Security News > 2020 > November > Week in review: Automated pentesting, Oracle WebLogic servers under attack

Easily exploitable RCE in Oracle WebLogic Server under attackA critical and easily exploitable remote code execution vulnerability in Oracle WebLogic Server is being targeted by attackers, SANS ISC has warned.

DNS attacks increasingly target service providersThe telecommunications and media sector is the most frequent victim of DNS attacks, according to EfficientIP. Hackers breach psychotherapy center, use stolen health data to blackmail patientsNews of an unusual data breach at a psychotherapy center in Finland broke over the weekend, after affected patients began receiving emails telling them to pay up or risk their personal and health data being publicly released.

A new threat matrix outlines attacks against machine learning systemsA report published last year has noted that most attacks against artificial intelligence systems are focused on manipulating them, but that new attacks using machine learning are within attackers' capabilities.

Attacks on IoT devices continue to escalateAttacks on IoT devices continue to rise at an alarming rate due to poor security protections and cybercriminals use of automated tools to exploit these vulnerabilities, according to Nokia.

HITBSecTrain: Cutting-edge virtual cyber security trainings on a monthly basisIn November, to coincide with the virtual edition of HITBCyberWeek 2020, 10 deep-knowledge technical trainings are being offered, covering topics such as: 5G security awareness, practical malware analysis and memory forensics, mobile hacking, secure coding and DevSecOps, applied data science and machine learning for cybersecurity, and more.

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