Apple Jailbreak Zero-Day Gets a Patch
The zero-day vulnerability tracked as CVE-2020-9859 is exploited by the “Uncover” jailbreak tool released last week. Continue reading Apple Jailbreak Zero-Day Gets a Patch
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AWS launches Bottlerocket, a Linux-based OS for container hosting
AWS has launched its own open-source operating system for running containers on both virtual machines and bare metal hosts. Bottlerocket, as the new OS is called, is basically a stripped-down Linux distribution that’s akin to projects like CoreOS’s now-defunct Container Linux and Google’s container-optimized OS. The OS is currently in its developer preview phase, but […] Continue reading AWS launches Bottlerocket, a Linux-based OS for container hosting
Reaching Serenity: Porting Git To A Homebrew Operating System
Life is all about the little joys — such as waking up in the morning and realizing there’s still plenty of time before you have to actually get up. Or getting up anyway to watch a delightful sunrise as the city slowly wakes up, or as [Andreas Kling] chose, porting …read more
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Developer preview gives an early first look at Android 11
New versions of Android and iOS don’t suddenly appear any more – instead, they roll out slowly through previews, advance announcements and beta versions over the course of several months. Today, Google introduced us to Android 11 for the first time, th… Continue reading Developer preview gives an early first look at Android 11
Eclypsium Researchers Demonstrate Direct Memory Attacks
Researchers from Eclypsium, a provider of secure firmware, disclosed this week that they have been able to launch successful direct memory access (DMA) attacks that bypass security frameworks such as UEFI Secure Boot, Intel Boot Guard, HP Sure Start a… Continue reading Eclypsium Researchers Demonstrate Direct Memory Attacks
Canonical’s Anbox Cloud puts Android in the cloud
Canonical, the company behind the popular Ubuntu Linux distribution, today announced the launch of Anbox Cloud, a new platform that allows enterprises to run Android in the cloud. On Anbox Cloud, Android becomes the guest operating system that runs containerized applications. This opens up a range of use cases, ranging from bespoke enterprise app to […] Continue reading Canonical’s Anbox Cloud puts Android in the cloud
Are You Ready for Microsoft Windows 7 End of Support on 14th January 2020?
January 14, 2020, is a day cybersecurity stakeholders should pay attention to, as it marks the end of Microsoft support in Windows 7.
From a security perspective, both the routine monthly security patches as well as hotfixes for attacks in the wild wi… Continue reading Are You Ready for Microsoft Windows 7 End of Support on 14th January 2020?
Latest Microsoft Update Patches New Windows 0-Day Under Active Attack
With its latest and last Patch Tuesday for 2019, Microsoft is warning billions of its users of a new Windows zero-day vulnerability that attackers are actively exploiting in the wild in combination with a Chrome exploit to take remote control over vuln… Continue reading Latest Microsoft Update Patches New Windows 0-Day Under Active Attack
Pack Your Bags – Systemd Is Taking You To A New Home
Home directories have been a fundamental part on any Unixy system since day one. They’re such a basic element, we usually don’t give them much thought. And why would we? From a low level point of view, whatever location $HOME is pointing to, is a directory just like any other …read more
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Flaw in Cyberoam firewalls exposed corporate networks to hackers
Sophos said it is fixing a vulnerability in its Cyberoam firewall appliances, which a security researcher says can allow an attacker to gain access to a company’s internal network without needing a password. The vulnerability allows an attacker to remotely gain “root” permissions on a vulnerable device, giving them the highest level of access, by […] Continue reading Flaw in Cyberoam firewalls exposed corporate networks to hackers