DEBIAN-CVE-2017-13087

Wi-Fi Protected Access WPA and WPA2 that support 802.11v allows reinstallation of the Group Temporal Key GTK when processing a Wireless Network Management WNM Sleep Mode Response frame, allowing an attacker within radio range to replay frames from access points to clients...

An Analysis of PCI DSS Requirement 11.3.4.1 and the Compliance Expectations

For some organizations, understanding, navigating, and complying with the Payment Card Industry PCI Data Security Standard DSS, especially after the release of the latest version v3.2 released in April 2016, has become confusing and/or challenging because of the inclusion of phased-in applicabili...

Encryption: Pros and Cons

The expression “when you are a hammer, everything is a nail” has a curious background. The concept belongs to a generalized law of the instrument which is a cognitive bias that occurs by being overly familiar with certain tools, and the likelihood of force-fitting problems to the tools at hand. A...

Gratipay: CSP Policy Bypass and javascript execution Still Not Fixed

Summary Content Security Policy CSP is a computer security standard introduced to prevent cross-site scripting XSS, clickjacking and other code injection attacks resulting from execution of malicious content in the trusted web page context. CSP provides a standard method for website owners to...

Toshiba Commerce Solutions Retail Software Security Vulnerabilities

Toshiba last week patched a potentially serious vulnerability in its CHEC self-checkout software prevalent in retail locations, while it is still wrangling with another security issue in its point-of-sale offering. The vulnerabilities were reported in August 2014 by David Odell of FishNet Securit...

Crowdsourcing a Tool for Application Vulnerability Research

Pulling in security help on a project has traditionally meant either hiring more full-time help, or bringing in an outside consultant. Enterprises and vendors alike, however, are starting to really go outside the perimeter these days and are taking advantage of crowdsourcing. Given the paranoia i...

Target Data Breach Total Could Reach 110 Million

UPDATE: The latest on Target’s Black Friday data breach plunged the incident to uglier depths. The giant Minneapolis-based retailer today revealed new details culled from a forensic investigation that the attackers not only stole credit and debit card information, but also names, mailing addresse...

RAM Scrapers and the Target Data Breach

The retail and hospitality industries have a painful history with wonky point-of-sale systems and malware known as RAM scrapers. These attacks, which date back as many as six years, are designed to be injected into running processes and steal payment card data before it’s encrypted by a...

Use of 3DES to Encrypt Stolen Target PIN Data Invites Worry

Target Corp.’s admission that encrypted PIN data was stolen in the Black Friday breach was bad news for consumers. For security experts, especially cryptographers, particular exception was taken to the retail giant’s use of Triple DES 3DES encryption to keep the PIN data safe. With all crypto...

NSA paid $10 Million bribe to RSA Security for Keeping Encryption Weak

If you own a world-renowned Security Product or a Service, National Security Agency NSA is ready to pay you 10 Million or more bribe for keeping intentional backdoor for them. According to an exclusive report published by Reuters, there is a secret deal between the NSA and respected encryption...

IT-Grundschutz M5.034: Einsatz von Einmalpasswörtern

IT-Grundschutz M5.034: Einsatz von Einmalpasswörtern ACHTUNG: Dieser Test wird nicht mehr unterstützt. Er wurde ersetzt durch den entsprechenden Test der nun permanent and die aktuelle EL angepasst wird: OID 1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.95060 Stand: 13. Ergänzungslieferung 13. EL. SPDX-FileCopyrightText...

PCI DSS 3.0 Is Coming Soon

The PCI Security Standards Council SSC plans on releasing the newest version of the PCI Data Security Standard in October, 2013. Predictably, the PCI SSC has been tight-lipped on divulging details regarding any expected changes...

Retailer Challenges Visa $13.2M PCI Fine in Court

Genesco Inc., a Tennessee-based shoe retailer, is taking Visa to court in what is being reported as the first case challenging fines and penalties levied by the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard PCI DSS under which Genesco was fined $13.3 million. In late 2010, attackers compromised...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: JBoss Enterprise Portal Platform 5.2.2 security update

An update for the JBoss Web Services component in JBoss Enterprise Portal Platform 5.2.2 that fixes one security issue is now available from the Red Hat Customer Portal. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having important security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: JBoss Enterprise SOA Platform 5.3.0 security update

An update for the JBoss Web Services component in JBoss Enterprise SOA Platform 5.3.0 that fixes one security issue is now available from the Red Hat Customer Portal. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having important security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring Syste...

After data breach, Visa removes Heartland from PCI list

Credit card giant Visa has taken Heartland Payment Systems and RBS WorldPay off its list of service providers that are compliant with the PCI Data Security Standard. In a statement released Friday, Visa said it was removing the payment processors based on “compromise event findings.” RBS WorldPay...

Cart32 Arbitrary File Download Vulnerability

======================================================================== = Cart32 Arbitrary File Download Vulnerability = = Vendor Website: = http://www.cart32.com = = Affected Version: = -- All releases prior to and including v6.3 = = Public disclosure on Thursday 4th October 2007 =...