TeamViewer immediately responded to fix the issue to bring all services back up.” The outage was caused by a denial-of-service attack (DoS) aimed at the TeamViewer DNS-Server infrastructure. “TeamViewer experienced a service outage on Wednesday, June 1, 2016.
According to a recent CSO Magazine article: Most recently – there is a great deal of press about the issues over at TeamViewer. One of the main issues with any product like this is that many use a password to protect the remote capabilities, and some users choose to re-use passwords that they use for other systems including bank accounts, social media accounts, etc. If not setup properly and securely, many of these products can leave your PC open to external hackers or malware that could potentially get into your PC without your knowledge- and possibly steal your data or do damage to your system. Various products exist to allow you to access your computers remotely, including TeamViewer, GoToMyPC, AAA PC Remote Control Software and several others. While software that can be installed on your PC and used to remotely connect when you are away from your home office can be very handy, it also comes with risks that may not be apparent at first. In our latest installment we talk about the Perils of Using Remote Access Software. In the last article of the Network Security Basic Training Series, we covered how patching is important and necessary to the security of your business. Network Security Basic Training Series: Remote Access
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