Podcast: enSilo CEO on Black Hat USA 2018 Trends

Las Vegas – Threatpost’s Lindsey O’Donnell sits down with enSilo CEO Roy Katmor to talk about the top trends that we are seeing this week at Black Hat USA 2018 – from machine learning to connected-car security. Download here:...

Microsoft Windows: Allow network connectivity during connected-standby (plugged in)

This test checks the setting for policy OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: winnetworkactivitystandbyplugged.nasl 11337 2018-09-11 14:23:53Z emoss $ Check value for Allow network connectivity during connected-standby plugged in Authors: Emanuel Moss Copyright: Copyright c 2018 Greenbone Networks GmbH...

Microsoft Windows: Do not enumerate connected users on domain-joined computers

This test checks the setting for policy OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: winenumerateconnectedusers.nasl 11337 2018-09-11 14:23:53Z emoss $ Check value for Do not enumerate connected users on domain-joined computers Authors: Emanuel Moss Copyright: Copyright c 2018 Greenbone Networks GmbH,...

ThreatList: SMB Security Challenges Grow with the Cloud

Firewall and network security is the No. 1 concern when it comes to small- and medium-sized business SMB security, according to research, particularly as they begin to move more and more of their mission-critical infrastructure to the cloud. However, preparing for increasing security threats...

CVE-2018-1999034

A man in the middle vulnerability exists in Jenkins Inedo ProGet Plugin 0.8 and earlier in ProGetApi.java, ProGetConfig.java, ProGetConfiguration.java that allows attackers to impersonate any service that Jenkins connects to...

Connected Car Apps Open Privacy Hole For Used Car Owners

When we think about hacking connected cars, most of the research has been around difficult-to-exploit vulnerabilities that would allow someone besides the owner to do things such as control the infotainment system, unlock the car remotely or even take control of the steering mechanism. But it tur...

Command injection

It was found that there were no permission checks performed in the Distributed Fork plugin before and including 1.5.0 for Jenkins that provides the dist-fork CLI command beyond the basic check for Overall/Read permission, allowing anyone with that permission to run arbitrary shell commands on all...

Security Glitch in IoT Camera Enabled Remote Monitoring

Swann has patched a flaw in its connected cameras that would allow a remote attacker to access their video feeds. A research team, consisting of Andrew Tierney, Chris Wade and Ken Munro from Pen Test Partners, as well as security researchers Alan Woodward, Scott Helme and Vangelis Stykas, develop...

Code injection

The Zizai Tech Nut device allows unauthenticated Bluetooth pairing, which enables unauthenticated connected applications to write data to the device name attribute...

CVE-2016-6549

The Zizai Tech Nut device allows unauthenticated Bluetooth pairing, which enables unauthenticated connected applications to write data to the device name attribute...

CVE-2016-6549

The CVE-2016-6549 entry concerns the Zizai Tech Nut device, where unauthenticated Bluetooth pairing enables unauthenticated connected applications to write data to the device name attribute. Affected component is the Nut device’s Bluetooth pairing/authentication logic, with impact limited to mani...

CVE-2016-6549 Zizai Tech Nut allows for unauthenticated Bluetooth pairing

The Zizai Tech Nut device allows unauthenticated Bluetooth pairing, which enables unauthenticated connected applications to write data to the device name attribute...

When It Comes To IoT Security, Liability Is Muddled

BOSTON—From hacked connected cars to power grids, the implications of IoT security issues seem to be getting graver – yet when it comes to pointing fingers for security troubles, many times victims don’t even know where to start. IoT experts said at the Security of Things Forum today said that a...

CloudPets May Be Out of Business, But Security Concerns Remain

More than a year after CloudPets connected teddy bears were found to have exposed 2.2 million voice recordings between parents and their children in a significant data breach, Amazon, Target and Walmart have pulled the toys from their online markets. But it’s the installed base of the connected...

Unable to Delete vDisk Version Because "Delete" Option is Grayed Out

Unable to delete vDisk version because the "Delete" option is grayed out since one target device is still showing that is connected to it. The VM on the Hypervisor is already down, but PVS console shows the device is still Active and connected to the vDisk...

Malware in the age of IoT

Now that technology providers are bringing connectivity to a whole host of different items and appliances, the full force of the Internet of Things is beginning to be felt by businesses and consumers alike. From simple items like home routers to more complex, machine-to-machine systems, the IoT i...

Multiple Internet-Connected BMW vehicles vulnerable to getting hacked

By Waqas In total, researchers have identified 14 vulnerabilities in Multiple Internet-Connected BMW This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Multiple Internet-Connected BMW vehicles vulnerable to getting hacked...

Alexa Eavesdropping Flub Re-Sparks Voice Assistant Privacy Debate

After an Alexa-enabled Echo device recorded and shared a private conversation of its unknowing owners, the tech industry – and the public – is casting a wary eye on voice assistant privacy issues. On Thursday, news emerged that a Portland family’s Echo device had recorded a conversation of them –...

This Week in Security News: Hacker Reports and Router Reboots

Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. This week, hackers warn Congress that internet security across software and computer networks are insecure. Also, a malware, dubbed VPNFilter, infected...

How connected devices put health care at risk

The health care industry is one of the most attractive sectors to hackers. Not only do hospitals, doctor offices and other facilities store and have access to an array of patients' personal information, but many organizations also have financial details on file to facilitate billing processes. On...