Cisco Releases Security Updates

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Cisco has released security updates to address a vulnerability in multiple Cisco products. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service condition. For updates addressing lower severity vulnerabilities, see the Cisco Security Advisories page.

CISA encourages users and administrators to review Cisco Advisory cisco-sa-snort-ethernet-dos-HGXgJH8n and apply the necessary updates.

VMware Releases Security Update

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VMware has released a security update to address a vulnerability in View Planner. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to take control of an affected system.

CISA encourages users and administrators to review VMware Security Advisory VMSA-2021-0003 and apply the necessary update.  

Manage data sources at scale with Azure Purview: Azure Multiple Source registration and scans

Manage data sources at scale with Azure Purview: Azure Multiple Source registration and scans

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At the Azure Purview launch, we announced the ability to register and scan individual sources. At Ignite, we announced that we are now making it even easier to register and scan your Azure data at scale, with the Azure multiple source registration feature, now in public preview. This capability allows you to register an entire Azure subscription or resource group in Azure Purview.


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You can set up scans on an entire subscription or resource group of Azure data sources using our secure credential mechanism for authentication.


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You can configure your scan with resource specific scan rule sets and create them inline if the existing ones in your catalog do not meet your business requirements.


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You can set up schedules on your scans on a weekly/monthly basis, or run it once.  You can also manage, update, and view a summary of your Azure Subscription or Resource Group data source in a single pane of glass view.


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And you can discover assets along with their metadata, schema, and classifications because of these scans on your entire subscription, via the Purview catalog.


 


Finally, customers who do not wish to register their Azure subscription can still register individual sources such as Azure SQL DB or ADLS gen2.


 


Get started today! 


Read our full documentation here today!

Experiencing Data Access Issue in Azure portal for Log Analytics – 03/04 – Investigating

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Initial Update: Thursday, 04 March 2021 14:50 UTC

We are aware of issues within Log Analytics and are actively investigating. Some customers may experience Data access issues and missed or delayed alerts in WestUS2 region
  • Work Around: None
  • Next Update: Before 03/04 17:00 UTC
We are working hard to resolve this issue and apologize for any inconvenience.
-Vyom

Caught in a bad romance

Caught in a bad romance

This article was originally posted by the FTC. See the original article here.

It’s day four of National Consumer Protection Week and we’ve been discussing ways we can look out for each other during the pandemic. Today’s topic – romance scams. Check out and share this short video

Beyond the job losses and economic fallout of the pandemic, the loneliness and isolation brought on by our virtual lives has real consequences. This might explain why romance scams reached a record $304 million in losses reported to the FTC in 2020. That’s up about 50% from 2019.

Romance scams can start out in lots of ways – like when scammers create fake profiles on dating apps or social media. But these scams always end the same way – with a made up story about why the person needs money. Even if this scam might not affect you, it could be happening to someone you know. 

So, as you check in on the health and safety of the people you care about, take a moment, pick up the phone and reach out to someone you might not have spoken with in a while. Check in with them, see how they are doing and listen to what they say – you might help them spot and avoid a romance scam.

Here are some things to keep in mind:

  • If a friend or loved one mentions an online love interest, ask if they’ve met in person.
  • If they haven’t met in person, and that love interest asks for money, that’s a scam. Period. No matter what story they tell — even if they send you money or gifts first.
  • Only scammers tell people to send money by gift cards, money transfer, or cryptocurrency. If your friend sends any of these, they probably won’t get their money back. 
  • Report romance scams to the dating or social networking site, and to the FTC at ReportFraud.ftc.gov. And anyone who paid a romance scammer should also report it to the gift card, money transfer, or cryptocurrency platform.

Brought to you by Dr. Ware, Microsoft Office 365 Silver Partner, Charleston SC.