Security Affairs

JUNE 12, 2019

Tavis Ormandy, a white hat hacker Google Project Zero announced to have found a zero-day flaw in the SymCrypt cryptographic library of Microsoft’s operating system. Ormandy privately reported the flaw to Microsoft in March 2019, but the tech giant failed into fixing it after 90 days. Today is day 91, so the issue is now public.

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Schneier on Security

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Way back in 1999, I wrote about open-source software: First, simply publishing the code does not automatically mean that people will examine it for security flaws. Security researchers are fickle and busy people. So while opening up source code is a good thing, it is not a guarantee of security.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 11, 2022

Microsoft today released updates to plug nearly 120 security holes in Windows and supported software. ” Microsoft says the flaw affects Windows 10 and Windows 11 , as well as Server 2019 and Server 2022. “Test and deploy this patch quickly.” ” Quickly indeed. .”

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Security Affairs

MARCH 2, 2019

MARCH 2019 EDITION (RSA CONFERENCE PRINT EDITION & E-MAG COMING NEXT WEEK). Cyber Defense eMagazine March 2019 Edition has arrived. Sponsored by: Aristotle Insight HelpSystems Inky Regent University White Hat Security. Visit our online library by clicking here. appeared first on Security Affairs.

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Security Affairs

JULY 9, 2019

Liran Tal, a developer advocate at open-source security platform Snyk, discovered a high-severity prototype pollution security flaw that affects all versions of lodash. Lodash is a JavaScript library which provides utility functions for common programming tasks using the functional programming paradigm. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 6, 2019

A new zero-day vulnerability in Google Chrome, tracked as CVE-2019-5786, is actively exploited in attacks in the wild. The vulnerability was discovered late February by Clement Lecigne, a security researcher at the Google Threat Analysis Group. SecurityAffairs – Chrome, CVE-2019-5786). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Microsoft today released updates to fix more than five dozen security holes in its Windows operating systems and related software, including three “zero day” vulnerabilities that Microsoft warns are already being exploited in active attacks. and CVE-2023-36413 : A Microsoft Office security feature bypass.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 2, 2019

Cyber Defense eMagazine April 2019 Edition has arrived. Visit our online library by clicking here. . INFOSEC AWARDS 2019 RESULTS HERE – CONGRATS TO WINNERS! White Hat Security Sincerely,TEAM CDMCyber Defense Magazine P.S. Thanks to our awesome sponsors – media kits available here. . Endace & DarkTrace.

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Security Affairs

JULY 1, 2020

Microsoft has silently released an emergency security update through the Windows Store app to address two vulnerabilities in Windows codecs. Microsoft has silently released two out-of-band security updates through the Windows Store app to address two vulnerabilities in the Windows Codecs Library. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Google experts found a flaw, tracked as CVE-2019-18408, in the compression library libarchive could lead to arbitrary code execution. Google experts found a vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2019-18408, in the compression library libarchive could be exploited to execute arbitrary code. . c in libarchive before 3.4.0

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Security Affairs

MARCH 4, 2019

We’re honored to bring you our 7th Annual edition of Cyber Defense Magazine (CDM), exclusively in print at the RSA Conference (RSAC) 2019. Cyber Defense eMagazine – Annual RSA Conference 2019 Edition. and by the RSA Conference 2019 Team! RSA Conference | Where the world talks security. InfoSec Knowledge is Power.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

Security experts at SafeBreach have discovered a vulnerability in McAfee antivirus software tracked as CVE-2019-3648 that could allow an attacker with Administrator privileges to escalate privileges and execute code with SYSTEM privileges. ” reads the analysis published by SafeBreach. . in the wbem folder and get it executed.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Adobe September 2019 Patch Tuesday updates address two code execution bugs in Flash Player and a DLL hijacking flaw in Application Manager. Adobe has released September 2019 Patch Tuesday updates that address two code execution vulnerabilities in Flash Player and a DLL hijacking flaw in Application Manager. arbitrary code execution?in

