By Jay Krous on 2020-04-16T17:33:53Z Berkeley Lab Cyber Security has discovered bad guys exploiting Apple’s Remote Management service to conduct reflected denial-of-service (DoS) attacks. What to do? In order to protect Berkeley Lab computers from participating in this hostile activity, … [Read more...] about Apple Remote Management Service Abuse
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Update Your Windows System NOW!
By Tammera E Campbell on 2020-03-13T21:10:36Z On March 12, 2020 Microsoft released a warning to immediately update and reboot Windows systems due to a Microsoft SMBv3 Client/Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. Users are advised this is an extremely dangerous vulnerability and MUST be … [Read more...] about Update Your Windows System NOW!
Critical Windows 10 Updates Must Be Installed
By Tammera E Campbell on 2020-01-27T23:09:34Z Berkeley Lab IT has released Microsoft’s latest updates for Windows 10, which contains patches for multiple critical security vulnerabilities. One of these, CVE-2020-0601, has been identified by the Cyber Security group as a mandatory update. As … [Read more...] about Critical Windows 10 Updates Must Be Installed
Update Firefox Now!
By Ian Vaino on 2020-01-14T17:24:59Z Just as your operating systems need to be patched, so do your browsers. Mozilla recently disclosed a critical vulnerability in Firefox, and advises all users to patch it immediately: Mozilla Patches Critical Vulnerabilities Security Advisories for … [Read more...] about Update Firefox Now!
IT Known Issues with Latest macOS Catalina
IT Workstation Support has catalogued the recent issues users have encountered when upgrading their system to the latest macOS Catalina. They are: 32-bit applications will not run on Catalina, see table below Top 10 32-bit Applications … [Read more...] about IT Known Issues with Latest macOS Catalina
CCleaner Not Authorized On Lab Computers, Must Be Removed
By Tammera E Campbell on 2019-11-26T21:09:36Z As of Oct 17, 2019 Workstation Support is under guidance from LBL cybersecurity to remove CCleaner from all Lab systems. Computers that have BigFix (Active Mode) installed will have a pop-up appear informing the user of the action and provide a … [Read more...] about CCleaner Not Authorized On Lab Computers, Must Be Removed
Multi-Factor Authentication Countdown
By Adam Stone on 2019-11-22T18:27:27Z December 9th, the beginning of MFA enforcement for all staff, affiliates, and contractors is quickly approaching. All LBL users must activate MFA for their Berkeley Lab enterprise accounts by this date, or risk losing access to email, LETS, and … [Read more...] about Multi-Factor Authentication Countdown
Malwarebytes Enterprise License Retired
By Tammera E Campbell on 2019-09-06T15:40:10Z Just a reminder that on June 1, 2019, Malwarebytes was no longer being offered by Berkeley Lab IT. Existing clients will continue to function, but will not receive updates. IT recommends that users uninstall Malwarebytes. This can be done manually, … [Read more...] about Malwarebytes Enterprise License Retired
IT Best Practices
By Tammera E Campbell on 2019-09-05T21:19:36Z Berkeley Lab computers are constantly under attack, but what should we, as users, do to protect ourselves and our systems? According to research conducted by Google, users and security experts often have different ideas as to what the best steps are … [Read more...] about IT Best Practices
Update Your iOS Devices Now!
By Tammera E Campbell on 2019-09-05T00:54:16Z As most people know, keeping your software updated is the number one thing you can do for cyber security. What is less well known is how important this is on mobile devices, such as iPhones and Android devices. A recent set of vulnerabilities … [Read more...] about Update Your iOS Devices Now!
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