Dangerous CredSSP flaw opens door into corporate servers

A critical vulnerability in the Credential Security Support Provider protocol (CredSSP), introduced in Windows Vista and used in all Windows versions since then, can be exploited by MitM attackers to run code remotely on previously uninfected machines … Continue reading Dangerous CredSSP flaw opens door into corporate servers

Stealthy startup Preempt Security scores $8 million Series A

Black gloved hand grabbing red password from field of white zeros and ones to illustrate credential stealing. Preempt Security, a startup still in stealth, came out of hiding today enough to announce an $8 million Series A round. Beyond that we know only a limited amount about what makes them worth such an investment. The round was led by General Catalyst with participation from Mickey Boodaei and Rakesh Loonkar, the founders of Trusteer, and Paul Sagan, the former CEO of Akamai Technologies.… Read More Continue reading Stealthy startup Preempt Security scores $8 million Series A