Security News

Rowhammer Vulnerability Comes to Android (Threatpost)
2016-10-24 16:28

Researchers have demonstrated how the PC-based Rowhammer attack also works against Android devices.

Serious Dirty Cow Linux Vulnerability Under Attack (Threatpost)
2016-10-21 15:21

A privilege escalation vulnerability, nicknamed Dirty Cow and present in Linux since 2007, has been used in public attacks against web-facing Linux servers.

Zero in on IT security risks by applying the 80/20 rule to vulnerability assessments (TechRepublic)
2016-10-19 22:36

Adult FriendFinder Vulnerability Leaves Millions Exposed (Threatpost)
2016-10-19 17:12

Security experts are reporting popular adult website Adult FriendFinder has been compromised by hackers who have gained access to the site's backend servers.

Researchers Bypass ASLR via Hardware Vulnerability (SecurityWeek)
2016-10-19 07:36

IBM Forces Takedown of Proof-of-Concept Exploit Code for Patched Vulnerability (October 17, 2016) (SANS Newsbites)
2016-10-18 19:06

IBM pressures security researchers, vulnerability exploit code pulled (ZDNet)
2016-10-17 11:06

Critical Vulnerability Patched in Cisco Conferencing Product (SecurityWeek)
2016-10-13 17:08

Old SSH Vulnerability at Center of Credential-Stuffing Attacks (Threatpost)
2016-10-13 15:27

Akamai warns that attackers are compromising IOT devices and using them as proxies to test stolen credentials against web-based applications.

Components of an effective vulnerability management process (Help Net Security)
2016-10-11 13:45

Vulnerabilities continue to grab headlines. Whether it is a zero-day that affects “tens of millions” servers around the globe or an old unpatched flaw that leads to a data compromise, we will keep...