A Linux admin and open source developer has come up with a 48-character attack that crashes Linux servers, but experts argue the security implications of the bug.
Tag Archives: Web Security
Apple To Block WoSign Intermediate Certificates
Apple said over the weekend it would soon distrust certificates issued by WoSign’s Free SSL Certificate G2 intermediate CA on macOS.
Mozilla Reduces Threat of Export-Grade Crypto to Firefox
The Firefox browser will now deny TLS connections to servers using weak Diffie-Hellman keys.
Threatpost News Wrap, September 30, 2016
The latest on the Yahoo breach, Germany’s problem with WhatsApp-Facebook, Facebook’s osquery tool for Windows, and Zerodium’s $1.5M iOS bounty are all discussed.
Yahoo Challenged on Claims Breach Was State-Sponsored Attack
Experts challenge Yahoo’s assertion that state-sponsored hackers were behind a 2014 breach that resulted in 500 million lost records.
Cisco Warns of Critical Flaw in Email Security Appliances
Cisco released a patch for a critical flaw that allowed a remote attacker to gain control of one of its email security appliances.
Microsoft Unveils Cloud-Based Fuzz-Testing Service
Microsoft announced a cloud-based fuzz testing service called Project Springfield that identifies software bugs in applications that could turn into vulnerabilities.
Congressional Leaders Demand Answers on Yahoo Breach
A number of Democratic Congressional leaders wrote Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer a letter seeking answers about the breach of 500 million customer records.
Microsoft Edge Adds App Guard Browser Security
Microsoft is bringing virtualization to its Edge browser with a security tool called Windows Defender Application Guard. The technology, announced this week at Microsoft’s 2016 Ignite conference in Atlanta, takes a virtualization-based approach to isolating browser-based attacks from the internet. Windows Defender Application Guard will be exclusive to enterprise versions of Windows 10 and will […]
Germany Orders Facebook to Stop Collecting Data on WhatsApp Users
A German privacy regulator issued an order this week prohibiting Facebook to stop collecting user data on German WhatsApp users.