Security News

Cybersecurity skills shortage still the root cause of rising security incidents
2019-05-14 04:45

The cybersecurity skills shortage is worsening for the third year in a row and has impacted nearly three quarters (74 percent) of organizations, as revealed in the third annual global study of...

Alpine Linux Docker Images Shipped for 3 Years with Root Accounts Unlocked
2019-05-09 17:06

Alpine Linux Docker images available via the Docker Hub contained a critical flaw allowing attackers to authenticate on systems using the root user and no password.

What’s in a cybersecurity question? Getting to the root of cyber insights
2019-04-17 05:40

The day to day practice of cybersecurity is based around asking questions. How do I secure my applications? How do I protect my data’s integrity? How do I manage storage and access? We all know...

Vulnerability in Verizon Fios Quantum Gateway allows attackers to gain root privileges
2019-04-09 13:48

The vulnerability requires local access to be exploited, though Tenable Research claims it can be exploited remotely through the assistance of social engineering.

A patchy Apache a-patchin: HTTP server gets fix for worrying root access hole
2019-04-03 19:52

Rogue 'worker' processes can sneak in with elevated privileges at startup Apache HTTP Server has been given a patch to address a potentially serious elevation of privilege vulnerability.…

BSides SF 2019: Remote-Root Bug in Logitech Harmony Hub Patched and Explained
2019-03-05 05:02

Users of Logitech’s Harmony Hub get long-awaited answers about the critical bugs that left their home networks wide open to attack.

Mozilla May Reject UAE Firm's Root Inclusion Request
2019-02-25 21:44

Mozilla is considering rejecting a request by United Arab Emirates-based DarkMatter to be accepted as a top-level certificate authority in Mozilla’s root certificate program. read more

Check yo self before you HyperWreck yo self: Cisco fixes gimme-root holes in HyperFlex, plus more security bugs
2019-02-21 05:04

Patches available now spread across more than a dozen advisories Cisco emitted on Wednesday a bunch of security updates that, your support contract willing, you should test and roll out to...

Oh Snapd! Gimme-root-now security bug lets miscreants sock it to your Ubuntu boxes
2019-02-14 07:33

Get an update, or risk giving a dodgy user or malware an upgrade Canonical has issued an update for Ubuntu to address a security vulnerability that can be exploited by malware and rogue users to...

Snapd Flaw Lets Attackers Gain Root Access On Linux Systems
2019-02-13 15:48

Ubuntu and some other Linux distributions suffer from a severe privilege escalation vulnerability that could allow a local attacker or a malicious program to obtain root privileges and total...