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Google has released Chrome version 86.0.4240.111 that includes security fixes for several issues, including a patch for an actively exploited zero-day vulnerability tracked as CVE-2020-15999. Google Project Zero is recommending other app development teams who use the same FreeType library to update their software as well.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 21, 2019

I had a lively discussion recently with a couple of experts from WhiteHat Security. I spoke with WhiteHat Security researchers Bryan Becker and Mark Rogan at RSA 2019. I spoke with WhiteHat Security researchers Bryan Becker and Mark Rogan at RSA 2019. Baking-in security. Key takeaways: Myriad vault doors.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 26, 2020

The best news of the week with Security Affairs. Citrix releases permanent fixes for CVE-2019-19781 flaw in ADC 11.1 Malware attack took down 600 computers at Volusia County Public Library. The post Security Affairs newsletter Round 248 appeared first on Security Affairs. Yomi Hunter Catches the CurveBall.

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Security Affairs

JULY 10, 2019

Adobe Patch Tuesday updates for July 2019 address minor vulnerabilities in the Bridge CC, Experience Manager and Dreamweaver products. Good news for Adobe users, Adobe Patch Tuesday updates for July 2019 address only minor flaws in the Bridge CC, Experience Manager, and Dreamweaver products. ” reads the security advisory.

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The Texas Record

JUNE 21, 2019

The annual e-Records Conference will be held Friday, November 15, 2019. The theme this year is Better Together in a Digital World: Security and Retention. We want to you to speak at e-Records 2019. The deadline for submitting presentation proposals is FRIDAY, JULY 19, 2019. Requested Presentation Formats.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

One of the two flaws in Chrome addressed by Google, CVE-2019-13720, was exploited in a campaign that experts attribute to Korea-linked threat actors. Reported by banananapenguin on 2019-10-12[$TBD][ 1019226 ] High CVE-2019-13720: Use-after-free in audio. SecurityAffairs – CVE-2019-13720, Lazarus). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

A recently discovered cybercrime gang, tracked as Epic Manchego , is using a new technique to create weaponized Excel files that are able to bypass security checks. The phishing messages carry weaponized Excel documents that are able to bypass security checks and that had low detection rates. EPPlus is such a tool.”

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 6, 2019

Related: Memory hacking becomes a go-to tactic These attacks are referred to in the security community as “fileless attacks” or “memory attacks.” For a comprehensive drill down, please view the accompanying YouTube video of my full interview with Leichter and Jakab at RSA 2019’s broadcast alley. This all happens very quickly.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

It’s official, Offensive Security announced the release of Kali Linux 2019.1, On Monday, Offensive Security announced the availability of Kali Linux 2019.1, “Welcome to our first release of 2019, Kali Linux 2019.1, “Welcome to our first release of 2019, Kali Linux 2019.1, Kali Linux 2019.1

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Bug bounty programs are very important for the security of software and hardware, major tech firms launched their own programs to discover flaws before hackers. 14 bug bounty programs start in in January 2019 they will cover various products including Filezilla , Apache Kafka , Notepad++ , PuTTY , and VLC Media Player. 15/08/2019.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 1, 2024

1, 2024 — ForAllSecure , the world’s most advanced application security testing company, today announced it is changing its corporate name to Mayhem Security (“Mayhem”), signaling a new era of growth and opportunity aligned with its award-winning Mayhem Application Security platform.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 8, 2019

And earlier this year, three popular “ selfie beauty apps ”– Pro Selfie Beauty Camera, Selfie Beauty Camera Pro and Pretty Beauty Camera 2019 – accessible in Google Play Store were revealed to actually be tools to spread adware and spyware. has begun delivering. The bypassing itself is not explicitly forbidden on Play Store.

