Security News

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...

Google Patches 9 Critical Android Vulnerabilities in April 2018 Update
2018-04-04 13:22

Google this week has released its April 2018 set of Android security patches which address more than two dozen Critical and High severity vulnerabilities. 19 vulnerabilities were found to affect...

Google’s April Android Security Bulletin Warns of 9 Critical Bugs
2018-04-03 16:01

Google updates its Android OS to address its own OS and component partners Qualcomm and Broadcom.

Week in review: Hacking intelligent buildings, trust in critical systems under attack
2018-04-02 22:35

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: The current state of USB data protection The vast majority of employees rely on USB devices. In fact, nine out of 10...