this - Read More
 

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