Advantech WebAccess/SCADA (Update A)

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v3 7.3 ATTENTION: Exploitable remotely/low attack complexity Vendor: Advantech Equipment: WebAccess/SCADA Vulnerabilities: Open Redirect, Relative Path Traversal 2. UPDATE INFORMATION This updated advisory is a follow-up to the original advisory titled ICSA-21-168-03...

Lessons Learned from 100 Data Breaches: Part 3, Securing Public Cloud Services

In the first two parts of this series, we gained insight into what specific types of data get stolen and what the root causes of breaches are, based on data breach information that Imperva’s Security Labs’ gathered, studied, and analyzed over the last ten years. You can get the full report, Lesso...

OPC Foundation UA Products Built with .NET Framework

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v3 7.5 ATTENTION: Exploitable remotely/low attack complexity Vendor: OPC Foundation Equipment: OPC UA Servers Vulnerability: Uncontrolled Recursion 2. RISK EVALUATION Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could trigger a stack overflow. 3. TECHNICAL DETAILS 3.1...

Advantech WISE-PaaS RMM

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v3 9.1 ATTENTION: Exploitable remotely/low attack complexity Vendor: Advantech Equipment: WISE-PaaS/RMM Vulnerability: Use of Hard-coded Credentials 2. RISK EVALUATION Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information...

Cassia Networks Access Controller

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v3 6.2 ATTENTION: Low attack complexity Vendor: Cassia Networks Equipment: Access Controller Vulnerability: Path Traversal 2. RISK EVALUATION Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to read any file from the Access Controller server. 3...

Schneider Electric SoMachine Basic

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v3 8.6 ATTENTION: Exploitable remotely/low attack complexity Vendor: Schneider Electric Equipment: SoMachine Basic Vulnerability: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference 2. RISK EVALUATION Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in...

Hitachi ABB Power Grids eSOMS

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v3 7.5 ATTENTION: Low skill level to exploit Vendor: Hitachi ABB Power Grids Equipment: eSOMS Vulnerability: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor 2. RISK EVALUATION Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to gain access...

Software Engineering, Vulnerability and Risk Management: Revolutionizing the Security Landscape at Rapid7

At Rapid7, our software engineers defend the digital world and design the future of security. With a supportive, collaborative team, immense learning and development opportunities to fine-tune and hone in on skills and knowledge, opportunities to work with innovative technology, and the pursuance...

What’s Different About Data Security in the Cloud? Almost Everything.

Well before the onset of the pandemic most organizations had a digital transformation plan in place which included migrating workloads to new modern architectures, usually a private, public, or hybrid cloud. As the challenges caused by COVID-19 became more acute, these organizations accelerated...

How cloud data distracts businesses from correct data security practices

By Waqas Companies are migrating to cloud-based servers to store their data. More than half of all businesses report that their data is stored in the cloud. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: How cloud data distracts businesses from correct data security practices...

In the Wake of the SolarWinds Hack, Here's How Businesses Should Respond

Throughout 2020, businesses, in general, have had their hands full with IT challenges. They had to rush to accommodate a sudden shift to remote work. Then they had to navigate a rapid adoption of automation technologies. And as the year came to a close, more businesses began trying to assemble th...

Philips Interventional Workstations

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v3 6.5 ATTENTION: Low skill level to exploit Vendor: Philips Equipment: Philips Interventional WorkSpot, Coronary Tools/Dynamic Coronary Roadmap/Stentboost Live, ViewForum Vulnerability: OS Command Injection 2. RISK EVALUATION Successful exploitation of this...

New cybersecurity legislation to amend the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act – an analysis of H.R. 7898

New legislation was passed by Congress and signed by the president on January 5, 2021 that amends the HITECH Act with an additional section titled: SEC. 13412. RECOGNITION OF SECURITY PRACTICES. The fundamental driver for amending HITECH is to ensure the secretary of Health and Human Services HHS...

Ransomware and IP Theft: Top COVID-19 Healthcare Security Scares

Healthcare cybersecurity threats have been under the spotlight this past year, in particular with the rise of COVID-19 and the budgetary and resource strains that has put on hospitals. Beau Woods, a Cyber Safety Innovation Fellow with the Atlantic Council, founder and CEO of Stratigos Security an...

Pray.com exposed data of millions after database mess up

By Deeba Ahmed Pray.com applied lackluster security practices potentially exposing nearly 10 million users to frauds and cyberattacks, claim VpnMentor's researchers. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Pray.com exposed data of millions after database mess up...

TikTok Launches Bug Bounty Program Amid Security SNAFUs

TikTok has expanded its vulnerability disclosure policy to include a global bug-bounty program through a partnership with the ethical hacker platform HackerOne. The bug-bounty program launch signals a new direction for the Chinese-owned video-sharing app, which has been much maligned for its...

Flexera InstallShield

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v3 7.3 ATTENTION: Low skill level to exploit Vendor: Flexera Equipment: InstallShield Vulnerability: Untrusted Search Path 2. RISK EVALUATION Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow execution of a malicious DLL. 3. TECHNICAL DETAILS 3.1 AFFECTED...

Lock and Code S1Ep17: Journalism’s role in cybersecurity with Alfred Ng and Seth Rosenblatt

Most everything about cybersecurity—the threats, the vulnerabilities, the breaches and the blunders—doesnt happen in a vacuum. And the public doesn’t learn about those things because threat actors advertise their exploits, or because companies trumpet their lackluster data security practices. No,...

Prison communication app exposes database with millions of records

By Sudais Asif As atypical, the database was exposed without a password in a bid to be consistent with bad security practices. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Prison communication app exposes database with millions of records...

Zoom Flaw Could Have Allowed Hackers To Crack Meeting Passcodes

A security issue in popular video conferencing platform Zoom was disclosed this week, which could have allowed attackers to crack private meeting passcodes and snoop in on video conferences. The problem, which has already been fixed, stems from Zoom not having any check against repeated incorrect...