Security News

Week in review: Critical flaw in Cisco switches, Saks breach, closing the security update gap
2018-04-09 00:38

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: Establishing covert communication channels by abusing GSM AT commands Security research often starts as a hobby...

Critical Flaws Expose Natus Medical Devices to Remote Attacks
2018-04-06 13:37

Researchers at Cisco Talos have identified several critical vulnerabilities that expose Natus medical devices to remote hacker attacks. The vendor has released firmware updates that patch the...

Cisco switch flaw led to attacks on critical infrastructure in several countries
2018-04-06 13:26

The attack targets the Cisco Smart Install Client, and as many as 168,000 systems could be vulnerable.

Unprotected Switches Expose Critical Infrastructure to Attacks: Cisco
2018-04-05 16:37

Cisco has advised organizations to ensure that their switches cannot be hacked via the Smart Install protocol. The networking giant has identified hundreds of thousands of exposed devices and...

Intel Discontinues Keyboard App Affected by Critical Flaws
2018-04-05 14:28

Serious vulnerabilities have been found in Intel’s Remote Keyboard application, but the company will not release any patches and instead advised users to uninstall the app. Introduced in June...

How critical infrastructure operators rate their security controls
2018-04-05 11:30

Indegy revealed that nearly 60 percent of executives at critical infrastructure operators polled in a recent survey said they lack appropriate controls to protect their environments from security...

Critical flaw leaves thousands of Cisco Switches vulnerable to remote hacking
2018-04-04 23:39

Security researchers at Embedi have disclosed a critical vulnerability in Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary...

Intel Tells Remote Keyboard Users to Delete App After Critical Bug Found
2018-04-04 19:36

Intel said it is lights out for its Remote Keyboard app just as security researchers find three vulnerabilities that let local attackers inject keystrokes in sessions.

Critical vulnerability opens Cisco switches to remote attack
2018-04-04 15:35

A critical vulnerability affecting many of Cisco’s networking devices could be exploited by unauthenticated, remote attackers to take over vulnerable devices or trigger a reload and crash. The...

Critical Vulnerability Patched in Microsoft Malware Protection Engine
2018-04-04 15:24

An update released this week by Microsoft for its Malware Protection Engine patches a vulnerability that can be exploited to take control of a system by placing a malicious file in a location...