OpenSSL runs the vast majority of the secure connections you use online every day. This vulnerability is BIG and affects EVERYONE. http://www.m4vryk.com/MAVERICKFLASHALERT.pdf This Maverick Flash Alert contains everything our clients need to know to stay ahead of the threat. C…

BOTTOM LINE UP FRONT (BLUF): A mass-exploitation of global SOHO routers is almost entirely preventable due to user error in implementing basic security settings (passwords, strong passwords, and remote access controls). Once again we are reminded to take an honest look at our own security pra…

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all of our friends, colleagues, and clients at Maverick. Thank you for your support and patronage of Maverick in 2013. All the best for 2014. Robert Bagnall, CEO Maverick…

It was revealed today by a security research firm that the Pony Botnet malware, which has been quite popular and effective since its inception, has a server in the Netherlands with 2 Million user credentials on it that put the users of those creds at risk. While both the Pony Botnet and the te…

Today, another Maverick client was contacted by a “Microsoft Representative” with an Indian accent proclaiming that there were “corrupt files on the Windows”. There was no mention of the specific device, the actual issue, or WHY anyone from Microsoft would ever call an individual small busines…

The creators of Cryptolocker recently ratcheted up the ransomware threat by introducing a new version of their malware. Ransomware is malware that encrypts your critical files and then requires you to pay a fee to get the key to unlock the encryption and get to your files again. Cryptolo…

During September’s G20 Economic Summit, hosted in Russia, attendees were given customary gift bags – which included USB memory sticks and spare power chargers for electronic devices. Just a few weeks later, the Italian press reported that the items were Trojan Horses designed to extract data…

You may have seen reporting recently regarding a recognized security researcher who believes he has uncovered a significant security threat – perhaps the most significant in many years. Ars Technica wrote an article recently stating the claims of the researcher with respect to the depth of the…

Microsoft has announced that Windows XP will no longer be supported by the company after 08 April 2014. They are encouraging users to upgrade from the 12 year-old Operating System (OS) to a newer OS, such as Windows 7. What this means for current XP users is simple: After the 08th of …

Gartner recently released a paper called “Five Styles of Advanced Threat Defense”. In the paper, they stated that traditional defense-in-depth components were necessary but no longer sufficient in protecting against what they called “advanced targeted attacks”. The paper went on to recom…