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FBI disrupts Chinese hacking tools used to breach critical infrastructure

The FBI has seized seven domains used by Chinese state-sponsored hackers known as Flax Typhoon to operate two hacking tools, MicroScan and FishHub, used in attacks that breached critical infrastructure and other organizations worldwide.

Ransomware attack disrupts Japan's IDCF Cloud used by govt clients

IDC Frontier, a major Japanese cloud and digital infrastructure company, disclosed that its IDCF Cloud service was targeted in a ransomware attack that caused an outage at a data center cluster serving the eastern part of the country.

Low-cost Android phones ship with residential proxy malware

A malware campaign dubbed 'Midnight Mimosa' has been discovered on low-cost Android smartphones that ship with malicious software embedded in their firmware, allowing attackers to silently install apps, perform ad fraud, and turn devices into residential proxies.

FakeGit malware campaign returns with 17,610 malicious GitHub repos

More than 17,000 fake repositories on GitHub are distributing the SmartLoader malware after the FakeGit campaign reactivated earlier this month to push the StealC infostealer.

Cisco warns of critical flaws allowing Nexus switch takeover

Cisco released security advisories for five critical vulnerabilities in its NX-OS data center network operating system that could be exploited to run arbitrary code with root privileges on Nexus switches.

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Western Networks Supports Animals in Need with LAPS

Western Networks is proud to sponsor the photo booth at the upcoming LAPS (Langley Animal Protection Society) 10th Annual Furry Tail Endings Gala, An Enchanted Ball on Saturday, November 4, 2017 at the Coast Hotel & Convention Centre in Langley. It will be a formal-dress evening of dining, dancing, and entertainment, with a silent and live auction. Proceeds go to helping protect and promote the physical, emotional, and psychological well being of companion animals in Langley. This will be a great event for a great cause!

More information and tickets are available through LAPS by phone or in person. Purchase information is here.

The results of the LAPS Dream Vacation Lottery will be announced at the Gala, as well. Tickets for the LAPS $5000 Dream Vacation Lottery are available in advance. Purchase information is here.

Come out and support our furry friends while having a "ball" doing it! We'll see you there!

Western Networks Offers In-House Hosting and Spam Protection

Seeing a need for better web, e-mail, and FTP hosting solutions, as well as superior spam-filtering solutions, Western Networks has begun offering in-house answers.

Using a group of servers to offer redundant, fail-safe hosting, Western Networks servers are high performance machines that provide reliable hosting for customer websites and e-mail. Scalability has been achieved through server virtualization, with quick and monitored fail-over in the event of an unresponsive server.

In addition, Western Networks has begun offering spam-filtering solutions via SonicWALL's outstanding Email Security appliance products. SonicWALL's Email Security products offer the best spam and virus protection available, and Western Networks is proud to be able to offer that protection to it's clients at a low cost.

Between the two new service offerings, Western Networks is able to offer an end-to-end e-mail and hosting solution that provides maximum security, excellent spam and virus filtering, and complete control over e-mail flow and hosting for easy diagnostics of any issues that may present themselves.

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