2021 in Review, Part 3: 5 Things Security Professionals Were Discussing this Year

Today, everyone is talking about CVE-2021-44228, and with good reason. But before that, here were five of the issues that dominated virtual “water cooler talk” in 2021: 5. Data security in the cloud Champion heavyweight boxer Mike Tyson said, “Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the...

What is SAML authentication ❓ How does it work ❓

Enterprises using various business apps have a tough time maintaining data’s secrecy and access grants as per user roles throughout the infrastructure landscape. SAML Security Assertion Markup Language shows up as a great aid at this front. Let’s see what is it, how it works, what are its...

CVE-2021-4135

A memory leak vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel's eBPF for the Simulated networking device driver in the way user uses BPF for the device such that function nsimmapallocelem being called. A local user could use this flaw to get unauthorized access to some data...

Relay races, batons, and techniques: How to improve your cloud security posture

In 2008, the US 4x100m relay team was the favorite to win the gold medal at the Beijing Olympics. Not a massive surprise, considering that team included the second fastest athlete in history, Tyson Gay. It was a great shock though when the team blundered on the last exchange, dropping the baton,...

Build successful data security evaluation criteria with help from your peers

When you evaluate data security products it is imperative to have the end goal in sight. If you look forward 365 days from now, what is the best way to predict how your team will use the product so that you can communicate the value that it will provide? One approach is to examine operational...

CVE-2020-16155

CVE-2020-16155 affects CPAN::Checksums package 2.12 for Perl. The root cause is that the package does not uniquely define signed data, as described in multiple sources. The available documents confirm the existence of the issue but do not provide specifics on affected products beyond this Perl mo...

What is AES Advanced Encryption Standard ❓

In any case, AES cipher is the famous framework that aids in digital encoding facts making use of a maintained 128-digit, 192-piece, or 256-cycle symmetric encryption estimate from the Advanced Encryption Standard AES, additionally called FIPS 197. The AES is a PC protection general for obtaining...

The cost of data security – it’s not just about the numbers

Organizations striving to improve their security posture often find this a multi-faceted challenge. In addition to the security product evaluation itself, security budgets are tight and justification is a necessary step. Financial language, however, is not everyone’s forte - and fiscal presentati...

Information Disclosure ever after CVE-2020-14179/JRASERVER-71536

h3. Issue Summary Unauthorized access to data from the following API even if the public.access.disabled is enabled. /rest/api/2/projectCategory /rest/api/2/resolution /rest/menu/latest/admin h3. Steps to Reproduce - Install Jira 8.13.9 with H2 database - Create a project and some Project categori...

Command Execution Vulnerability in the Firewall of Beijing NetGuard Nebula Information Technology Co.

Beijing Nethub Information Technology Co., Ltd. was renamed from Lenovo Nethub Technology Beijing Co., Ltd. and its business covers network border security protection, application and data security protection, network-wide security risk management, professional security solutions and professional...

Retail Data Needs Better Security in a Contextual World

Do you remember the first time you made an online purchase? Me neither. I’ve made so many online purchases over the years, and I’ve probably made more in the past 18 months than in the past 5 years combined...

CVE-2021-40359

CVE-2021-40359 is a path traversal vulnerability in Siemens products (OpenPCS 7, SIMATIC BATCH, SIMATIC NET PC Software, SIMATIC PCS 7, SIMATIC Route Control, SIMATIC WinCC, etc.). The issue arises from improper neutralization of special elements in pathnames when downloading files, allowing an a...

Mozilla Firefox Security Advisory (MFSA2016-74) - Linux

This host is missing a security update for Mozilla Firefox. Copyright C 2021 Greenbone Networks GmbH Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later This program is free software; y...

CVE-2021-22260

A stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in the DataDog integration in all versions of GitLab CE/EE starting from 13.7 before 14.0.9, all versions starting from 14.1 before 14.1.4, and all versions starting from 14.2 before 14.2.2 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript code on the...

Infographic: What is the economic impact of a data security platform?

Data security is important regardless of how your organization approaches cybersecurity. Whether it’s a protection-first approach, detection and remediation, or somewhere in between, data security enables organizations to inform on risk posture, protect against unauthorized data access and may...

Folder Lock Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Folder Lock is a perfect data security application from NewSoftwares, Inc. Folder Lock is vulnerable to a cross-site scripting vulnerability in v3.4.5, which stems from the " Create Folder" function under the "Create" module lacks a data validation filter for user-supplied data and output. An...

5 elements to include in a cybersecurity strategy for any size business

Whether you obsess about cybersecurity every day or you are completely new to the process, there are certain things that you should consider to make your company’s cybersecurity strategy successful. In this post, we’ll reveal five elements you should include in your strategy, regardless of whethe...

[eBook] The Guide to Centralized Log Management for Lean IT Security Teams

One of the side effects of today’s cyber security landscape is the overwhelming volume of data security teams must aggregate and parse. Lean security teams don’t have it any easier, and the problem is compounded if they must do it manually. Data and log management are essential for organizations ...

CVE-2021-38477

There are multiple API function codes that permit reading and writing data to or from files and directories, which could lead to the manipulation and/or the deletion of files...

CVE-2021-35653

CVE-2021-35653 affects Oracle Essbase Essbase Administration Services (EAS Console). Vulnerable in Essex versions prior to 11.1.2.4.046 and prior to 21.3; an unauthenticated, low-privilege attacker with network access via HTTP can compromise EAS and potentially gain unauthorized access to data ac...