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Google to Make Certificate Transparency Mandatory By 2017

Posted on October 29, 2016 by Tom Spring

In a move to bolster security for the Chrome browser, Google sets a date for making Certificate Transparency mandatory for website owners. Continue reading Google to Make Certificate Transparency Mandatory By 2017→

Posted in Certificate Transparency, chrome browser, critical infrastructure, Cryptography, Google, IETF, mobile security, privacy, SSL, Web Security

Apple Patches iTunes, iCloud for Windows, Xcode Server

Posted on October 28, 2016 by Tom Spring

Apple addressed vulnerabilities in iTunes and iCloud for Windows, and Xcode Server on Thursday. Continue reading Apple Patches iTunes, iCloud for Windows, Xcode Server→

Posted in Apple patches, cloud security, Icloud, iOS, iTunes, macOS Sierra, mobile security, Node.js, vulnerabilities, Web Security, Windows 7, Xcode Server

Cisco Patches Critical Vulnerability in Facility Events Response System

Posted on October 27, 2016 by Tom Spring

Cisco warns of 16 flaws in its latest security bulletin, mostly impacting its Cisco AsyncOS software used in its Email Security Appliances. Continue reading Cisco Patches Critical Vulnerability in Facility Events Response System→

Posted in Cisco AsyncOS software, Cisco Patches, cloud security, critical infrastructure, denial of service attack, dos, Email Security Appliances, IPICS, vulnerabilities, Web Security

Microsoft Extends Malicious Macro Protection to Office 2013

Posted on October 27, 2016 by Tom Spring

Microsoft announced it has extended a feature in Office 2016 that protects against malicious macros to Office 2013. Continue reading Microsoft Extends Malicious Macro Protection to Office 2013→

Posted in Cryptography, Donoff, Hacks, macro attack, macro malware, malware, Office 2013, Office 2016, vulnerabilities, Web Security

Windows Atom Tables Can Be Abused for Code Injection Attacks

Posted on October 27, 2016 by Tom Spring

Attackers can leverage a design weakness in all versions of Windows to carry out code injection attacks that bypass detection by security software. Continue reading Windows Atom Tables Can Be Abused for Code Injection Attacks→

Posted in atom table, atombombing, code injection, Web Security, windows Vulnerability

Major Vulnerability Found In Schneider Electric Unity Pro

Posted on October 26, 2016 by Tom Spring

Researchers find a vulnerability in industrial control system manufacturer Schneider Electric’s flagship software for managing and programing industrial controls. Continue reading Major Vulnerability Found In Schneider Electric Unity Pro→

Posted in critical infrastructure, ICS, ICS-CERT, Indegy, industrial control systems, Mille Gandelsman, remote code execution, scada, Schneider Electric, Schneider Electric Unity Pro, vulnerabilities

Apple Patches iOS Flaw Exploitable by Malicious JPEG

Posted on October 25, 2016 by Tom Spring

Apple on Monday rolled out dozens of patches for nearly all of its recently released Sierra operating systems, OS X, iOS 10.1, watchOS, and Apple TV’s tvOS, along with fixes for Safari. Continue reading Apple Patches iOS Flaw Exploitable by Malicious JPEG→

Posted in Apple patches, Apple Safari, apple tv, Apple Watch, arbitrary code execution, dos, iOS 10.1, macOS Sierra, mobile security, privacy, vulnerabilities, Web Security

St. Jude Faces New Claim Heart Implants are Hackable

Posted on October 24, 2016 by Tom Spring

In a lawsuit against short seller Muddy Waters and security firm MedSec, plaintiff St. Jude Medical faces fresh claims that its heart devices are vulnerable to hacks. Continue reading St. Jude Faces New Claim Heart Implants are Hackable→

Posted in Hacks, heart implants, IoT, IoT hacks, IoT security, Med Sec, mobile security, St. Jude Medical, vulnerabilities

Rowhammer Vulnerability Comes to Android

Posted on October 24, 2016 by Tom Spring

Researchers have demonstrated how the PC-based Rowhammer attack also works against Android devices. Continue reading Rowhammer Vulnerability Comes to Android→

Posted in Android vulnerabilitiy, BAndroid, Drammer, Flip Feng Shui exploitation, Hacks, Hardware Vulnerability, Mobile Hardware Vulnerability, mobile security, privilege-escalation exploit, rowhammer, Stagefright, vulnerabilities

Dyn Confirms DDoS Attack Affecting Twitter, Github, Many Others

Posted on October 21, 2016 by Tom Spring

DNS providers Dyn suffered a DDoS attack this morning that affected many of its major customers including Twitter, Spotify, Github and others. Services have been restored as of 9:36 a.m. today. Continue reading Dyn Confirms DDoS Attack Affecting Twitter, Github, Many Others→

Posted in critical infrastructure, ddos attack, dns attack, dyn, github, Hacks, Spotify, twitter DDoS, Web Security

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