Security News

Unpatched Windows Zero-Day Exploited in the Wild for Sandbox Escape
2020-11-02 14:57

A high-severity Windows driver bug is being exploited in the wild as a zero-day. The security vulnerability was disclosed by Google Project Zero just seven days after it was reported, since cybercriminals are already exploiting it, according to researchers.

Chrome Sandbox Escape Vulnerability Earns Researchers $20,000
2020-09-11 11:39

Two researchers have earned $20,000 from Google for reporting a sandbox escape vulnerability affecting the Chrome web browser. The researchers who discovered the issue, Leecraso and Guang Gong of the 360 Alpha Lab at Chinese cybersecurity company Qihoo 360, told SecurityWeek that while the vulnerability affects Chrome on all platforms, they have only managed to trigger it on Android.

Adobe releases more security updates, equips Adobe Acrobat DC with a sandbox
2020-06-17 11:48

A week after the June 2020 Patch Tuesday, Adobe has plugged more critical security holes in some of its well known graphic design and video and audio editing software. The company has also announced that it will be adding the Protected Mode feature to the Windows version of Adobe Acrobat DC. The security updates.

Securonix Analytics Sandbox: An isolated test environment for security operations teams
2020-02-26 03:15

The new capability provides an isolated test or QA environment within the production setup for security operations teams to test, tune, and validate new use cases prior to pushing them to live production. With Securonix Analytics Sandbox, the teams responsible for developing SIEM content can test and fine-tune use cases against real production data without impeding SOC efficiency.

SECURITI.ai Wins RSA Conference 2020 Innovation Sandbox Contest
2020-02-25 03:30

RSA CONFERENCE 2020 - San Francisco - Privacy compliance solutions provider SECURITI.ai has won the title of 'Most Innovative Startup' at the RSA Conference 2020 Innovation Sandbox contest that took place on Monday. The Innovation Sandbox competition allows pre-selected cybersecurity startup finalists to showcase their technologies to a panel of judges and attendees at the RSA Conference in hopes to win the highly coveted title.

RSA Conference announces finalists for Innovation Sandbox Contest 2020
2020-01-29 07:20

RSA Conference announced the 10 finalists for its Innovation Sandbox Contest 2020. AppOmni is a leading software-as-a-service security and management platform providing data access visibility, management, and security of SaaS solutions.

Google Patches More High-Value Chrome Sandbox Escape Vulnerabilities
2019-10-24 18:34

Google has patched three more serious Chrome vulnerabilities that can be exploited to escape the web browser’s sandbox, and awarded the researcher who reported them a total of $50,000. read more

Submissions for RSAC Innovation Sandbox Contest and RSAC Launch Pad now open
2019-10-17 23:00

RSA Conference, the world’s leading information security conferences and expositions, announced that submissions for the 15th annual RSAC Innovation Sandbox Contest and second annual RSAC Launch...

Google Awards $40,000 for Chrome Sandbox Escape Vulnerabilities
2019-09-23 08:58

Google has paid out a total of $40,000 for a couple of vulnerabilities that can be exploited to escape Chrome’s sandbox. read more

Google Proposes 'Privacy Sandbox' to Develop Privacy-Focused Ads
2019-08-23 07:49

Google today announced a new initiative—called Privacy Sandbox—in an attempt to develop a set of open standards that fundamentally enhances privacy on the web while continuing to support a free,...