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(continued) In fact, if you took every one of the FBI's cyber agents and intelligence analysts and focused them exclusively heavily on the China threat, China's hackers would still outnumber FBI cyber personnel by at least 50-to-1.

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Christopher Wray, FBI Director: To quantify what we're up against, the PRC has a bigger hacking program than that of every major nation combined.

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EventSentry v5.1 is available: Anomaly Detection, Permission Inventory, Web-Based DB Maintenance, Streamlined Package Updates & more!

https://t.co/p6jWFXhKKK

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60+ EventSentry training videos, totaling more than 10 hours of content, are available for free on our YouTube channel: https://t.co/uYBEriw5JZ

The videos cover everything - starting with the overview & installation all the way to configuring anomaly filters (new in v5.1!)

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If you're not yet familiar with attack surface reduction using Microsoft Defender, then we recommend this article from @4sysops https://t.co/lPKqdW74sX

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Windows Domain Member Servers should not cache more than 4 logons locally - our latest validation scripts verifies this important setting #securitytips #windowssecurity

https://t.co/6t8X2ZXw7Q

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EventSentry now includes a validation script that verifies this setting:

https://t.co/kZSM1oW4za

#security #microsoft #securitymonitoring

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While not required by most security frameworks, automatically clearing the page file when Windows shuts down is a recommended best practice by Microsoft. And believe it not, this little known feature has been available since before the Apple iPod was released (in 2001).

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Pro-Active vs Re-Active: New validation scripts available:

Network Access: Restrict anonymous access to Named Pipes and Shares
https://t.co/AlC7eKcwIY
Network: Simple TCP/IP Services must not be installed on the system
https://t.co/VXnKTdgPor

#windowssecurity #proactivesecurity

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Did you know that disconnected RDP sessions can post a serious security risk? Read more in our latest blog: #rdp #windowssecurity https://t.co/PlMJOAJnRs

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Good News: EventSentry v4.2 users can discover all vulnerable #log4j2 instances on their monitored hosts in a few minutes with minimal effort: https://t.co/XhGQLiCV6C

#log4j

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Also monitor https://t.co/JRlDRTU2oY to see if @jpcert_en publishes an update for this new and improved version of #emotet

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Just in time for the holidays, the creators of #emotet are "deploying" a new update for your enjoyment:
https://t.co/urA5CADK9y. If you want to skip this update, make sure your users are trained @KnowBe4 and MS Office is secure (https://t.co/zyhJmTYgnL).

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New script on GitHub to help chart a crypto currency's USD value in EventSentry:
https://t.co/9rF5YzKzYK

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New EventSentry build / patch with new functionality for MSPs available for download: https://t.co/u0ZW53HtFb

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EventSentry users can utilize a new validation script (https://t.co/zyhJmTYgnL) to detect hosts that do not have Application Guard enabled. #0day #exploit #apt #office #CVE-2021-40444

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If you're running Win 10 2004 (20H1) build 19041 or later w/ MS Office, then make sure you enable Application Guard (https://t.co/uTPZ6tXb17) to protect against zero-day vulnerabilities. #0day #exploit #apt #office #CVE-2021-4044

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We just launched PingSentry, a free cloud-based monitoring system that checks TLS certificates as well as uptime of hosts and ports. Create a free account at https://t.co/vo1ie5QDWF to access PingSentry. #monitoring #uptime #sysadmin

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Whether it's visibility, compliance, security or plain old network monitoring - EventSentry helps companies and IT teams regardless of size and budget become proactive. #siem #cmmc #nist #ransomware

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Reveal lingering vulnerabilities like #PetitPotam, our updated EventSentry validation scripts identify vulnerable settings. Just update your validation scripts and view reports. Easy!