Benjamin Thurston
Endpoint Hardening: Fortifying Your Defenses

In the ever-evolving world of cybersecurity, the imperative to fortify digital defenses has never been more crucial. Enter endpoint hardening—a strategic approach that transforms individual devices into cyber heroes. This blog navigates the complexities of endpoint hardening, spotlighting vulnerability remediation, and emphasizing the pivotal role of advanced patch management techniques. As we delve into the critical process of remediation verification through scanning, the urgency of staying ahead of cyber threats becomes apparent. To amplify your defense, discover SnowCap's Patch Guardian service—a comprehensive solution with fully automated tools. It seamlessly integrates into existing tool stacks, offering a layer of protection beyond conventional measures. Trust SnowCap to elevate your cybersecurity posture and navigate the ever-adapting landscape of digital threats. Secure your endpoints, verify your defenses, and usher in a new era of cybersecurity resilience.

Endpoint Hardening: Fortifying Your Defenses

Critical Firmware Upgrade Required for Certain HPE SAS Solid State Drive Models

HPE released a critical support notice today related to SAS SSD drives in many of their products. It seems that there is a major firmware issue on these drives that the manufacturer has found. After 32,768 hours, or just about 3 ¾ years, the drives spontaneously fail. The data cannot be recovered, and you need to go back to backups to restore. What is especially dangerous about this bug is that it affects all drives at about the same exact time. Chances are servers or storage with these drives were bought and deployed at about the same time and will fail in quick succession. The good news is there is a simple fix as a firmware update is available. This can be applied using iLO on HPE servers non-disruptively. The customer support notice can be found here. This should be resolved as soon as possible - SnowCap representatives are able to provide assistance as needed. If you have any questions or would like to engage with us, please contact your Account Representative or email us at sales@snowcaptech.com

 

  • Affected platforms: ProLiant, Synergy, Apollo, D3000/D6000/D6020 enclosures, MSA, StoreEasy 1000, StoreVirtual 4335 Hybrid Storage and StoreVirtual 3000

  • Platforms NOT affected: 3PAR, Primera, Nimble, XP, StoreOnce, SimpliVity, and D8000 Enclosure