Cryptomining Worm MassMiner Exploits Multiple Vulnerabilities

Hijacking computing resources for cryptocurrency mining, or cryptomining, is one of the major attack trends this year and the threat is growing increasingly aggressive. Security researchers warn of a new worm that uses a variety of techniques and expl… Continue reading Cryptomining Worm MassMiner Exploits Multiple Vulnerabilities

Many SAP Deployments at Risk Due to Insecure Configuration

Security researchers claim that a large majority of SAP systems deployed inside organizations are vulnerable to attacks that could completely compromise their sensitive data because of an insecure default configuration. The issue, which affects a core… Continue reading Many SAP Deployments at Risk Due to Insecure Configuration

Bad Microsoft Meltdown Patch Made Some Windows Systems Less Secure

Researcher finds Microsoft’s January Patch Tuesday release included a fix for the Intel Meltdown bug, however the update opened up a new vulnerability. Continue reading Bad Microsoft Meltdown Patch Made Some Windows Systems Less Secure

Google’s CPU Patch Builds Software ‘Trampolines’ that ‘Negligibly’ Impact Performance

Following the recent discovery of vulnerabilities in Intel, AMD and ARM CPUs, Google engineers developed a new chip-level patch that specifically addresses one of the three issues, namely the “Branch target injection” that’s also refe… Continue reading Google’s CPU Patch Builds Software ‘Trampolines’ that ‘Negligibly’ Impact Performance