Smashing Security podcast #340: Heated seats, car privacy, and Graham’s porn video

Do you know what data your car is collecting about you? Do you think it’s right for a car manufacturer to collect a subscription to keep your bottom warm? And just why has YouPorn sent an email to Graham about his sex video?

All this and much much m… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #340: Heated seats, car privacy, and Graham’s porn video

How to Improve PCI Compliance and Reduce Technical Debt

Paying down technical debt during the pandemic can reap major benefits when operations resume At the very least, the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted short-term business plans for almost every size and type of business. At worst, it has threatened the … Continue reading How to Improve PCI Compliance and Reduce Technical Debt

Critical Patch Released for ‘Wormable’ SMBv3 Vulnerability — Install It ASAP!

Microsoft today finally released an emergency software update to patch the recently disclosed very dangerous vulnerability in SMBv3 protocol that could let attackers launch wormable malware, which can propagate itself from one vulnerable computer to an… Continue reading Critical Patch Released for ‘Wormable’ SMBv3 Vulnerability — Install It ASAP!

Microsoft Issues March 2020 Updates to Patch 115 Security Flaws

Microsoft today released security updates to fix a total of 115 new security vulnerabilities in various versions of its Windows operating system and related software—making March 2020 edition the biggest ever Patch Tuesday in the company’s history.

Of… Continue reading Microsoft Issues March 2020 Updates to Patch 115 Security Flaws

Adobe Patches Critical Bugs Affecting Media Encoder and After Effects

Adobe today released out-of-band software updates for After Effects and Media Encoder applications that patch a total of two new critical vulnerabilities.

Both critical vulnerabilities exist due to out-of-bounds write memory corruption issues and can … Continue reading Adobe Patches Critical Bugs Affecting Media Encoder and After Effects

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

Adobe Releases Patches for ‘Likely Exploitable’ Critical Vulnerabilities

The last Patch Tuesday of 2019 is finally here.

Adobe today released updates for four of its widely used software—including Adobe Acrobat and Reader, Photoshop CC, ColdFusion, and Brackets—to patch a total of 25 new security vulnerabilities.

Seventee… Continue reading Adobe Releases Patches for ‘Likely Exploitable’ Critical Vulnerabilities

Microsoft Releases October 2019 Patch Tuesday Updates

Microsoft today rolling out its October 2019 Patch Tuesday security updates to fix a total of 59 vulnerabilities in Windows operating systems and related software, 9 of which are rated as critical, 49 are important, and one is moderate in severity.

Wh… Continue reading Microsoft Releases October 2019 Patch Tuesday Updates

Firefox Releases Critical Patch Update to Stop Ongoing Zero-Day Attacks

Important Update [21 June 2019]—Mozilla on Thursday released another update Firefox version 67.0.4 to patch a second zero-day vulnerability.

If you use the Firefox web browser, you need to update it right now.

Mozilla earlier today released Firefox 6… Continue reading Firefox Releases Critical Patch Update to Stop Ongoing Zero-Day Attacks