EU group attempts to pin down what the rising cost of cyberattacks are on the European Union and come up short on answers as they call for a unified approach to assessing cyber risks and attack mitigation.
Tag Archives: Vulnerabilities
vBulletin Patches Serious Flaw in Forum Software
A serious vulnerability has been patched in forum software made by vBulletin that could allow attackers to scan servers hosting the package and possibly execute arbitrary code.
Juniper Hotfixes Shut Down IPv6 DDoS Vulnerability
Juniper Networks announced patches for a serious vulnerability in the handling of IPv6 packets that is says could leave its Junos OS and JUNOSe routers open to a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack.
Serious TCP Bug in Linux Systems Allows Traffic Hijacking
A serious vulnerability in the TCP implementation in Linux systems can be used identify hosts communicating over the protocol and attack that traffic.
Windows PDF Library Flaw Puts Edge Users at Risk for RCE
Microsoft today released nine security bulletins as part of its August 2016 Patch Tuesday updates.
A Month Without Adobe Flash Player Patches
Adobe rolled out patches for four vulnerabilities in Adobe Experience Manager, the first time since January its monthly patch release cycle has not included a Flash Player security update.
Breach Forces Password Change on Oracle MICROS PoS Customers
Oracle warns its MICROS point-of-sale system customers to change account passwords after malware was discovered on a support site that was infecting users.
Lack of Encryption Leads to Large Scale Cookie Exposure
Two academics discussed just how woefully inadequate some services are encryption-wise in a talk at Black Hat on Thursday.
Fixing ‘This Internet’ Before It Breaks Again
Dan Kaminsky advocates fixing today’s internet before it breaks the same way it did in the 1990s.
Unmasking xDedic’s Black Market for Servers and PCs
Black market machine trading has gone beyond the sale of servers and now includes PCs located on corporate networks or that contain sensitive data.