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Security Is Not Final, Failure Can Be Quite Fatal.—Unusual Photo Is Bricking Phones...


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Cisco Release Patch. An Unusual Photo is Bricking Phones...Cisco have released Patches for their Nexus Switches.—Cisco are asking organisations, busineses & users to install these updates to prevent a possible distributed denial of service(DDoS) due to the vulnerabilities. 

Some popular brands have been affected by a photo, bricking phones when used as the background image. This image is causing irregular behaviors to smartphones. This occurs when you set it has a background image.

Mobile Phishing on the Rise—The rate of Phishing has increased in mobile in 2020 especially during the pandemic. Be cyber aware of malicious attacker trying to trick you to download attachments or click phishing links used to scoop your data. 

Are The Hacktivitists Anonymous, Back again to push their agenda while they hack our attention? (again). 

Find out about this and more in this week's episode of Cybersmart Security Podcast themed - Security is not Final, Failure can be Quite Fatal. 

Salaudeen Amao gives a breakdown on recent news in the cyberspace. Learn something about security and more that can help you get Cybersmart both online and offline. Episodes are released every Wednesday. . Follow him on Twitter @Major_Jeneral. Subscribe on your podcast app.

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  • Cisco warns: These Nexus switches have been hit by a serious security flaw— https://www.zdnet.com/article/cisco-warns-these-nexus-switches-have-been-hit-by-a-serious-security-flaw/
  • Cisco NX-OS Software Unexpected IP in IP Packet Processing Vulnerability—https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-nxos-ipip-dos-kCT9X4  
  • Android: Why this photo is bricking some phones —https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/technology-52891650 
  • Anonymous’ online activists see huge, unexplained surge in support—https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/anonymous-activists-online-george-floyd-protests-black-lives-matter-a9544261.html
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