MS-ISAC Releases Advisory on PHP Vulnerabilities

The Multi-State Information Sharing & Analysis Center MS-ISAC has released an advisory on multiple Hypertext Preprocessor PHP vulnerabilities. An attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. NCCIC encourages users and administrators to review MS-ISAC...

6 ways to keep up with cybersecurity without going crazy

As we dive headfirst into National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, it seems only fitting to discuss ways to stay on top of developments in modern cybersecurity and privacy. What's the best way to stay protected? How can you determine if something is a scam? Which big company has been breached now?...

Calif. Law Takes Aim at Weak IoT Passwords

In a first of its kind law, California Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill that bans the use of default “admin” passwords on internet-connected devices sold in the state and requires manufacturers use strong passwords instead. California has been taking aggressive legislative action in 2018 to...

lathrupvillage.org XSS vulnerability

Open Bug Bounty ID: OBB-684737 Description| Value ---|--- Affected Website:| lathrupvillage.org Open Bug Bounty Program:| Create your bounty program now. It's open and free. Vulnerable Application:| hidden until disclosure Vulnerability Type:| XSS Cross Site Scripting / CWE-79 CVSSv3 Score:| hidd...

Just Answering A Video Call Could Compromise Your WhatsApp Account

What if just receiving a video call on WhatsApp could hack your smartphone? This sounds filmy, but Google Project Zero security researcher Natalie Silvanovich found a critical vulnerability in WhatsApp messenger that could have allowed hackers to remotely take full control of your WhatsApp just b...

Microsoft Office: Send personal information

This test checks the setting for policy OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: officesendpersonalinformation.nasl 11843 2018-10-11 14:33:21Z emoss $ Check value for Send personal information Authors: Emanuel Moss Copyright: Copyright c 2018 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This program ...

Juniper Networks Releases Security Updates

Juniper Networks has released security updates to address vulnerabilities affecting multiple Junos OS versions. An attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. NCCIC encourages users and administrators to review the Juniper Security Advisories websit...

Google+ Privacy Snafu Leaves a Cloud Over the Tech Landscape

In the wake of Google shutting down its Google+ social networking platform after a privacy snafu, questions remain about the responsibility of tech giants when it comes to consumer data and its handling. A software bug in an API for the social site was discovered by Google’s own internal security...

‘Secure by Design’ & SB-327. Standards for a secure IoT?

The ‘Secure by Design’ guidance for consumer IoT security from the UK's Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport DCMS is coming shortly. In the meantime we’ve seen SB-327 from California legislators, mandating some basic security standards for consumer smart tech. Both are big steps...

VMware Releases Security Advisory

VMware has released a security advisory to address a vulnerability in ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service condition. NCCIC encourages users and administrators to review VMware Security Advisory VMSA-2018-0025 and apply the...

Adobe Releases Security Updates

Adobe has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in Adobe Digital Editions, Framemaker, and Technical Communications Suite. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. NCCIC encourages users and administrators to review Adobe Security...

Microsoft Releases October 2018 Security Updates

Microsoft has released updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft software. A remote attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. NCCIC encourages users and administrators to review Microsoft’s October 2018 Security Update Summary and...

National Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Careers in Cybersecurity

October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, an annual campaign to raise awareness about cybersecurity. The month’s themes educate students and professionals about cybersecurity attack methods, best practices, and preventive measures and are geared toward informing the next generation of...

Google+ Shuts Down Over Breach as Google Offers New Privacy Features

Google got caught hiding a privacy issue affecting 500,000 users on the same day it rolled out privacy protections...

Google+ is Shutting Down After a Vulnerability Exposed 500,000 Users' Data

Google is going to shut down its social media network Google+ after the company suffered a massive data breach that exposed the private data of hundreds of thousands of Google Plus users to third-party developers. According to the tech giant, a security vulnerability in one of Google+'s People AP...

CVE-2018-1000803

The CVE refers to Gitea prior to v1.5.1, where a CWE-200 information-disclosure flaw allows exposure of users’ private email addresses. According to connected sources, the issue can be triggered via the “Watch a repository” email-notification flow, causing emails to include recipients’ addresses ...

Which? Magazine recommends vulnerable smart home camera

You’ll already know that we have a keen interest in smart home camera security. Our recent work on Swann and FLIR cameras showed how it could be trivially easy to spy on people through their security cameras. Which? Magazine has a well-earned reputation for providing product reviews for consumers...

Apple Releases Security Updates for iCloud, iOS

Apple has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in iCloud for Windows and iOS. An attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. NCCIC encourages users and administrators to review the Apple security pages for iCloud for Windows 7.7 and...

National Cybersecurity Awareness Month Webinar on Securing the Internet

The Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center, National Cyber Security Alliance, and the Department of Homeland Security are conducting a National Cybersecurity Awareness Month NCSAM webinar focused on securing the internet. The webinar will be held on Tuesday, October 9, 2018, at 2 p.m...

Helen Nissenbaum on Data Privacy and Consent

This is a fantastic Q with Cornell Tech Professor Helen Nissenbaum on data privacy and why it's wrong to focus on consent. I'm not going to pull a quote, because you should read the whole thing...