Security News > 2018 > May

Second wave of Spectre-like flaws won't be fixed for a while
2018-05-09 03:58

Intel needs more time and it could be Q3 before all the patches for OSes and VMs land The new bunch of Spectre-like flaws revealed last week won't be patched for at least 12 days.…

Mirai botnet cost you $13.50 per infected thing, say boffins
2018-05-09 02:31

Researchers infected devices and totted up all the 'leccy and bandwidth they used Berkeley boffins reckon the Dyn-based Internet of Things attack that took down Brian Krebs' Website in 2016 cost...

It's 2018, and a webpage can still pwn your Windows PC – and apps can escape Hyper-V
2018-05-09 01:41

Scores of bugs, from Exchange and Office to kernel code to Adobe Flash, need fixing ASAP Patch Tuesday Microsoft and Adobe have patched a bunch of security bugs in their products that can be...

Red Hat smitten by secure enclaves 'cos some sysadmins are evil
2018-05-08 23:29

Also reveals plans to replace Atomic Host with CoreOS Linux Red Hat Summit Red Hat has revealed a plan to to work with CPU-makers so that its wares can take advantage of in-silicon security...

May Patch Tuesday Fixes Two Bugs Under Active Attack
2018-05-08 20:42

In total, Microsoft’s May Patch Tuesday roundup included 68 security patches, with 21 listed as critical, 45 rated important and two listed low in severity.

Microsoft Patch Tuesday, May 2018 Edition
2018-05-08 20:38

Microsoft today released a bundle of security updates to fix at least 67 holes in its various Windows operating systems and related software, including one dangerous flaw that Microsoft warns is...

Sierra Wireless Patches Critical Vulns in Range of Wireless Routers
2018-05-08 20:27

Sierra Wireless has patched two critical vulnerabilities for its range of wireless gateways that would leave the enterprise devices helpless to an array of remote threats, including the charms of...

Lenovo Patches Secure Boot Vulnerability in Servers
2018-05-08 20:05

Lenovo has released patches for a High severity vulnerability impacting the Secure Boot function on some System x servers. read more

NY AG Schneiderman Quits: What's Next for Enforcement?
2018-05-08 20:03

Observers Size Up Future of Data Breach, Privacy and Fraud CasesNew York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who resigned on Monday in the midst of a personal scandal, was known for being...

Welsh police facial recognition has 92% fail rate, showing dangers of early AI
2018-05-08 19:50

Data released by the UK police force confirmed claims from watchdog groups that the software is inaccurate.