Security News

New Exploit for MikroTik Router WinBox Vulnerability Gives Full Root Access
2018-10-08 15:48

A known vulnerability in MikroTik routers is potentially far more dangerous than previously thought. A cybersecurity researcher from Tenable Research has released a new proof-of-concept (PoC) RCE...

Sony Smart TV Bug Allows Remote Access, Root Privileges
2018-10-05 21:23

Software patching becomes a new reality for smart TV owners.

A final call for replacing security certificates using Symantec roots
2018-10-01 06:15

Help Net Security sat down with Jeremy Rowley, Executive Vice President of Product at DigiCert. He leads the company’s product development teams serving its emerging markets clients that require...

Another Linux Kernel Bug Surfaces, Allowing Root Access
2018-09-28 18:11

Android, Debian and Ubuntu users are still at risk.

Local-Privilege Escalation Flaw in Linux Kernel Allows Root Access
2018-09-27 16:00

Researchers said the vulnerability "is very easy to exploit."

Cisco: We've killed another critical hard-coded root password bug, patch urgently
2018-09-24 13:04

This time a 9.8/10-severity hardcoded password has been found in Cisco's video surveillance software.

Kernel sanders: Webroot vuln creates route to root Macs
2018-09-14 10:36

Patched flaw hard to exploit, but serious once you get there, warn infoseccers Details of a locally exploitable but kernel-level flaw in Webroot's SecureAnywhere macOS security software were...

The off-brand 'military-grade' x86 processors, in the library, with the root-granting backdoor
2018-08-10 21:04

Dive into a weird and wonderful 'feature' of Via's embedded hardware chips Black Hat A forgotten family of x86-compatible processors still used in specialist hardware, and touted for...

Let's Encrypt Now Trusted by All Major Root Programs
2018-08-08 11:06

Let’s Encrypt root, ISRG Root X1, is now trusted by all major root programs, including Microsoft, Google, Apple, Mozilla, Oracle, and Blackberry. read more

Mozilla Announces Root Store Policy Update
2018-07-03 05:43

Mozilla announced on Monday that its Root Store Policy for Certificate Authorities (CAs) has been updated to version 2.6. The Root Store Policy governs CAs trusted by Firefox, Thunderbird and...