Collaborate Disseminate
The Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST) has released an updated set of coordination principles – Guidelines for Multi-Party Vulnerability Coordination and Disclosure version 1.1. Stakeholder roles and communication paths The purpose T… Continue reading FIRST releases updated coordination principles for Multi-Party Vulnerability Coordination and Disclosure
Firefox’s latest version is out, with new password management features and a raft of security fixes. Continue reading Firefox 76.0 released with critical security patches – update now
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is advising companies, institutions and regular users to update their Google Chrome browsers to the latest version as soon as possible. Given the dominant position of Google Chrome in the I… Continue reading US Government Advises Everyone to Upgrade Google Chrome as Soon as Possible
We’ve all shared the frustration when it comes to errors – software updates that are intended to make our applications run faster inadvertently end up doing just the opposite. These bugs, dubbed in the computer science field as performance … Continue reading Researchers design a tool to identify the source of errors caused by software updates
Users of Dell SupportAssist should patch their software immediately to fix a software bug that could lead to arbitrary code execution. Continue reading Dell fixes privilege elevation bug in support software
Admins are encouraged to update their websites to stave off attacks from Magecart card-skimmers and others. Continue reading Critical Flaws in Magento e-Commerce Platform Allow Code-Execution
I spent this weekend updating and sprucing up APOLLO for its v1.0 release. It took far longer than anticipated, mostly because I’ve added quite a few new modules. It also takes a while to go through every SQL query module updating it to iOS 13. Databas… Continue reading New Year New APOLLO – Officially out of Beta iOS 13 Module Updates!
Microsoft seems to have an every-other-version curse. We’re not sure how much of this is confirmation bias, but consider the track record of releases. Windows 95 was game-changing, Windows 98 famously crashed during live demo. Windows 2000 was amazing, Windows ME has been nicknamed the “Mistake Edition”. XP was the …read more
Continue reading Updating to Windows 10 for Fun and Profit: Make Those OEM Keys Go Further
A number of Cisco Small Business RV Series Routers series were found to be vulnerable to a couple of attacks, and Cisco was quick to explain what the vulnerabilities were and that the patches were issued. Cisco confirmed that command injection and arbi… Continue reading Cisco Fixes High-Risk Vulnerabilities in Some Small Business RV Series Routers
Weather stations are a popular project, partly because it’s helpful (and interesting) to know about the weather at your exact location rather than a forecast that might be vaguely in your zip code. They’re also popular because they’re a good way to get experience with microcontrollers, sensors, I/O, and communications …read more