GaussDB Kernel: Enabling the Auditing of Permission Granting and Revoking

The parameter auditgrantrevoke specifies whether to audit the permissions granted to and revoked from database users. After this parameter is set to on, database account permissions are traced. Copyright C 2020 Greenbone Networks GmbH Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced...

GaussDB Kernel: Enabling the Auditing of Database Locking and Unlocking

The parameter audituserlocked specifies whether to audit the locking and unlocking of database users. After this parameter is set to on, the locking status of database accounts is traced. Copyright C 2020 Greenbone Networks GmbH Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources,...

GaussDB Kernel: Enabling the Auditing of Addition Deletion and Modification of Database Objects

The parameter auditsystemobject specifies whether to audit the CREATE, DROP, and ALTER operations on database objects, including DATABASE, USER, SCHEMA, and TABLE. After this parameter is set to on, operations on these database objects are traced. Copyright C 2020 Greenbone Networks GmbH Some tex...

GaussDB Kernel: Enabling the Auditing of Database Startup Stop Restoration and Switchover

The parameter auditdatabaseprocess specifies whether to audit database startup, stop, switchover, and restoration. After this parameter is set to on, database running status is traced. Copyright C 2020 Greenbone Networks GmbH Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, an...

Oracle Linux 6 : kernel (ELSA-2020-5934)

The remote Oracle Linux 6 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2020-5934 advisory. - arch/x86/kernel/entry32.S in the Linux kernel through 3.15.1 on 32-bit x86 platforms, when syscall auditing is enabled and the sep CPU feature flag is set,...

openGauss: Enabling the Auditing of Database Login and Logout

The parameter auditloginlogout specifies whether to audit user login and logout. After this parameter is set to on, users logged in to the database and the time when they logged out are traced. Copyright C 2020 Greenbone Networks GmbH Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced...

openGauss: Enabling the Auditing of Permission Granting and Revoking

The parameter auditgrantrevoke specifies whether to audit the permissions granted to and revoked from database users. After this parameter is set to on, database account permissions are traced. Copyright C 2020 Greenbone Networks GmbH Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced...

openGauss: Enabling the Auditing of Database Locking and Unlocking

The parameter audituserlocked specifies whether to audit the locking and unlocking of database users. After this parameter is set to on, the locking status of database accounts is traced. Copyright C 2020 Greenbone Networks GmbH Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources,...

openGauss: Enabling the Auditing of the Query of Database Objects

The parameter auditdmlstateselect specifies whether to audit the SELECT operation on database objects. After this parameter is set to on, the SELECT operation on database objects is traced. Copyright C 2020 Greenbone Networks GmbH Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced source...

openGauss: Enabling the Auditing of Database Startup, Stop, Restoration, and Switchover

The parameter auditdatabaseprocess specifies whether to audit database startup, stop, switchover, and restoration. After this parameter is set to on, database running status is traced. Copyright C 2020 Greenbone Networks GmbH Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, an...

openGauss: Enabling the Database Auditing

After a security event occurs, audit logs are used to trace the event, locate faults, and clarify responsibilities. You are advised to set auditenabled to on. Copyright C 2020 Greenbone Networks GmbH Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the...

Worried About SaaS Misconfigurations? Check These 5 Settings Everybody Misses

Enterprises depend on SaaS applications for countless functions, like collaboration, marketing, file sharing, and more. But problematically, they often lack the resources to configure those apps to prevent cyberattacks, data exfiltration, and other risks. Catastrophic and costly data breaches...

Password choice

Introduction We’ve been advocates of regular password auditing for years. Over that time, we’ve noticed that password choice is not only very personal, but hugely influenced by current events, trends, and even what’s sat on your desk. Its given us a unique opportunity to see these common influenc...

DeepBlueCLI - a PowerShell Module for Threat Hunting via Windows Event Logs

DeepBlueCLI - a PowerShell Module for Threat Hunting via Windows Event Logs Eric Conrad, Backshore Communications, LLC deepblue at backshore dot net Twitter: @ericconrad http://ericconrad.com Sample evtx files are in the .\evtx directory Usage: .\DeepBlue.ps1 See the Set-ExecutionPolicy Readme if...

It’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month and there is still a lot to do

October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month NCSAM. And there is still a lot to do! For the last 17 years, the National Cybersecurity Awareness Month NCSAM campaign, driven by the Department of Homeland Security, has raised awareness about the importance of cyber security across the Nation...

Enter the Vault: Authentication Issues in HashiCorp Vault

Posted by Felix Wilhelm, Project Zero Introduction In this blog post I'll discuss two vulnerabilities in HashiCorp Vault and its integration with Amazon Web Services AWS and Google Cloud Platform GCP. These issues can lead to an authentication bypass in configurations that use the aws and gcp aut...

PowerUpSQL

This is a PowerShell toolkit for attacking SQL Server, called PowerUpSQL. It includes functions for discovering SQL Server instances, auditing for common weak configurations, and escalating privileges on scale. The toolkit is designed for internal penetration tests and red team engagements, but c...

[SECURITY] Fedora 32 Update: lynis-3.0.0-1.fc32

Lynis is an auditing and hardening tool for Unix/Linux and you might even c all it a compliance tool. It scans the system and installed software. Then it performs many individual security control checks. It determines the hardeni ng state of the machine, detects security issues and provides...

[SECURITY] Fedora 31 Update: lynis-3.0.0-1.fc31

Lynis is an auditing and hardening tool for Unix/Linux and you might even c all it a compliance tool. It scans the system and installed software. Then it performs many individual security control checks. It determines the hardeni ng state of the machine, detects security issues and provides...

Lynis 3.0.0 - Security Auditing Tool for Unix/Linux Systems

We are excited to announce this major release of auditing tool Lynis. Several big changes have been made to core functions of Lynis. These changes are the next of simplification improvements we made. There is a risk of breaking your existing configuration. Lynis is an open source security auditin...