--- title: Cyber Security Monthly News - February Summary 2019 description: Coeo's monthly cyber security round up, detailing the latest SQL Server and Windows updates, as well as the latest news on data breaches. image: https://blog.coeo.com/hubfs/Old_Blog_Images/2017/05/Security_thumb.jpg --- [![](https://www.coeo.com/wp-content/themes/coeo/images/logo.svg)](https://blog.coeo.com/) +44 (0)20 3051 3595 | [info@coeo.com](mailto:info@coeo.com) | [Client portal login](https://my.coeo.com) # Cyber Security Monthly News - February Summary 2019 # The Coeo Blog ![Kevin McNamara](https://blog.coeo.com/hubfs/Profile%20photos/KevinCircle.jpg) Whether [deliberately](https://www.wired.com/2017/06/feds-charge-alleged-nsa-leaker-exposed-russian-election-hacking/) or through [carelessness](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/02/23/catfishing-con-catches-nato-troops-report-reveals/), fleshware continues to be a weak link for data security. That’s no excuse for not patching the software though. ## SQL Server Updates: - [Cumulative Update 16 for SQL Server 2014 SP2](https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/4482967/cumulative-update-16-for-sql-server-2014-sp2) - [Cumulative Update 2 for SQL Server 2014 SP3](https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/4482960/cumulative-update-2-for-sql-server-2014-sp3) ## Windows Updates: February has [38 critical security updates](https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance) for windows ## In the news Elsewhere in the news, while Brexit continues to dominate the political landscape, the Labour Party may have gotten in on the data breach action as well, with [rumours](https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/02/21/data_breach_labour_locks_down_member_databases/) of [attempts](https://twitter.com/Peston/status/1098234559219597312) to access membership databases. While [relying on security through obscurity](https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/02/22/ncc_group_surrey_uni_satellite_security/) isn’t the best idea, for satellites at least physical access has been put beyond all but the most determined threats. Meanwhile, [data breaches](https://threatpost.com/category/breach/) this month include a total of 617 million accounts for sale on the dark web. Some were still using MD5 hashing for the password, despite this deemed as [“cryptographically broken and unsuitable for further use”](https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/836068/). While patches were released [more than a year ago](https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/01/04/intel_amd_arm_cpu_vulnerability/) for Spectre attacks, [new research](https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/02/18/spectre_cant_be_killed/) suggests that software mitigation is not enough, but hardware redesign would be required. 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