Security News

Critical Vulnerability Patched in Oracle Database
2018-08-13 04:16

Oracle informed customers late on Friday that its Database product is affected by a critical vulnerability. Patches have been released and users have been advised to install them as soon as...

Kryptowire introduces the mobile phone firmware vulnerability feed
2018-08-10 20:32

Kryptowire discovered vulnerabilities in mobile device firmware and pre-installed mobile apps that pose a risk for the mobile phone supply chain because they can expose consumer and enterprise...

WhiteSource unveils free open source Vulnerability Checker
2018-08-09 22:38

WhiteSource announced the release of its Vulnerability Checker, a free tool that provides companies with immediate, real-time alerts on the 50 most critical open source vulnerabilities published...

The Complexities of Vulnerability Management & What Needs To Be Done
2018-08-02 20:17

86 Percent of Bugs Patchable Within 24 Hours, Says Flexera's Alejandro LavieOne measure of why it's so difficult for organizations to keep their software patched and better secured: Of the nearly...

Prisoners exploit tablet vulnerability to steal nearly $225K
2018-07-30 12:31

364 of them hacked the JPay tablets they use for email, music and games and transferred money into their own accounts.

Major Bluetooth Vulnerability
2018-07-25 19:08

Bluetooth has a serious security vulnerability: In some implementations, the elliptic curve parameters are not all validated by the cryptographic algorithm implementation, which may allow a remote...

Researchers Resurrect Decade-Old Oracle Solaris Vulnerability
2018-07-25 14:13

One of the Solaris vulnerabilities patched by Oracle with its July 2018 Critical Patch Update (CPU) exists due to an ineffective fix implemented by the company for a flaw first discovered in 2007....

Apache, IBM Patch Critical Cloud Vulnerability
2018-07-24 19:38

The flaw opened a hole in IBM's serverless Cloud Functions platform, potentially exposing confidential customer data.

Bluetooth vulnerability allows snooping of traffic between paired devices
2018-07-24 18:48

Researchers Eli Biham and Lior Neumann have discovered a vulnerability in two Bluetooth features that could be exploited by attackers to gain a man-in-the-middle position and to monitor and fiddle...

Bluetooth Vulnerability Allows Traffic Monitoring, Manipulation
2018-07-24 06:19

A high severity vulnerability affecting some Bluetooth implementations can allow an attacker in physical proximity of two targeted devices to monitor and manipulate the traffic they exchange. Some...