Security News > 2015 > May

Vulnerability-Riddled Drug Pumps Open to Takeover (Threatpost)
2015-05-05 18:34

Hospira's Lifecare PCA3 Drug Infusion pumps are susceptible to multiple remotely exploitable vulnerabilities that could not only brick the device but allow an attacker to run commands and put...

Microsoft LAPS Tool Tackles Common Local Admin Password Problem (Threatpost)
2015-05-05 17:23

Experts are concerned that Microsoft's new Local Administrator Password Solution only partially addresses the problem of identical passwords on computers in a domain.

ICU Project Overflow Vulnerabilities Patched (Threatpost)
2015-05-05 15:21

Buffer and integer overflow vulnerabilities have been patched in the ICU Project ICU4C library, used in hundreds of open source and enterprise software packages.

Usbkill Script Can Render Computers Useless (Threatpost)
2015-05-05 15:17

The idea of needing to disable a computer quickly as the police–or another potential adversary–comes through the door typically has been the concern of criminals. But in today’s climate activists,...

Windows 10 spells the end of Patch Tuesday (Help Net Security)
2015-05-05 14:04

Microsoft is ready to abandon the longstanding patching schedule that saw patches and security updates being delivered on the second Tuesday of every month. With the advent of Windows 10, security upd...