Security News

Exim TLS Flaw Opens Email Servers to Remote 'Root' Code Execution Attacks
2019-09-06 13:04

A critical remote code execution vulnerability has been discovered in the popular open-source Exim email server software, leaving at least over half a million email servers vulnerable to remote...

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...

Google and Mozilla Block Kazakhstan’s Root CA Certificates to Prevent Spying
2019-08-21 11:03

In a move to protect its users based in Kazakhstan from government surveillance, Google and Mozilla finally today came forward and blocked Kazakhstan's government-issued root CA certificate within...

How to change a root password in a Docker image
2019-08-13 18:30

If you deploy Docker containers based on an official imagine, you might want to set a root password for heightened security.

2.3 Billion Files Exposed Online: The Root Causes
2019-07-22 18:48

Misconfigured file storage technologies and a lack of basic security controls are the root causes for the inadvertent online exposure of 2.3 billion files worldwide that contain personal...

How to create an access key for the root user in AWS
2019-07-12 19:00

Performing tasks with root user credentials opens AWS to potentially catastrophic security vulnerabilities. Creating and managing access keys mitigates the risk.

Mozilla Moves to Deny UAE Firm's Root Inclusion Request
2019-07-11 17:25

Mozilla is taking the first step toward denying a request by United Arab Emirates-based DarkMatter to be included as a top-level certificate authority in Mozilla’s root certificate program. read more

Flaw in Rockwell PanelView Allows Root-Level Access to Devices
2019-07-10 14:41

A serious vulnerability in Rockwell Automation’s PanelView graphics terminals allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to gain root-level access to the device’s file system. read more

Mozilla boots alleged snoop troupe from its root cert coop: UAE-based DarkMatter thrown onto CA blocklist
2019-07-10 01:33

Maker of Firefox fires fox from hen house guard duty Mozilla on Tuesday added digital certificates belonging to security biz DarkMatter and its subsidiaries to Firefox's OneCRL blocklist, based on...

Rambus CryptoManager Root of Trust expansion to address the security needs of applications
2019-06-28 03:30

Rambus announced the expansion of the CryptoManager Root of Trust family of products, a series of fully programmable, hardware-level secure silicon IP cores to address the security needs of...