#driftingclouds

[phokio]

雲漂…Drifting clouds. @金田湾・神奈川県横須賀市. @Kaneda Bay, Yokosuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. #空 #雲 #朝空 #雲 #日の出 #朝陽 #朝焼け #太陽 #陽光 #nowsky #sky #cloud #sun #driftingclouds #sunrise #sunlight #morningsky #mavicair #Air2S #Nikon #osmopocket2 #fimipalm2 #横須賀市 #空撮 https://www.instagram.com/p/CnGGKndvXhy/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[wintergale27]

Another random group of background characters!!

This time, it's Batwing, Bugberry, and their kits. The cave colony's #1 dysfunctional family.

(Rambling character info + a bonus piece under the cut!!)

Batwing (she/her) is the head of camp for the Cave Colony. She's always been a bit prickly, often disagreeing with the cats around her. She met Bugberry through cooking duty, as he likes to experiment with making sauces out of berries (hence his namesake). They were an unlikely couple, with little in common, but they eventually grew close enough to announce that they had become mates.

Bugberry (he/she, transfem) has always been kind of just...mediocre. An alright hunter, good enough at fighting, passable at crafting. But she's always been kind of lonely. Even after joining the colony, his mother's advice of how a proper, respectable tom-cat should act stayed in his head. So when the gorgeous she-cat working the fire beckoned him over, who was he to say no?

Their mateship started out decent. They both were getting what they wanted out of it, and the other's company wasn't so bad, really. But a few moon cycles after Batwing delivered their kits, Bugberry started having some thoughts about himself. He wasn't so sure that "tom-cat" entirely described him anymore. But when she tried to get Bat's advice on the matter, Bat didn't exactly react so great.

She called off the relationship right there, declaring that Bugberry was no longer the tom she fell in love with. Bug tried to talk it out, but, there wasn't much she could do. Their kits were confused by the change, where was Mama going and why does Papa flinch when they call for him?

Elk (she/her) is the oldest of the litter. At 8 moon cycles, she was enjoying training under the colony Heads with her brothers. Was being the key word here. Lately it just seems like...somethings off. Her body doesn't quite hurt, but it definitely doesn't feel right. Why can't she remember what she was doing before Ma came in to yell at her for slacking off?

Web (he/him) has a lot of pressure on his shoulders from Batwing. As he's nearly identical to her, she picked him out of the litter to be her "perfect son". She expects too much of him, and when the Heads report that he needs more one-on-one work to get the hang of his training, it nearly sets her off. He can't be anything less than perfect, and that definitely shouldn't include the longing looks he sends at the new cross-colony trainee.

Quail is...forgotten most of the time. Even as hard as Baba tries, to Quail it feels like sometimes she still sometimes overlooks him to go to one of his siblings. He's perfectly average! Better than Web at everything, and he's almost caught up to Elk in hunting practice. Driftingcloud even called his trailmarker perfect the other day. But neither of his parents are there with encouraging words. So when Greywind offers for him to come along to deliver a message to the Ridge, he jumps at the opportunity. This unfortunately (perhaps? It seems that there are two ways this could end) leads to Quail being taken under the wing of Grass, a trainee from the Ridge that has a bit of a reputation for being a bully. They bond over their shared experiences and find solace in each other's company.

While Batwing and Bugberry co-parent the three, it seems like Bugberry is putting in most of the work. But some of the cats around Bugberry don't quite understand her, and despite the cave full of company, she has never felt more alone.

All in all, they all have very little role in the main story of Eye of the Storm. But, I like to develop each of my characters, no matter how minor they seem, so here they are. I like to image that I might make some mini comics or writing blurbs about the background stories happening.

Anyway, to offset all that teenage angst, here is a little piece of the siblings enjoying themselves.

[bafflinghaze]

Ship names for Ren Xiyang and Rian!

Here are the ship names that various readers proposed, a lot more creative than my Rian Azure/Ren Xiyang idea hahaha!

