Nmap 7.93, the 25th anniversary edition, has been released

Nmap is a widely used free and open-source network scanner. It’s used for network inventorying, port scanning, managing service upgrade schedules, monitoring host or service uptime, etc. It works on most operating systems: Linux, Windows, macOS, … Continue reading Nmap 7.93, the 25th anniversary edition, has been released

Hackers exploited Centreon monitoring software to compromise IT providers

Unknown hackers – possibly the Sandworm APT – have been compromising enterprise servers running the Centreon monitoring software for over three years, the French National Cybersecurity Agency (ANSSI) has shared on Monday. The intrusion camp… Continue reading Hackers exploited Centreon monitoring software to compromise IT providers

Nmap 7.90 released: New fingerprints, NSE scripts, and Npcap 1.0.0

Over a year has passed since Nmap had last been updated, but this weekend Gordon “Fyodor” Lyon announced Nmap 7.90. About Nmap Nmap is a widely used free and open-source network scanner. The utility is used for network inventorying, port sc… Continue reading Nmap 7.90 released: New fingerprints, NSE scripts, and Npcap 1.0.0

Security still top priority as more enterprises scale IoT solutions company-wide

A record 61 percent of enterprises worldwide are on the path to becoming “intelligent,” compared to only 49 percent in 2018. The Zebra Technologies Corporation global survey analyzes the extent to which companies connect the physical and digital worlds… Continue reading Security still top priority as more enterprises scale IoT solutions company-wide

Microsoft boosts Windows Analytics to help squash Meltdown and Spectre bugs

A day after Microsoft announced it will be adding Windows Defender ATP down-level support for older OSes comes the news that its Windows Analytics service is getting new capabilities aimed at helping businesses tackle Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabiliti… Continue reading Microsoft boosts Windows Analytics to help squash Meltdown and Spectre bugs

System monitoring company Datadog suffers breach

The team behind Datadog, a widely used SaaS-based monitoring and analytics platform for IT infrastructure, operations and development teams, has announced on Friday that they have suffered a breach. “We have detected unauthorized activity associated with a handful of production infrastructure servers, including a database that stores user credentials. A user also has reported unsuccessful attempts to use AWS credentials shared with Datadog,” the company’s CSO Andrew Becherer explained in a security notice published on … More Continue reading System monitoring company Datadog suffers breach