Security News

Fortanix’s runtime encryption Platform secures Python- and R-based applications
2018-06-20 20:49

Fortanix announced it has extended the capabilities of the industry’s Runtime Encryption Platform to secure Python- and R-based applications that have widespread use in the data science community....

Python-Written CannibalRAT Used in Targeted Attacks
2018-03-01 18:47

A newly identified remote access Trojan (RAT) that has been written entirely in Python is being used in highly targeted attacks, Cisco Talos researchers say. read more

Java, Python FTP Injection Attacks Bypass Firewalls (Threatpost)
2017-02-23 14:19

Newly disclosed FTP injection vulnerabilities in Java and Python that are fueled by rather common XML External Entity (XXE) flaws allow for firewall bypasses.

Unpatched Flaws in Python, Java Allow Firewall Bypass (SecurityWeek)
2017-02-21 13:08

Java, Python bugs allow attackers to circumvent firewalls (ZDNet)
2017-02-21 11:23

Java and Python have unpatched firewall-crossing FTP SNAFU (The Register)
2017-02-21 02:08

Python ransomware encrypts files with unique keys one at a time (ZDNet)
2016-10-14 09:38

Pair publishes python framework for rapid router wrecking (The Register)
2016-04-26 08:21

All-Python malware nasty bites Windows victims in Poland (The Register)
2016-04-19 11:47

PHP, Python still fail to spot revoked TLS certificates (Help Net Security)
2016-04-01 16:04

In 2012, a group of researchers demonstrated that SSL certificate validation is broken in many applications and libraries, and pointed out the root causes for that situation: badly designed APIs...