by Ophtek, LLC | Dec 10, 2024 | Cryptominer, firewall, GeoVision, Legacy devices, Legacy Software, Mirai botnet, Ophtek, patches, security measures, Updates
No software, as GeoVision has recently discovered, is 100% secure from malware, with many applications left exposed by vulnerabilities within their coding. GeoVision develops and manufactures advanced video surveillance hardware along with the appropriate software for...
by Ophtek, LLC | Jan 25, 2022 | Microsoft, Ophtek, patches, Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Server, zero-day
Windows is one of the most popular operating systems around and, as it’s a Microsoft product, you would like to think it’s safe. But this isn’t quite true. As part of their January 2022 ‘Patch Tuesday’ report, Microsoft announced that 97...
by Ophtek, LLC | Jul 13, 2021 | Cyber Security, Microsoft, Network, Ophtek, patches, print spooler, zero-day
If a hacker can find a software vulnerability, then it grants them easy access to a PC. This is even easier when a vulnerability is leaked by researchers. Security researchers are constantly searching for software and hardware vulnerabilities. But where researchers...
by Ophtek, LLC | Oct 13, 2020 | Ophtek, patches, PC Security, Windows vulnerability, Zerologon
Microsoft may be one of the leading names in PC technology, but hackers have recently exposed their Zerologon vulnerability. A vulnerability is a flaw within a PC which can be exploited and used to gain access to the PC in question. These vulnerabilities can be found...
by Ophtek, LLC | Sep 1, 2020 | Ophtek, patches, printer vulnerability, Security, Security Threats, Updates, upgrade
The importance of installing updates and patches should never be underestimated. However, did you know that even these are not 100% secure? Microsoft knows a thing or two about computers, but this doesn’t mean they are immune from mistakes and flaws. Accordingly, they...