Rian Xiyang - suggested by Leland

Rianyang - suggested by HealingMoon

Rean - suggested by medinabuchojuliette and Tsunaiskandar

Renian - suggested by StoryDoggo, Wandering and elo

Renan - line2017

Rayden - suggested by HealingMoon

Riyang - suggested by HealingMoon and elf

RiXiyang - suggested by Ddndex 

Ayian - suggested by Ddndex

Azure Rose - suggested by Eclectic Reader

Azure Flames - suggested by elf

Red & Blue - suggested by Eclectic Reader

Rose Ice / Ice Rose - suggested by IrisIce

Blue Rose / Rose Blue - suggested by IrisIce

Xi’an - suggested by lazy cat Kohaku

Xian - suggested by lazy cat Kohaku and macko

Xirian - suggested by elf

Osiria (rose) - suggested by lazy cat Kohaku

Novalis [Rose] - suggested by lazy cat Kohaku

RiRe - suggested by lamou25

ReRi - suggested by Driftingclouds

Riren - suggested by Trin

Ring - suggested by Flabbergasted

Anxi - suggested by lamou25

AnYang - suggested by lamou25

Azuren - suggested by elf

Azunyan - suggested by Rilise

Azwood (asswood) - suggested by _stairswell

Azure Sheep - suggested by Zero Lightning

Water - suggested by Clozed

Frosted Flames - suggested by Ravenstag

Frost Fire - suggested by Ddndex

Icy Hot - suggested by Ravenstag

Freezerburn - suggested by Ddndex

Methane Hydrate - suggested by Abyss

CP raising heat and cold resistant barrier - suggested by Rilise

RoyEarl - suggested by Ddndex 

Tiger of the Valley - suggested by Ddndex 

CiFan - suggested by Ddndex

[pulsepointoils]

The skies are looking so beautiful with these wonderful clouds drifting across and I’ve just enjoyed a shoulder massage with our ‘Relaxing’ oil to take me into the bank holiday weekend. Perfect days 🥰🌻🐝🧡 #gorgeousskies #driftingclouds #weekendvibes #weekendmood #picoftheday #timetorelax #timetogether #timetoshine #loveacloud #pulsepointoils #pulsepointoilsgarden #letssupporteachother #letssupportlocal #shoppingonline🛍 #inthegardentoday #cloudydays☁️ #cloudydays #driftingaway @pulsepointoils (at Frome, Somerset) https://www.instagram.com/p/CPbDfr7lILy/?utm_medium=tumblr

[aharshpundit]

Present Day Aki Kaurismäki. The theme, content, visual palette, everything! #SceneInAFilm #SeenInAFilm #AkiKaurismäki #Finnish #Auteur #Filmmaker #Tribute #InspiredBy #DriftingClouds #KauasPilvetKarkaavat #VisualPalette #WorldCinema #Social #ClassStruggle #Thematic #Inviting #Tempting #OutOfReach #Hues #Neon #Noir #Lush #Overcast #TimesSquare #Manhattan #Billboards #Structure #ThroughTheLookingGlass #Window #Red #Blue #Orange (at AMC Empire 25) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzoaXhmjCI7/?igshid=1txxv3gjhzwvt

[cyber-sec]

Sophos Firewall zero-day bug exploited weeks before fix

Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/sophos-firewall-zero-day-bug-exploited-weeks-before-fix/

More info: https://www.volexity.com/blog/2022/06/15/driftingcloud-zero-day-sophos-firewall-exploitation-and-an-insidious-breach/

[voiceofadnan]

Beautiful spring Friday afternoon here in Sydney 😍 We hope you are all having a great day 🙋🏻🙋🏻‍♂️ . . #friday #fridayfeeling #springtime #beautiful #afternoon #blueskies #clouds #driftingclouds (at North Strathfield)

[rezagrats]

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marching clouds over Fukuoka city yesterday ⛅️ song: 'Harmony' by At Jazz #fukuokasky #fukuokacloudscape #fukuokaclouds #福岡の空 #福岡の雲 #marchingclouds #timelapse #driftingclouds #flowingclouds (at Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka, Japan)

[heyahsan]

oh you gotta keep going towards this light ... #Chicago #Pretty #Afternoon #LakeMichigan #DriftingClouds #BlueSkies #Summer2017 #June2017 #HappyTuesday #Joy #Lovey #Afternoon #PureJoy #Happiness (at Navy Pier Chicago)

[itsjollyace]

Li'l juicehorder 😉 #vaping #juicehorder #vapelife #vapelifestyle #pico #godfoggers #driftingclouds #cloudchaser #vape #picomod

[micaykreasa-blog]

Here's a Valentines treat !CHERRY VODKA by Drifting Clouds . Taste that cherryfic flavor in max vg. Spread the love y'all ! Davao vapers ,grab yours now at "Davao Vapor Reborn" . #driftingclouds #pinoyvaper #pinoyvapers #vapeon #vapeph #vaping #vapeporn #vapelife #vapegram #vapenation #vapestagram #vapehappy #vapesociety #vapephilippines #vapephotograpraphy #vapedavao #davaovape #davaovapor #jordan #jordancap

