Articles by Sead Fadilpašić

Sead is a seasoned freelance journalist based in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He writes about IT (cloud, IoT, 5G, VPN) and cybersecurity (ransomware, data breaches, laws and regulations). In his career, spanning more than a decade, he’s written for numerous media outlets, including Al Jazeera Balkans. He’s also held several modules on content writing for Represent Communications.

Articles by: Sead Fadilpašić

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Ivanti reveals major security update, so make sure you're protected

By Sead Fadilpašić published 12 February 25

The company patched four critical flaws that can be used to execute arbitrary code, remotely.

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US, UK crack down on Russian bulletproof hosting service ZServers for LockBit partnership

By Sead Fadilpašić published 12 February 25

ZServers was helping facilitiate LockBit attacks, law enforcement says.

Microsoft just patched a host of worrying security issues, so update now

By Sead Fadilpašić published 12 February 25

February's Patch Tuesday is upon us, and it sees Microsoft fix 55 vulnerabilities.

Microsoft warns hackers have a new and devious way of distributing malware

By Sead Fadilpašić published 11 February 25

Are you using publicly available keys for ViewState? Criminals are doing it, too, Microsoft says.

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Google system abused by hackers to hijack ecommerce stores

By Sead Fadilpašić published 11 February 25

A credit card skimmer was found embedded within Google Tag Manager.

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Newspaper printing across US hit after Lee Enterprises says “cybersecurity event” disrupted operations

By Sead Fadilpašić published 11 February 25

Investigation into cyberattack is ongoing, the company confirmed.

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Apple warns "extremely sophisticated attack" hits iPhones and iPads, so update now

By Sead Fadilpašić published 11 February 25

A vulnerability allowed threat actors to disable USB Restricted Mode on iOS and iPadOS devices.

Security attacks on password managers have soared

By Sead Fadilpašić published 11 February 25

Many new malware samples demonstrate sophistication, persistence, and stealth, report claims.

A new Facebook phishing campaign looks to trick you with emails sent from Salesforce

By Sead Fadilpašić published 10 February 25

No, your Facebook account is not "under review" and you didn't infringe on anyone's copyright.

Top US health provider tells 882,000 patients they were hit in August 2023 breach

By Sead Fadilpašić published 10 February 25

More than 800,000 Hospital Sisters Health System users affected in an August 2023 breach.

Hackers are hijacking government software to access sensitive servers

By Sead Fadilpašić published 10 February 25

A bug in Trimble Cityworks is being used to run remote code execution attacks against Microsoft IIS'.

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Huge cyber attack under way - 2.8 million IPs being used to target VPN devices

By Sead Fadilpašić published 10 February 25

Devices in Brazil, Turkey, and other nations abused to launch a large-scale brute-force attack.

HPE starts contacting victims of 2023 Russian cyberattack

By Sead Fadilpašić published 10 February 25

Russian attackers took plenty of sensitive data from a limited number of accounts.

Secure Web Gateway vs VPN vs Proxy vs CASB: What's the difference?

By Sead Fadilpašić last updated 10 February 25

Why you should choose one of these security solutions over others