Finland’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC-FI) has issued a warning about malicious SMS messages that have been spammed out to mobile users, directing iPhone owners to phishing sites and Android users to download malware. The messages are written in Finnish but without the customary accented characters. In some instances, the messages pose as a notification that the user has received a voicemail message, or a communication from their mobile network provider.

Because it encompasses the lazy days of summer, Q3 is often a slower roll in the world of privacy — and July and August did not disappoint. Those of us following the privacy space got a much-needed break. However, as August wrapped up, Washington resumed its busy state of affairs, Europe returned to business as usual, and it quickly became clear that the privacy space had had lost no momentum.

There are many software deployment tools to deliver software and updates to your endpoints, but just because you have a lot of options doesn’t mean it has to be confusing. You might pick one software deployment tool to do it all, or you might pick several automated software deployment tools depending on your needs.

The majority (66%) of companies today have started some transition or co-management to the cloud. The goal is to digitally transform the enterprises of the companies. While the basic network concepts may be similar, the cloud is a different beast. It uses different protocols and management tools. There is also a host of new acronyms to learn.

The Oracle Java license change has become a hot topic amongst information technology professionals. As of January 2019, administrators who install Java 8 U 202 and later are only able to get security updates when they purchase support for each desktop. Furthermore, Java 11 and above is only available from Oracle under a commercial support agreement. The Java Oracle license change has raised concerns because support costs are expected to rise.

When it comes to deploying scripts for Intune admins, there is only one script method available: Intune PowerShell Scripts. PowerShell can be a powerful format, but you likely have existing scripts you want to leverage with your domain-joined and non-domain-joined machines. Intune script capabilities don’t enable you to deploy VBscripts, batch scripts, or JavaScript scripts. The screenshot below shows the full complement of options available for script deployment using MEM (Intune).

AppLocker is an application control feature found in enterprise editions of Windows. The tool enables you to manage which applications and files users can run. Windows AppLocker aims to limit software access and related data from specific users and business groups. The results of which is heightened security reduced administrative overhead and fewer helpdesk calls.

The local Windows administrator account is a coveted target for hackers and malware. There are potentially a lot of bad things that can happen if a hacker can crack the local admin account of one of your servers. Dreadful things usually occur when someone downloads a malicious malware strain using the administrator account as well. The magnitude of these problems is amplified even more if you use the default administrator account for every similar machine uses the same password.

Last June, Tigera announced a first for Kubernetes: supporting open-source WireGuard for encrypting data in transit within your cluster. We never like to sit still, so we have been working hard on some exciting new features for this technology, the first of which is support for WireGuard on AKS using the Azure CNI. First a short recap about what WireGuard is, and how we use it in Calico.

Our product has been through many changes over the years. Both from a market standpoint, but also technically. Over the last year we’ve simplified our architecture and moved away from a traditional Javascript single page application (SPA) and gone back to our Rails roots. Here’s the story of why we chose Hotwire, what it’s allowed us to do, and where we hope to see it in the future.