Poorly secured PostgreSQL, MySQL servers targeted by ransomware bot

Users exposing poorly secured PostgreSQL and MySQL servers online are in danger of getting their databases wiped by a ransomware bot, Border0 researchers are warning. The attackers asks for a small sum to return / not publish the data, but those who pa… Continue reading Poorly secured PostgreSQL, MySQL servers targeted by ransomware bot

PostgreSQL 16: Where enhanced security meets high performance

PostgreSQL is an open-source object-relational database platform with a track record of over 25 years of ongoing development. Its reputation is solid for its reliability, extensive features, and high performance. PostgreSQL 16 enhances its performance … Continue reading PostgreSQL 16: Where enhanced security meets high performance

Google Cloud Next ’23: New Generative AI-Powered Services

A partnership with NVIDIA on supercomputing and an enterprise-grade version of Google Kubernetes Engine top the array of cloud and AI reveals. Continue reading Google Cloud Next ’23: New Generative AI-Powered Services

How to do character escaping in PostgreSQL to prevent a SQL injection attack?

I want to prevent SQL injection attacks in a rather abstract application. Therefore I want to escape all user provided input as described here. The other options provided on this page don’t fit in my scenario.
I couldn’t find the right pla… Continue reading How to do character escaping in PostgreSQL to prevent a SQL injection attack?

postgres database information passing in request can we exploit further? [closed]

Application login request is shown below.
The postgres information is passed via the cabinetName parameter. Is it a vulnerability? is it useful? can we exploit it?
or any other ways to exploit below request?
POST /<REDACTED>/LoginSer… Continue reading postgres database information passing in request can we exploit further? [closed]

Any obvious pitfalls of modeling access control policies using subject, scope, object?

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A small web application with REST API and postgres as db, that has users, documents and teams. A user can do basic CRUD operations on document.
A user is always a part of a team. A team is generated on user signup. A team has at le… Continue reading Any obvious pitfalls of modeling access control policies using subject, scope, object?