Security News

Canadian Telcos Patch an APT-Ready Flaw in Disability Services
2018-08-20 20:49

An attacker could escalate privileges on the server, further penetrating the network, harvesting customer information or mounting credible social-engineering campaigns.

Networking vendors patch ​against new cryptographic attack
2018-08-15 18:40

Vulnerable IPSec IKE implementations used in Cisco, Huawei, ZyXel and Clavister networking devices can allow attackers to retrieve session keys and decrypt connections, researchers have found. The...

Patch Tuesday, August 2018 Edition
2018-08-15 14:52

Adobe and Microsoft each released security updates for their software on Tuesday. Adobe plugged five security holes in its Flash Player browser plugin. Microsoft pushed 17 updates to fix at least...

August 2018 Patch Tuesday: Microsoft fixes two actively exploited zero-days
2018-08-15 14:46

In the August 2018 Patch Tuesday, Microsoft has plugged over 60 vulnerabilities, two of which are being actively exploited in the wild. In addition to those, the company has also released a...

Patch Tuesday heats up with pair of exploited zero-days squashed – plus 58 other vulns fixed
2018-08-14 23:03

Summertiiiiiime, and the hacking is easy Microsoft and Adobe have teamed up to deliver more than 70 patches with this month's Patch Tuesday batch released today.…

Patch Tuesday: Microsoft Addresses Two Zero-Days in 60-Flaw Roundup
2018-08-14 20:42

Microsoft rolled out 60 patches for its Patch Tuesday release, impacting 19 critical flaws and 39 important flaws.

Oracle: Run, don't walk, to patch this critical Database takeover bug
2018-08-14 18:44

Flaw in House Larry's flagship product allows "complete compromise" of servers Oracle is advising customers to update their database software following the discovery and disclosure of a critical...

CVE? Nope. NVD? Nope. Serious must-patch type flaws skipping mainstream vuln lists – report
2018-08-14 15:10

Infosec firm fingers 'decentralised' reporting The first half of 2018 saw a record haul of reported software vulnerabilities yet a high proportion of these won’t appear in any mainstream...

Adobe Patch Tuesday: Fixes for Critical Acrobat and Reader Flaws
2018-08-14 14:21

Adobe's August Patch Tuesday release impacts Flash Player, and Acrobat DC and Reader.

Critical vulnerability in Oracle Database, patch without delay!
2018-08-13 15:42

Oracle is urging users to patch their Oracle Database installations to plug a critical security issue that can result in complete compromise of the Oracle Database and shell access to the...