The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security today made public its proposal to implement the controversial Wassenaar Arrangement.
Tag Archives: Hacks
ICU Project Overflow Vulnerabilities Patched
Buffer and integer overflow vulnerabilities have been patched in the ICU Project ICU4C library, used in hundreds of open source and enterprise software packages.
Active Defense Can Give Pause to Threats
Enterprises can use existing networking tools to put up internal barriers against hackers in order to frustrate them on to other targets.
The Real ‘Next Generation’ of Security Revealed at RSA
During his RSA keynote today, Juniper Networks’ Chris Hoff shared the stage with 9-year-old hacker Reuben Paul, in a talk meant to be a call to action for the security industry to teach young programmers security and privacy from the outset.
Active DoS Exploits for MS15-034 Under Way
Public denial-of-service exploits for a critical vulnerability in Microsoft’s implementation of the HTTP protocol stack, HTTP.sys are under way, while remote code execution attacks may still be to come.
AirDroid Patches Web App Hijacking Vulnerability
Researchers at Bishop Fox disclose details on a patched authentication vulnerability in the AirDroid web application that could give attackers remote control over Android devices.
US-CERT Warns of Issues With DNS Zone Transfer Requests
The US-CERT is warning administrators and network operators that a misconfiguration issue with some DNS servers that has been known about for more than 15 years and can give attackers detailed information about DNS zones is coming back around thanks to new scans that show a high number of servers vulnerable to the issue. The problem […]
As Ransomware Attacks Evolve, More Potential Victims Are at Risk
In early December, as most people were dealing with the stress of looking for the perfect holiday gifts and planning out their upcoming celebrations, police officers in a small New England town were under a different sort of pressure. The vital files and data the Tewksbury Police Department needed to go about its daily business had been encrypted […]
Two NTP Key Authentication Vulnerabilities Patched
DHS warns of two symmetric key authentication vulnerabilities in the NTP protocol that were patched this week.
FBI Warns of Phony Sites Offering Government Services
The FBI has warned consumers about a rash of phony websites posing as government services.