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ForAllSecure

JANUARY 28, 2020

In this post, we will follow up on a prior article on using Mayhem to analyze stb and MATIO by reviewing three additional vulnerabilities found in another open source library. The range of security-relevant defects that users can expect to find in memory-safe languages, such as Golang or Rust, is smaller. What Makes a Good Target?

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ForAllSecure

JANUARY 28, 2020

In this post, we will follow up on a prior article on using Mayhem to analyze stb and MATIO by reviewing three additional vulnerabilities found in another open source library. The range of security-relevant defects that users can expect to find in memory-safe languages, such as Golang or Rust, is smaller. What Makes a Good Target?

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Visit our online library by clicking here. INFOSEC AWARDS FOR 2019 OPEN ON NOVEMBER 1, 2018. RSA Conference for 2019 takes place in San Francisco, California on March 4, 2019. RSA Conference for 2019 takes place in San Francisco, California on March 4, 2019. appeared first on Security Affairs.

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IT Governance

JULY 31, 2019

Remember after last month’s relatively serene cyber security scene we said this wasn’t the beginning of the GDPRevolution ? Hackers steal names and Social Security numbers from Maryland Department of Labour (78,000). Philadelphia Federal Credit Union confirms security breach (unknown). Libraries in Onondaga Co.,

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

The best news of the week with Security Affairs. Which was the most common threat to macOS devices in 2019? Attacks on Citrix servers increase after the release of CVE-2019-19781 exploits. CVE-2020-7247 RCE flaw in OpenSMTPD library affects many BSD and Linux distros. A new round of the weekly newsletter arrived!

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Security Affairs

JULY 3, 2019

Google released the July 2019 security patches for the Android OS that address a total of 33 vulnerabilities, including 9 issues rated as Critical. ” reads the security advisory. .” ” reads the security advisory. CVE-2019-2106 and CVE-2019-2107 affect all Android releases since 7.0,

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Security Affairs

JUNE 15, 2019

The best news of the week with Security Affairs. CVE-2019-12735 – opening a specially crafted file in Vim or Neovim Editor could compromise your Linux system. CVE-2019-2725 Oracle WebLogic flaw exploited in cryptojacking campaign. Google expert disclosed details of an unpatched flaw in SymCrypt library. Kindle Edition.

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Security Affairs

JULY 13, 2019

The best news of the week with Security Affairs. Backdoor mechanism found in Ruby strong_password library. UK ICO fines British Airways £183 Million under GDPR over 2018 security breach. Prototype Pollution flaw discovered in all versions of Lodash Library. Microsoft released Patch Tuesday security updates for July 2019.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 6, 2020

The e-skimmer was first spotted by researchers at Malwarebytes’ Threat Intelligence Team, the researchers noticed a single line of code that is used to load an external JavaScript library from paypal-debit[.]com/cdn/ga.js. us, had been injected with a one-liner that contains a Base64 encoded URL loading an external JavaScript library.”

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ForAllSecure

MAY 19, 2020

As part of a recent initiative at ForAllSecure to analyze more open source software with Mayhem, a next-generation fuzzing solution, we decided to investigate some cryptographic libraries. Why Crypto Libraries? Why look at crypto libraries? Fuzzing MatrixSSL. We chose to look at parsing x509 certificates. include "x509.h"

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Security Affairs

APRIL 7, 2019

The best news of the week with Security Affairs. VMware addressed vulnerabilities disclosed at Pwn2Own 2019. Closure JavaScript Library introduced XSS issue in Google Search and potentially other services. CVE-2019-0211 Apache flaw allows getting root access via script. Cyber Defense Magazine – April 2019 has arrived.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 19, 2020

As part of a recent initiative at ForAllSecure to analyze more open source software with Mayhem, a next-generation fuzzing solution, we decided to investigate some cryptographic libraries. Why Crypto Libraries? Why look at crypto libraries? Fuzzing MatrixSSL. We chose to look at parsing x509 certificates. include "x509.h"

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