FTC sets $25,000 Prize for Automatic IoT Patch Management Solution

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has announced a “prize competition” for creating a software or hardware-based solution with the ability to auto-patch vulnerable Internet of Things (IoT) devices.

Today we are surrounded by a number of Internet-connec… Continue reading FTC sets $25,000 Prize for Automatic IoT Patch Management Solution

Critical Updates — RCE Flaws Found in SwiftMailer, PhpMailer and ZendMail

A security researcher recently reported a critical vulnerability in one of the most popular open source PHP libraries used to send emails that allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the web server and compromise a web app… Continue reading Critical Updates — RCE Flaws Found in SwiftMailer, PhpMailer and ZendMail

Google discloses Critical Windows Zero-Day that makes all Windows Users Vulnerable

Google has once again publicly disclosed a zero-day vulnerability in current versions of Windows operating system before Microsoft has a patch ready.

Yes, the critical zero-day is unpatched and is being used by attackers in the wild.

Google made the … Continue reading Google discloses Critical Windows Zero-Day that makes all Windows Users Vulnerable

Update your Mac OS X — Apple has released Important Security Updates

If you own a Mac laptop or desktop, you need to update your system right now.

It turns out that the critical zero-day security vulnerabilities disclosed last week, which targeted iPhone and iPad users, affect Mac users as well.

Late last week, Apple … Continue reading Update your Mac OS X — Apple has released Important Security Updates