Pearson eSIS Enterprise Student Information System XSS vulnerability

Overview Pearson eSIS Enterprise Student Information System contains a XSS vulnerability. Description CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation 'Cross-site Scripting'Pearson eSIS Enterprise Student Information System contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerabilit...

Chinese computer maker Lenovo banned by Spy Agencies

According to a new report, the world's biggest personal computer maker, Chinese firm Lenovo Group Limited has reportedly been banned from supplying equipment for networks of the intelligence and defense services of Australia, the United States, Britain, Canada and New Zealand, due to hacking...

Chinese computer maker Lenovo banned by Spy Agencies

According to a new report, the world’s biggest personal computer maker, Chinese firm Lenovo Group Limited has reportedly been banned from supplying equipment for networks of the intelligence and defense services of Australia, the United States, Britain, Canada and New Zealand, due to hacking...

LG Android Backup Software Vulnerable to Root Exploit

A vulnerability in backup software installed on some LG Android smartphones could enable an attacker with access to the device to gain root privileges. Sprite Software’s AndroidBackup tool is installed by OEM on a number of LG Optimus, Mach, Lollipop, and Prada devices. The backup tool, in...

Seven-Year Facebook Study Warns of 'Silent Listeners'

Facebook users are sharing less information publicly, yet continue to share countless bits of information with what one group of researchers has dubbed “silent listeners.” The researchers, from Carnegie Mellon University, recently wrapped up the world’s first multiyear, longitudinal privacy study...

Kaiser Permanente Case Underscores Due Diligence Requirement

California and U.S. authorities are investigating whether Kaiser Permanente violated some 300,000 patients’ privacy when dealing with a Mom and Pop document storage company that kept medical records in a shared warehouse and stored sensitive data on home computers. The investigation, according to...

University of Michigan Health Systems Admits Patient Data Stolen

UPDATE – Some 4,000 University of Michigan Health Systems patients had their medical data compromised last month when a vendor’s laptop containing medication log files was stolen from a vehicle. That medication management provider, Mountain View, Calif.-based Omnicell, admits it violated both its...

Worst password of 2012, Have you ever used one of these ?

This year we have seen some big Security breaches that expose millions of passwords like Yahoo!, LinkedIn, eHarmony and Last.fm, among others , SplashData Reveals Its Annual "25 Worst Passwords of the Year" List. The three worst passwords haven't changed since 2011; they're password, 123456 and...

Websense Content Gateway XSS vulnerabilities

Overview Websense Content Gateway contains XSS vulnerabilities. Description Websense Content Gateway contains the following post-authentication reflective XSS vulnerabilities within the menu and item parameter values in the /monitor/moverview.ink webpage. The reflective XSS reported allows for...

Command Injection Vulnerability

A vulnerability exists whereby an unauthenticated user can inject commands as root on the device. Ref 30088 This vulnerability can result in arbitrary command execution, and can result in total compromise of the device. This issue affects PAN-OS 4.0.3 and earlier; PAN-OS 3.1.9 and earlier. Work...

Game On: Gamma Ray Scanners To Guard 'Most Technologically Secure' Super Bowl Ever

Gamma ray scanners? Night vision cameras? bomb-proof manhole covers? G-Men? It must be Super Bowl time again, and Marion County, Indiana says that they’ve gone where no other municipality has gone before: a permanent, $18 million regional operation center yes – ROC that will manage security at th...

Update: Hacking Group TeaMp0isoN Claims Breach of T-Mobile

The hacking group TeaMp0isoN claims to have compromised Web servers used by T-Mobile, and absconded with account information for company employees, including members of T-Mobile’s media team. The group used a post on its official Twitter account taking responsibility for the attack, which targete...

Homeland Security Warns SCADA Operators Of Internet-Facing Systems

In the wake of the hack of water and sewer infrastructure operated by a Texas community, the Department of Homeland Security is again warning owners and operators of critical infrastructure to take note of SCADA and industrial control systems that may be accessible from the Internet. DHS’s...

Study Finds Online Privacy Tools Fail to Protect Users

Poor design and usability issues make leading online privacy management tools ineffective, according to researchers at CMU’s Cylab. The report said the results suggest that the current system of industry-led opt out protections is “fundamentally flawed.” The report, “Why Johnny Can’t Opt Out: A...

Verizon 2011 Data Breach Investigations Report Released !

Verizon 2011 Data Breach Investigations Report Released ! Data loss through cyber attacks decreased sharply in 2010, but the total number of breaches was higher than ever, according to the " Verizon 2011 Data Breach Investigations Report ." These findings continue to demonstrate that businesses a...

Spotlight On Woeful Web Security In iPad Hacking Case

If a Web site leaves sensitive data hanging out in the open, can you still be accused of hacking when you grab it? Turns out, the answer is “hell, yeah!” But lots of people still do it. OK – you’re walking down the street and you come upon this apple tree in some one’s front yard. It’s a lovely...

Hackers Shut Down Six Websites, Including Credit-Card Sharing Forums

A group of hackers recently attacked and took offline several websites belonging to credit-card sharing groups, security experts, and other hacking communities that had neglected basic security practices. On Christmas morning, the administrators of six websites discovered their sites had been...

Microsoft WMI Administrative Tool ActiveX Control Vulnerability

US-CERT is aware of a vulnerability affecting the WBEMSingleView.ocx ActiveX control. This control is part of the Microsoft WMI Administrative Tools package. Exploitation of this vulnerability may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to set the...

Exposing SCADA Systems With Shodan

Editor’s Note: The U.S.’s Industrial Control System Computer Emergency Response Team ICS-CERT recently issued a warning to its members about the ability of attackers to discover ICS systems using a simple search on Shodan, a public search engine that is used to locate systems accessible from the...

Removable Media Security Practices

US-CERT is aware of recent reports indicating that some newly purchased removable media devices are infected with malicious code. This malicious code is a worm that attempts to propagate itself via multiple methods. If a Windows user connects an affected removable media device to a system that ha...