The Catch 22 of Base64: Attacker Dilemma from a Defender Point of View

Web application threats come in different shapes and sizes. These threats mostly stem from web application vulnerabilities, published daily by the vendors themselves or by third-party researchers, followed by vigilant attackers exploiting them. To cover their tracks and increase their attack...

Critical Actions to Finalize Your GDPR Compliance Program

Starting May 25, 2018, enforcement begins for the new EU General Data Protection Regulation GDPR and its heightened principles and requirements regarding data privacy, data processing, and data security. The newly revised regulation applies to organizations doing business in the European Union or...

GLSA-201804-22 : Chromium, Google Chrome: Multiple vulnerabilities

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201804-22 Chromium, Google Chrome: Multiple vulnerabilities Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Chromium and Google Chrome. Please review the referenced CVE identifiers and Google Chrome Releases for details. Impact :...

HPSBHF03581 rev. 4 - AMD Secure Processor and Promontory Chipset Exploits

Potential Security Impact Circumvention of platform security controls, unauthorized access to system memory, installation of difficult to detect malware. Source: CTS Reported By: CTS VULNERABILITY SUMMARY Vulnerability | Description | Impact ---|---|--- MASTERKEY | Attacker who already has...

Chromium, Google Chrome: Multiple vulnerabilities

Background Chromium is an open-source browser project that aims to build a safer, faster, and more stable way for all users to experience the web. Google Chrome is one fast, simple, and secure browser for all your devices. Description Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Chromium and...

GDPR: The Stakes Are High and Time Is of the Essence

With the General Data Protection Regulation GDPR going into effect in under three months, the countdown clock is fast approaching zero for organizations worldwide that handle personal data of EU residents. GDPR is a very broad and wide-ranging regulation that requires organizations to obtain a lo...

GLSA-201802-02 : Chromium, Google Chrome: Multiple vulnerabilities

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201802-02 Chromium, Google Chrome: Multiple vulnerabilities Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Chromium and Google Chrome. Please review the referenced CVE identifiers and Google Chrome Releases for details. Impact :...

Chromium, Google Chrome: Multiple vulnerabilities

Background Chromium is an open-source browser project that aims to build a safer, faster, and more stable way for all users to experience the web. Google Chrome is one fast, simple, and secure browser for all your devices. Description Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Chromium and...

DNS: Exfiltration vs. Tunneling

The Internet was designed to share data, but sometimes the paths that enable it are blocked. When it comes to bad actors - that's a good thing. Most companies today have a Data Loss Prevention DLP policy to accompany their web proxies and firewalls. Some of them think this is the best way to stop...

A Deep Dive into Database Attacks [Part I]: SQL Obfuscation

Today, data breaches are a threat to every organization. According to a report from Risk Based Security covering the first half of 2017, over 6 billion records were exposed through 2,227 publicly-disclosed data breaches. The number of exposed records is already higher than the previous all-time...

Excerpts from Risk & Response: Defending Financial Institutions with Cb Response

Carbon Black recently published a guide on combating the most advanced threats that financial institutions are facing today using the marketing-leading endpoint detection and response solution, Cb Response. For more information on securing large-scale financial enterprises, including how to...

Developing an effective cyber strategy

The word strategy has its origins in the Roman Empire and was used to describe the leading of troops in battle. From a military perspective, strategy is a top-level plan designed to achieve one or more high-order goals. A clear strategy is especially important in times of uncertainty as it provid...

Cloud Migration Checklist for Application and Data Security

In the final post of our series on cloud migration, we’ve put together a list of strategic and immediate considerations as you plan to migrate your business to the cloud. From a high-altitude viewpoint, cloud security is based on a model of “shared responsibility” in which the concern for securit...

Gone Phishing For The Holidays

Written by Or Katz and Amiram Cohen Overview: While our team, Akamai's Enterprise Threat Protector Security Research Team, monitored internet traffic throughout the 2017 holiday season, we spotted a wide-spread phishing campaign targeting users through an advertising tactic. During the six week...

WordPress Admin Menu Tree Page View 2.6.9 Plugin - Cross-Site Request Forgery / Privilege Escalation

Exploit for php platform in category web applications Exploit Title: Admin Menu Tree Page View CSRF, Privilege Escalation Exploit Author: Panagiotis Vagenas Author Link: https://twitter.com/panVagenas Vendor Homepage: http://eskapism.se/ Software Link:...

Chromium, Google Chrome: Multiple vulnerabilities

Background Chromium is an open-source browser project that aims to build a safer, faster, and more stable way for all users to experience the web. Google Chrome is one fast, simple, and secure browser for all your devices Description Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Chromium and...

Implementing the CIS 20 Critical Security Controls: Slash Risk of Cyber Attacks by 85%

If a CISO needed to cut cyber attack risk by 85%, how would this security chief go about accomplishing that? Would the CISO even know where to begin? It’s safe to say that such a mandate would be considered daunting, and maybe even overwhelming. CISOs are scrambling to protect IT infrastructures...

couchdb -- multiple vulnerabilities

Apache CouchDB PMC reports: Database Administrator could achieve privilege escalation to the account that CouchDB runs under, by abusing insufficient validation in the HTTP API, escaping security controls implemented in previous releases...

Excerpts from The Ransomware Economy: Emergence and Innovation

Carbon Black recently published an investigative report on the Dark Web marketplace for ransomware. This is an excerpt from that report, which you can find here. For more information about the rise of ransomware, and what you can do about it, check out the Future-Proof Your Ransomware Prevention...

Webcast Q&A: Automating the CIS Critical Security Controls

Qualys Product Management Director Tim White and SANS Institute Analyst John Pescatore did a deep dive into the Center for Internet Security’s Critical Security Controls during a recent webcast, and answered questions from audience members about these 20 foundational security practices, and about...