When Software Updates Get Hacked
When Software Updates Get Hacked Darned if you do, darned if you don't: Software fixes have become extensively automated, which works when software supply chains are secure. Yet with attackers focused on compromising those pipelines, is automated patching such a good idea? Robert Lemos PDF On July 2, an attack that used a series of yet-to-be-patched vulnerabilities in Kaseya's Virtual System Administrator (VSA) server software quickly compromised about 100 business clients of managed service provider (MSP) JustTech, encrypting systems in the victims' environments. The havoc took about two ho...
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