5 Simple Ways to Make Your Gmail Inbox Safer

These built-in features definitely protect your data, but they can help keep your inbox tidy too...

Adobe Acrobat DC (Continuous) Security Update (APSB20-24) - Windows

Adobe Acrobat DC Continuous Track is prone to multiple vulnerabilities. Copyright C 2020 Greenbone Networks GmbH Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later This program is free...

Adobe Reader 2017 Security Update (APSB20-24) - Windows

Adobe Reader 2017 is prone to multiple vulnerabilities. Copyright C 2020 Greenbone Networks GmbH Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later This program is free software; you c...

Quantopian: Ability to perform various POST requests on quantopian.com as a different user - insecure by design.

Summary: Due to excessive control of victim's UI over algorithm collaboration feature one is able to force algorithm collaborator to issue malicious POST requests. Description: Hello again my favorite VDP! WebSockets again. Following vulnerability can be abused to attack a person that we...

Windows 7 is EOL: What next?

End-of-life EOL is an expression commonly used by software vendors to indicate that a product or version of a product has reached the end of usefulness in the eyes of the vendor. Many companies, including Microsoft, announce the EOL dates for their products far in advance. Every Windows product h...

Secured-core PCs: A brief showcase of chip-to-cloud security against kernel attacks

Gaining kernel privileges by taking advantage of legitimate but vulnerable kernel drivers has become an established tool of choice for advanced adversaries. Multiple malware attacks, including RobbinHood, Uroburos, Derusbi, GrayFish, and Sauron, and campaigns by the threat actor STRONTIUM, have...

GLSA-202003-03 : PostgreSQL: Multiple vulnerabilities

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-202003-03 PostgreSQL: Multiple vulnerabilities Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in PostgreSQL. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Impact : A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrar...

Introduction to Bluetooth Low Energy

Bluetooth Low Energy BLE is used by almost everyone in our everyday lives, from wireless headphones, to car stereos, computer keyboards and mice, and other everyday items. Even though this standard is popular there seems a general lack of understanding of how it works and what certain terms mean...

The vulnerability of the Microsoft Outlook client and the Microsoft Office and Office 365 ProPlus software packages relates to a security feature that allows an attacker to bypass existing security restrictions. This feature enables the attacker to redirect users to malicious URIs and execute malicious code in conjunction with other vulnerabilities.

The vulnerability of the Microsoft Outlook client and the Microsoft Office and Office 365 ProPlus software packages is related to the bypassing of security features. Exploiting this vulnerability allows a malicious actor to circumvent existing security restrictions, redirect users to malicious...

Patrick Wardle: Apple Devices Hit With Recycled macOS Malware

SAN FRANCISCO – Advanced persistent threat APT groups are hitting Apple devices with malware that has been reverse engineered and redeployed for malicious acts. This technique is complicating attribution efforts, Patrick Wardle, security researcher with Jamf, said this week during RSA Conference...

Improper access control

Improper access control vulnerability in Configuration Tool in McAfee Mcafee Endpoint Security ENS Prior to 10.6.1 February 2020 Update allows local users to disable security features via unauthorised use of the configuration tool from older versions of ENS...

CVE-2020-7251

The CVE-2020-7251 issue affects McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows specifically its Configuration Tool. The root cause is improper access control in the Configuration Tool prior to ENS 10.6.1 (February 2020 Update), enabling local users to disable security features via unauthorized use of...

Hackers Exploited Twitter Bug to Find Linked Phone Numbers of Users

Twitter today issued a warning revealing that attackers abused a legitimate functionality on its platform to unauthorizedly determine phone numbers associated with millions of its users' accounts. According to Twitter, the vulnerability resided in one of the APIs that has been designed to make it...

Pen Testing Ships. A year in review

Partially driven by the upcoming inclusion of Cyber Security by the IMO International Maritime Organisation, 2019 was a really busy year for maritime security testing at PTP. What can we all learn from a year of evaluating the security of ships? We’ve been involved in all sorts of ship testing,...

Mandatory IoT Security in the Offing with U.K. Proposal

The U.K. government has unveiled a proposed law aimed at securing internet of things IoT devices, which have historically been riddled with basic security issues. The drafted law, announced on Monday, comprises three main mandates for IoT manufacturers. First, all consumer IoT device passwords mu...

Cisco IOS XE Software Switch Integrated Security Features IPv6 DoS (cisco-sa-20180328-sisf)

According to its self-reported version, Cisco IOS XE Software is affected by a denial of service DoS vulnerability in the Switch Integrated Security Features due to incorrect handling of crafted IPv6 packets. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, by sending crafted IPv6 packets to...

Black Friday Shopping: Protect Your Identity

Black Friday is one of the most lucrative shopping days of the year for retailers in brick-and-mortar shops and online, but shoppers aren't the only ones looking for deals. Malicious people may be able to obtain personal information such as credit card numbers, phone numbers, account numbers, and...

CVE-2019-15685

Kaspersky Anti-Virus, Kaspersky Internet Security, Kaspersky Total Security, Kaspersky Free Anti-Virus, Kaspersky Small Office Security, Kaspersky Security Cloud up to 2020, the web protection component allowed an attacker remotely disable such product's security features as private browsing and...

IoT bills and guidelines: a global response

You may not have noticed, but Internet of Things IoT rules and regulations are coming whether manufacturers want them or not. From experience, drafting up laws which are hopefully sensible and have some relevance to problems raised by current technology is a time-consuming, frustrating process...

McAfee Endpoint Security for Windows 10.5.x < 10.5.5 October 2019 Update / 10.6.x < 10.6.1 February 2020 Update / 10.7.x < 10.7.0 February 2020 Update Multiple Vulnerabilities (SB10299)

The version of the McAfee Endpoint Security ENS for Windows installed on the remote Windows host is 10.5.x prior to 10.5.5 October 2019 Update, 10.6.x prior to 10.6.1 February 2020 Update, or 10.7.x prior to 10.7.0 February 2020 Update. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities: - Co...