Security News

Windows Defender Bypass Tricks OS into Running Malicious Code
2017-09-28 14:36

Researchers at CyberArk have devised a Windows Defender bypass that tricks the operating system into executing malicious code while Defender scans a benign file.

Report: North Korea Seeks Bitcoins to Bypass Sanctions
2017-09-14 12:03

JP Morgan Chief Slams Bitcoin as Fit Only for Drug Dealers, Murderers, RegimesIn cryptocurrency we trust: The government of North Korea has been turning to bitcoin exchange heists and...

Microsoft Won’t Fix Security Bypass Vulnerability in Edge (Threatpost)
2017-09-07 18:24

Microsoft is opting to stand pat and not fix a content security bypass vulnerability in its Edge browser, something researchers warn could potentially lead to the disclosure of confidential information.

Chinese Man Jailed For Selling VPNs that Bypass Great Firewall (The Hackers News)
2017-09-05 02:36

In an effort to continue its crackdown on VPNs, Chinese authorities have arrested a 26-year-old man for selling VPN software on the Internet. China's Supreme Court has sentenced Deng Jiewei from...

Drupal Patches Critical Access Bypass in Core Engine (Threatpost)
2017-08-17 19:50

A critical flaw in Drupal CMS platform could allow unwanted access to the platform allowing a third-party to view, create, update or delete entities.

Access Bypass Vulnerabilities Patched in Drupal 8 (Security Week)
2017-08-17 06:08

A Drupal 8 security update released on Wednesday addresses several access bypass vulnerabilities affecting components such as views, the REST API and the entity access system. read more

China's Web Users Fear Losing Tools to Bypass 'Great Firewall' (Security Week)
2017-08-07 19:02

Enterprising internet users in China fear the tools they use to tunnel through the country's "Great Firewall" may soon disappear, as Beijing tightens its grip on the web. read more

Cisco Fixes DoS, Authentication Bypass Vulnerabilities, OSPF Bug (Threatpost)
2017-08-03 20:30

Cisco fixed two high severity vulnerabilities in two products this week that could have let an attacker trigger a denial of service condition or bypass local authentication.

Siemens Patches Authentication Bypass Flaw in SiPass Server (Threatpost)
2017-07-14 16:37

Siemens patches four vulnerabilities, including a critical authentication bypass flaw, in its SiPass integrated access control server.

Old Kerberos Bypass Flaw Patched in Windows, Linux (Security Week)
2017-07-14 11:04

A 20-year-old authentication bypass vulnerability affecting some implementations of the Kerberos protocol has been patched in Windows, Linux and BSD operating systems. read more