Preparing for Ransomware: I Built a System to Encrypt XServer's Production DB and Automatically Back It Up to OneDrive

Recently, I have been seeing news about cyberattacks and ransomware damage to companies much more frequently.The ransomware ...

Synametrics Technologies Inc. Introduces SyncriTab, a Web-Based and On-Premises Database Management Solution

SyncriTab provides a centralized, browser-based environment to connect to databases, run SQL queries, manage data, and ...

17 Items to Check Before Upgrading to PostgreSQL 19—The One pg_upgrade --check Misses, and Inspection SQL (Measured on 18.6 and 19beta4)

The release notes for PostgreSQL 19 (scheduled for official release in October 2026) contain a section titled "Migration to ...
cyberpress

MSSQL Post-Exploitation Toolkit Could Enable Credential Theft and Lateral Movement Attacks

An exposed attacker server containing an MSSQL-focused post-exploitation toolkit, credential-harvesting artifacts, and stolen ...

IDrive Business Offers Affordable, Comprehensive Cloud Backup to Help Small Businesses Safeguard Critical Data

IDrive, a leading provider of cloud backup and storage solutions, is helping small businesses protect their critical business data with IDrive Business, an affordable cloud backup solution designed to ...
The Hacker News

WordPress Backdoor Rebuilds Itself After Cleanup Using Files, Database, and Shared Memory

SC WordPress malware rebuilds its backdoor from files, the database, and shared memory; fewer than 20 wpForo exploit attempts ...
BleepingComputer

September Windows Server updates break Remote Desktop Services

Windows admins report that the September 2026 cumulative updates are causing Remote Desktop Services (RDS) failures on Windows Server 2019, 2022, and 2025 systems, preventing users from connecting and ...
techtimes

WordPress Backup Plugin Flaw: 3.25 Million Sites Exposed, Exploit Code Active

A high-severity SQL injection flaw in All-in-One WP Migration and Backup — installed on more than 5 million WordPress sites — has a weaponized proof-of-concept exploit circulating in ...
cybersecuritynews

WordPress Plugin Flaw Exposes 5 Million Sites to SQL Injection Attacks

A high-severity vulnerability in the All-in-One WP Migration and Backup plugin could allow unauthenticated attackers to take over vulnerable WordPress sites. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-19949, ...
ZDNet

This free Windows 11 tool can rescue your PC when things go wrong – here’s how

Lance Whitney is a technology journalist with an IT background. He's written for TechRepublic, PCMag, Macworld, and Time, among others, He also teaches classes in AI, cybersecurity, and social media.
TechRepublic

Microsoft Makes Windows 11 Point-in-Time Restore Generally Available

Microsoft’s Point-in-Time Restore gives Windows 11 users a built-in way to roll back PCs after failed updates, driver issues, or corruption. Image: Windows Microsoft has officially made its new ...
theregister

SQL Server may be too lucrative for Microsoft to ditch, but too legacy to love

While Microsoft sweeps the confetti off the floor of its Build event, it may be a good moment to reflect on what it didn't say as much as what it did. Taking the spotlight was AI agent Scout, ready to ...