[cloudstriferp-blog]

I’m going to be moving between Cloud’s blog  and my new Personal: @driftingclouds It’s mostly Final Fantasy related with other things, thrown in between 

[pulsepointoils]

Lovely day after the rain, we have blue skies over Pulse Point Oils in Somerset today and when the sun us out, it's warm. #beautifulsky #driftingclouds #beautifulday #PulsePointOils #naturalbeauty #naturalskincare #moodlifter #sunnydays #mothernaturerocks #itsabeautifulday #thursdaytreats #rollontheweekend #blueskies #cottonwoolclouds #bobbingalong #mothernaturecreations

[tacsec]

Patch released to address Zero-Day RCE vulnerability in Sophos Firewall

Sophos released a new critical zero-day vulnerability in the company’s firewall product, a security software company. Attackers were misusing this new vulnerability to assault customer networks. The company User Portal and Webadmin have a code injection vulnerability that allows remote code execution.

The company has mainly distinguished the vulnerability used to mark a small group of organizations in the South Asian Region. A notification was sent to hardware and software vendors.

Customers with remediated versions of Sophos Firewall who have enabled the “Allow automatic installation of hotfixes” feature do not need to take any action. According to Sophos, we will continue investigating this issue and provide further details.

Who is Sophos?

Sophos is a British Security software and hardware company that has tracked the flaw in the product of Firewall. The company creates products for communication endpoint, encryption, network security, and unified threat management. It mainly provides security software to 1 to 5000-seat enterprises.

What vulnerability was found?

Sophos Firewall versions 19.0 and older are vulnerable to an attack via CVE-2022-3236 via the User Portal or WebAdmin. However, the CVSS severity score is issued. Sophos said that it allows for remote code execution and considers it critical.

Furthermore, the company said, “They have discovered this vulnerability put in use to attack a small portion of the enterprises, mainly in the South Asian Region.”

A hotfix was released for supported versions (v17.0 through v19.0) and a workaround that disabled WAN access for WebAdmin and the User Portal.

How can you be secured?

As a workaround, the suggestion was that users ensure that the User Portal and Webadmin are not unveiling to WAN. However, users can upgrade to modern protections and the appropriate fixes. Sophos Firewall vulnerabilities are now under active attack for the second time in a year. In March, another vulnerability (CVE-2022-1040) was exploited to attack South Asian organizations.

A Chinese advanced persistent threat (APT) called DriftingCloud was linked to the attack campaign in June 2022, according to cybersecurity firm Volexity. There has also been an attempt to smuggle sensitive information from Sophos firewall appliances using a trojan called Asnarök.

A more proactive approach

Organizations should look for these vulnerabilities and remediate them as a permanent solution. TAC Security’s ESOF VMDR platform has a vulnerability scanner that constantly scans and detects the assets’ vulnerabilities, threats and risks. It allows forward-looking organizations to do the vulnerability analysis of every asset in their entire IT stack.

TAC Security’s ESOF VMDR helps in empowering your complete IT structure:-

Explore the risks and get to know the cyber risk score.

Know your Top 5 vulnerabilities and Bussiness Units

A one-click notification lets you know if there are possible zero-day vulnerabilities associated with your asset.

Examine vulnerabilities, and prevent assets from malignant activities

With ESOF VMDR, you can protect all files downloaded across the organization in real-time.

https://tacsecurity.com/blog/patch-released-to-address-zero-day-rce-vulnerability-in-sophos-firewall/

#vulnerabilitymanagement #vulnerabilityscanner #vulnerability

[arshnet]

Chinese DriftingCloud APT exploited Sophos Firewall Zero-Day before it was fixed

Chinese DriftingCloud APT exploited Sophos Firewall Zero-Day before it was fixed

[orbitbrain]

Volexity Blames 'DriftingCloud' APT For Sophos Firewall Zero-Day

Volexity Blames ‘DriftingCloud’ APT For Sophos Firewall Zero-Day

Home › Cyberwarfare Volexity Blames ‘DriftingCloud’ APT For Sophos Firewall Zero-Day By Ryan Naraine on June 16, 2022 Tweet Big-game malware hunters at Volexity are shining the spotlight on a sophisticated Chinese APT caught recently exploiting a Sophos firewall zero-day to plant backdoors and launch man-in-the-middle attacks. The Sophos firewall vulnerability — tracked as CVE-2022-1040 — was…