Security News

Exim marks the spot… of remote code execution: Patch due out today for 'give me root' flaw in mail server
2019-09-06 10:00

Install incoming update to avoid having your boxes hijacked The widely used Exim email server software is due to be patched today to close a critical security flaw that can be exploited to...

September 2019 Patch Tuesday forecast: Microsoft security update will be complete
2019-09-06 05:21

Microsoft began an aggressive six-month campaign in March of this year to switch the digital signature on all operating system and product updates from using Secure Hash Algorithm 1 (SHA-1) to...

Critical vulnerabilities uncovered in Danfoss SCADA product, patch now!
2019-09-05 04:30

Risk Based Security uncovered multiple vulnerabilities in the AK-EM 800 product from SCADA vendor Danfoss. The discovered vulnerabilities Researchers found two critical vulnerabilities. One is...

How to Get a Handle on Patch Management
2019-09-03 18:17

As the number vulnerabilities hit a historic high, battle-worn security teams are upping their patching game.

Emergency iOS patch fixes jailbreaking flaw for second time
2019-08-28 14:57

With iOS 13 nearing release, Apple users perhaps thought they were done with iOS 12 updates for good. If so, they were wrong.

Patch Management as a Risk Management Strategy
2019-08-27 18:03

Chris Hallenbeck of Tanium Discusses Good Security HygieneSignificant security events have many techniques in common, says Chris Hallenbeck of Tanium, who describes why security hygiene...

Apple Releases iOS 12.4.1 Emergency Update to Patch 'Jailbreak' Flaw
2019-08-27 06:19

Apple just patched an unpatched flaw that it patched previously but accidentally unpatched recently — did I confuse you? Let's try it again... Apple today finally released iOS 12.4.1 to fix a...

Apple iOS Patch Blunder Opens Updated iPhones to Jailbreaks
2019-08-20 15:22

Apple accidentally re-introduced a vulnerability in its latest operating system, iOS 12.4, that had been previously fixed in iOS 12.3.

Dear Planet Earth: Patch Webmin now – zero-day exploit emerges for potential hijack hole in server control panel
2019-08-19 20:28

Flawed code traced to home build system, vulnerability can be attacked in certain configs The maintainers of Webmin – an open-source application for system administration tasks on Unix-flavored...

Dear sysadmins: Patch Webmin now – zero-day exploit emerges for potential hijack hole in server control panel
2019-08-19 20:28

Flawed code traced to home build system, vulnerability can be attacked in certain configs The maintainers of Webmin – an open-source application for system administration tasks on Unix-flavored...