Collaborate Disseminate
Apple revealed this week that it received at least one National Security Letter from the U.S. government for user data during the last six months of 2016 Continue reading Apple Receives First National Security Letter, Reports Spike in Requests for Data
Jaya Baloo, CISO of KPN, the Netherlands’ leading telecommunications provider, talks to Mike Mimoso about the WannaCry ransomware outbreak and how large network providers and enterprises must contend with advanced attacks. Continue reading Jaya Baloo on WannaCry and Defending Against Advanced Attacks
VMware fixed two bugs in its VMware Workstation late Thursday night, including an insecure library loading vulnerability and a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability.
Continue reading VMware Patches Multiple Security Issues in Workstation
Mike Mimoso and Chris Brook discuss WannaCry, Microsoft’s response, the killswitches, a potential link with Lazarus Group, and what the future holds for the ShadowBrokers. Continue reading Threatpost News Wrap, May 19, 2017
WordPress fixed six vulnerabilities with version 4.7.5 and announced a bug bounty program with HackerOne this week. Continue reading WordPress Fixes CSRF, XSS Bugs, Announces Bug Bounty Program
Companies such as Siemens and Bayer are planning to release patches for medical devices hit by the ransomware WannaCry over the past several days. Continue reading Patches Pending for Medical Devices Hit By WannaCry
Apple fixed 66 vulnerabilities – many found at March’s Pwn2Own competition – across seven product lines, including Safari, iTunes, macOS, and iOS, on Monday. Continue reading Apple Patches Pwn2Own Vulnerabilities in Safari, macOS, iOS
The results of two audits of the open source software OpenVPN were shared late last week. One found two legitimate vulnerabilities, the other said the service is cryptographically “solid.” Continue reading OpenVPN Audits Yield Mixed Bag
Matthew Hickey, founder of HackerHouse and @hackerfantastic on Twitter, talks to Mike Mimoso about Friday’s WannaCry ransomware outbreak. Continue reading Matthew Hickey on WannaCry Ransomware Outbreak
The news of the week is discussed, including this week’s Microsoft Malware Protection Engine bug, Handbrake OS X malware, the HP keylogger, Trump’s Cybersecurity EO, and more.