We Need to Encrypt DNS: Here’s Another Compelling Reason Why

Encrypting DNS servers is a necessary next step in web security to prevent sensitive materials from being breached, thus improving user privacy and security...

Zoho Releases Security Advisory for ManageEngine Desktop Central and Desktop Central MSP

Zoho has released a security advisory to address an authentication bypass vulnerability CVE-2021-44757 in ManageEngine Desktop Central and Desktop Central MSP. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to take control of an affected system. CISA encourages users and administrators to review th...

CVE-2022-21693

Onionshare (CVE-2022-21693) has a filesystem-access vulnerability where code execution within the Onionshare process can read files across the user home folder. The issue allows an adversary with a primitive filesystem access context to leak sensitive data; however, automatic exclusion of hidden ...

CVE-2021-37867

Mattermost Boards plugin v0.10.0 and earlier fails to protect email addresses of all users via one of the Boards APIs, which allows authenticated and unauthorized users to access this information resulting in sensitive & private information disclosure...

UK Government to Launch PR Campaign Undermining End-to-End Encryption

Rolling Stone is reporting that the UK government has hired the M&C Saatchi advertising agency to launch an anti-encryption advertising campaign. Presumably theyll lean heavily on the "think of the children!" rhetoric were seeing in this current wave of the crypto wars. The technical eavesdroppin...

CISA Urges Organizations to Implement Immediate Cybersecurity Measures to Protect Against Potential Threats

In response to recent malicious cyber incidents in Ukraine—including the defacement of government websites and the presence of potentially destructive malware on Ukrainian systems—CISA has published CISA Insights: Implement Cybersecurity Measures Now to Protect Against Potential Critical Threats...

Oracle Releases January 2022 Critical Patch Update

Oracle has released its Critical Patch Update for January 2022 to address 497 vulnerabilities across multiple products. A remote attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. CISA encourages users and administrators to review the Oracle January 2022...

Domestic CCTV and audio recording

Last week, we had BBC Morning Live in to film a piece on the legalities and challenges of domestic CCTV systems. You can watch it on iPlayer here, starting at 10:30. It was sparked by a conversation we had with Radio 4 before Xmas, where a journalist had taken an interest in CCTV systems exposed ...

New Unpatched Apple Safari Browser Bug Allows Cross-Site User Tracking

A software bug introduced in Apple Safari 15's implementation of the IndexedDB API could be abused by a malicious website to track users' online activity in the web browser and worse, even reveal their identity. The vulnerability, dubbed IndexedDB Leaks, was disclosed by fraud protection software...

Microsoft Warns of Destructive Malware Targeting Ukrainian Organizations

Microsoft has released a blog post on possible Master Boot Record MBR Wiper activity targeting Ukrainian organizations, including Ukrainian government agencies. According to Microsoft, powering down the victim device executes the malware, which overwrites the MBR with a ransom note; however, the...

Ivanti Updates Log4j Advisory with Security Updates for Multiple Products  

Ivanti has updated its Log4j Advisory with security updates for multiple products to address CVE-2021-44228. An unauthenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to take control of an affected system. CISA encourages users and administrators to review the Ivanti security advisories pages...

CVE-2022-21678 User's bio visible even if profile is restricted in Discourse

Discourse is an open source discussion platform. Prior to version 2.8.0.beta11 in the tests-passed branch, version 2.8.0.beta11 in the beta branch, and version 2.7.13 in the stable branch, the bios of users who made their profiles private were still visible in the tags on their users' pages. The...

CVE-2022-21678

Discourse suffers an information disclosure vulnerability: before specific patch levels, bios (or profile bios) of users with private profiles were exposed in the page meta data, exposing private user information. Affected software: Discourse. Affected versions include prior to 2.8.0.beta11 in th...

Learn about 4 approaches to comprehensive security that help leaders be fearless

The last 18 months have put unprecedented pressure on organizations to speed up their digital transformation as remote and hybrid work continue to become the new normal. Yet even with all the change and uncertainty, having the right security support system in place means your organization can sti...

Apple Releases Security Updates for iOS and iPadOS

Apple has released security updates to address a vulnerability affecting iOS 15.2.1 and iPadOS 15.2.1. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service condition. CISA encourages users and administrators to review the Apple security page for iOS 15.2.1 and iPadOS 15.2.1 a...

Citrix Releases Security Updates for Hypervisor 

Citrix has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in Hypervisor. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to cause a denial-of-service condition. CISA encourages users and administrators to review Citrix Security Update CTX335432 and apply the necessary updates. This product ...

Juniper Networks Releases Security Updates for Multiple Products

Juniper Networks has released security updates to address vulnerabilities affecting multiple products. An attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. CISA encourages users and administrators to review the Juniper Networks security advisories page an...

Cisco Releases Security Updates for Multiple Products

Cisco has released security updates to address a vulnerability affecting Cisco Unified Contact Center Management Portal Unified CCMP and Cisco Unified Contact Center Domain Manager Unified CCDM. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to take control of an affected system. CISCA...

Software engineer hacked webcams to spy on girls—Here’s how to protect yourself

A 32 year-old software engineer has been sentenced to two years and two months in prison for remotely accessing chat logs, photos, videos, and webcams of his female victims. For nine years, between 2010 to 2019, Robert Davies used malware to infiltrate his targets devices and access their data...

Intimate photo hacker spared from jail, said he “liked the detective work”

Michael Grime, a British games programmer, has escaped jail after using stolen credentials to access several womens personal email accounts and social media accounts in order to steal their private and intimate photos. Grime was caught by the National Crime Agency NCA as part of an operation...