At Go Security Pro, we are offering a courtesy BlueKeep scan to check if your network is exposing RDP services that could be exploited. The BlueKeep vulnerability (CVE-2019-0708) is a remotely exploitable flaw in the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) Services on older versions of Windows. In our Apply the BlueKeep Patch Now blog post, I detailed the systems it affects, …
When Strict Password Policies Backfire
Passwords that are changed more frequently are more secure, right? Not necessarily. I was working with an organization that takes security seriously. Defense in depth and least privilege permeate their environment. Users do not have administrator privileges and are not allowed to remotely login to systems. Network segmentation keeps a compromised workstation from reaching the administrator interfaces on servers. Only …