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Microkernel Failure | BSD Now 289
A kernel of failure, IPv6 fragmentation vulnerability in OpenBSD’s pf, a guide to the terminal, using a Yubikey for SSH public key authentication, FreeBSD desktop series, and more.
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SMB Exploited
Server Message Block (SMB) is the transport protocol used by Windows machines for a wide variety of purposes such as file sharing, printer sharing, and access to remote Windows services. SMB operates over TCP ports 139 and 445. In April 2017, Shadow Brokers released an SMB vulnerability named “EternalBlue,” which was part of the Microsoft security bulletin MS17-010.
The recent WannaCry ransomware takes advantage of this vulnerability to compromise Windows machines, load malware, and propagate to other machines in a network. The attack uses SMB version 1 and TCP port 445 to propagate.
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Downtime costs Australian businesses dearly
Application downtime costs Australian businesses an average of more than $762,000 per incident, according to new research.
A survey of 1000 Australian IT professionals found that the average revenue loss during business-critical outages is $144,062.52 per hour for larger organisations.
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