HP laptops found carrying keylogger in Synaptics touchpad driver

For the second time this year, Hewlett Packard (HP) computers have been found vulnerable to hacker attacks due to leftover debugging code that developers forgot to delete before shipping. A researcher using the Internet handle “ZwClose” rec… Continue reading HP laptops found carrying keylogger in Synaptics touchpad driver

New Ransom-Based Email Scam Urges Recipients to Pay Up or Die

A new ransom-based email scam campaign is demanding that all recipients either meet the sender’s demands and pay up or die. On 11 December, Spiceworks user Dave Lass shared the campaign with other members of the professional IT industry network. … Continue reading New Ransom-Based Email Scam Urges Recipients to Pay Up or Die

5 Key Updates to Version 1.1 Draft 2 of NIST’s Cybersecurity Framework

On 11 May 2017, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that provides guidance on strengthening the United States’ digital security. The directive makes clear that each head of a U.S. federal agency or government department is ultimately… Continue reading 5 Key Updates to Version 1.1 Draft 2 of NIST’s Cybersecurity Framework

SSD Advisory – vBulletin cacheTemplates Unauthenticated Remote Arbitrary File Deletion

Vulnerability Summary The following advisory describes a unauthenticated deserialization vulnerability that leads to arbitrary delete files and, under certain circumstances, code execution found in vBulletin version 5. vBulletin, also known as vB, is &… Continue reading SSD Advisory – vBulletin cacheTemplates Unauthenticated Remote Arbitrary File Deletion

SSD Advisory – vBulletin routestring Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution

Vulnerability Summary The following advisory describes a unauthenticated file inclusion vulnerability that leads to remote code execution found in vBulletin version 5. vBulletin, also known as vB, is a widespread proprietary Internet forum software pac… Continue reading SSD Advisory – vBulletin routestring Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution

CEO Tim Critchley on Why Putting Off Plans to Strengthen Data Security Could Cost Your Job

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