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Cloudflare CTO Goes Inside the Cloudbleed Bug
MADRID—John Graham-Cumming presided over a confessional Wednesday at Virus Bulletin 2017. Cloudflare’s chief technology officer was frank and apologetic about February’s Cloudbleed bug, which leaked memory from the content delivery network that included internal private keys and authentication...
Novel Attack Tricks Servers to Cache And Expose Personal Data
LAS VEGAS—Researcher Omer Gil has devised a way to trick a web server into caching pages and exposing personal data. The so-called web caching attack targets sites that use content delivery network CDN services such as Akamai and Cloudflare. These services act as traffic load balancers and revers...
What You Need to Know About Caching Video Series
In this "unofficial" video series, Akamai Solutions Engineers Tedd Smith and CJ Arnesen explain the basics of caching: what it is, why it's important, and how to get the most out of it. A great introduction to Akamai, caching, and content delivery network CDN basics, this series supplements Akama...
Serious Bug Exposes Sensitive Data From Millions Sites Sitting Behind CloudFlare
A severe security vulnerability has been discovered in the CloudFlare content delivery network that has caused big-name websites to expose private session keys and other sensitive data. CloudFlare, a content delivery network CDN and web security provider that helps optimize safety and performance...
File Containment Vulnerability in CDN Acceleration Server of Shanghai Dilian Information Technology Co.
Ltd. CDN acceleration server, through the introduction of active content management layer and global load balancing, and combined with content caching and other technologies, for users to build a middle layer optimized for broadband service support on the basis of the existing IP network, so that...
'Kyle and Stan' Malvertising Network Targets Windows and Mac Users
A malvertising network that has been operating since at least May has been able to place malicious ads on a number of high-profile sites, including Amazon and YouTube and serves a unique piece of malware to each victim. The network, dubbed Kyle and Stan by the Cisco researchers who analyzed its...
