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Querying Excel as a Database
By EJ Stanley on Tue, 10/29/2024
Learn how to query data in Microsoft Excel using SQL and discover how to use Excel automation for quick data analysis.
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How to Proactively Harden Your Environment Against Compromised Credentials
Wed, 10/23/2024
How many user accounts do you have? Emails, social media, online shopping, streaming services—and that doesn’t even begin to account for professional logins. By the time you add them all up, it’s likely one hundred or more unique accounts.According to NordPass, the average user maintains an average of 168 logins for personal purposes, and no less than 87 for the workplace. This is an extraordinary...
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IBM i Data from the Ground Up: Cybersecurity, Operations, Data Access and Management
Watch the recordings from Fortra's virtual event with COMMON, where our experts offered insight and examples of how organizations on IBM i can improve their security, operations, business intelligence, and document management strategy.
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5 Best Practices for Using AI with RPA
By EJ Stanley on Thu, 10/17/2024
Enhancing RPA with an AI tool can help you build stronger automation, optimize workflows, troubleshoot issues, and save you even more time.
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Automate with AI: Practical Examples of Integrating RPA with AI to Accelerate Learning and Development
By EJ Stanley
Organizations first embraced automation to simplify and streamline repetitive tasks. Now the presence of AI is growing—92% of businesses plan to invest in AI, per Gartner—for the same reasons. So how exactly can you integrate AI into your day-to-day automation tasks?
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Greg J. Schmidt
News Article
Dark Reading: Novel Exploit Chain Enables Windows UAC Bypass
By Tyler Reguly on Thu, 10/10/2024
Fortra's security research team has identified a novel exploit chain, tracked as CVE-2024-6769, which allows attackers to bypass Windows User Access Control (UAC) and escalate privileges to gain full system control.
News Article
Global Security Mag: Microsoft Vulnerability CVE-2024-6769 Now Public on Fortra.com
Wed, 10/09/2024
Fortra researchers are urging organizations to be vigilant about potential risks associated with a vulnerability affecting Microsoft systems.
News Article
CSO: Microsoft privilege escalation issue forces the debate: ‘When is something a security hole?’
By Tyler Reguly on Wed, 10/09/2024
CSO covered Fortra’s disclosure of a Microsoft privilege escalation issue that allows attackers to bypass UAC prompts. Fortra's Tyler Reguly explained that this bypass removes key security checks, posing a risk. Microsoft disagrees, calling it a convenience issue, but the debate continues.
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Advanced Task Creation: Using Variables and Loops in Automate
By EJ Stanley on Thu, 10/03/2024
Learn how to use variables and loops to build stronger RPA using Fortra’s Automate.
Blog
CVE-2024-6769: Poisoning the Activation Cache to Elevate From Medium to High Integrity
By Ricardo Narvaja on Thu, 09/26/2024
This blog is about two chained bugs: Stage one is a DLL Hijacking bug caused by the remapping of ROOT drive and stage two is an Activation Cache Poisoning bug managed by the CSRSS server.The first stage was presented in detail at Ekoparty 2023 in the presentation called "I'm High" by Nicolás Economou from BlueFrost Security. He explained how to exploit the vulnerability which, at the time, had not...
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Sequel's Data Deployment Options
Watch this short video from IBM i data access expert Greg Schmidt for an overview of all the ways Sequel helps you access and work with your business data.
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Decoding the Attacker Mindset: Pen Testing Revelations
Cybersecurity isn't just about defense—it's about understanding the offense. With penetration testing, organizations can learn to think like an attacker and develop more proactive strategies that anticipate attacks. In this guide, explore 5 scenarios that provide insight into the methods and techniques deployed in real-world pen testing engagements, including: Using a password spray attack to...
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Using Reviews to Choose RPA Software
Thu, 09/12/2024
Analyze RPA reviews with a more critical eye to better understand how a robotic process automation vendor can meet your organization’s needs.
Blog
Windows DWM Core Library Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (CVE-2024-30051)
By Ricardo Narvaja on Mon, 09/09/2024
In this blog post, I will explain a vulnerability in the Microsoft Windows Desktop Windows Manager (DWM) Core library that I analyzed when the exploit for Core Impact was being developed. This vulnerability allows an unprivileged attacker to execute code as a DWM user with Integrity System privileges (CVE-2024-30051).Since there was not enough public information at the time to develop the exploit,...
News Article
How to Fortify Defenses Before Threats Materialize
By Chris Reffkin on Mon, 09/09/2024
Cyber threats are becoming more sophisticated and frequent, yet many organizations still face challenges due to limited resources. In ITSecurityWire, Fortra's Chris Reffkin highlights prioritizing remediation, closing the skills gap, and ongoing improvement.
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Troubleshooting Advanced Web UI Automation Issues
By Darrell Walker on Thu, 08/29/2024
When web browser automation challenges arise, use these helpful Automate tips and tricks for troubleshooting issues and building stronger automation.
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Introduction to Advanced Web UI Automation
By Darrell Walker on Thu, 08/29/2024
Learn web browser automation best practices using Fortra's Automate. Easily build out automations for web processes involving browsers and portals to eliminate manual tasks.