Rust Resource Management Error Vulnerability

Rust is a general-purpose, compiled programming language from the Mozilla Foundation. A security vulnerability exists in actix-service crate before 1.0.6 for Rust, where the Cell implementation allows obtaining multiple mutable references to the same data...

The Advantages and Risks of Serverless Computing

Organizations are increasingly embracing serverless computing for its convenience and cost-effectiveness. But many IT teams are blindly embracing this innovation in cloud technology without consulting their security peers. As a result, we can expect to see a growing number of cyber-attacks in thi...

Eavesdropping on Phone Taps from Voice Assistants

The microphones on voice assistants are very sensitive, and can snoop on all sorts of data: In Hey Alexa what did I just type? we show that when sitting up to half a meter away, a voice assistant can still hear the taps you make on your phone, even in presence of noise. Modern voice assistants ha...

Telemed Poll Uncovers Biggest Risks and Best Practices

Healthcare organizations have gone virtual during the COVID-19 pandemic, just like the rest of us – with the use of telehealth services becoming the go-to format for med checks, routine consultations and therapist visits. But how safe are these services when it comes to patient data? In an...

CVE-2020-26251

Open Zaak (version prior to 1.3.3) had a wide-open CORS policy allowing any client, which could enable cross-origin scripts to access the API. The CVE notes that Open Zaak 1.3.3 disables CORS by default, with opt-in possible via environment variables. The publicly provided documents state that ex...

Air-Gap Attack Turns Memory Modules into Wi-Fi Radios

Super-secure air-gapped computers are vulnerable to a new type of attack that can turn a PC’s memory module into a modified Wi-Fi radio, which can then transmit sensitive data at 100 bits-per-second wirelessly to nearly six feet away. Noted air-gap researcher Mordechai Guri created the...

CVE-2020-17437

CVE-2020-17437 affects uIP 1.0 (used in Contiki 3.0 and similar) where the TCP Urgent flag and Urgent pointer are not properly bounded. When urgent data is ignored, code uses the Urgent pointer as an offset to separate urgent data, but the offset length isn’t checked, allowing the data pointer to...

Governance Considerations for Democratizing Your Organization's Data in 2021

With the continuing rise of IoT devices, mobile networks, and digital channels, companies face a lot of pressure to generate meaningful and actionable insights from the wealth of data they capture. Gartner Research lists data democratization as one of the top strategic technology trends to watch...

Governance Considerations for Democratizing Your Organization's Data in 2021

With the continuing rise of IoT devices, mobile networks, and digital channels, companies face a lot of pressure to generate meaningful and actionable insights from the wealth of data they capture. Gartner Research lists data democratization as one of the top strategic technology trends to watch...

NICER Protocol Deep Dive: Internet Exposure of etcd

Welcome to the NICER Protocol Deep Dive blog series! When we started researching what all was out on the internet way back in January, we had no idea we'd end up with a hefty, 137-page tome of a research report. The sheer length of such a thing might put off folks who might otherwise learn a thin...

Shifting from Network Security to Data Security

The world-wide events of 2020 have meant that organisations have had to simply react and adapt. More data is being moved to the cloud, applications are built in cloud environments, and more and more databases are being used to support the shift in the way we work. 59% of enterprises believe their...

CVE-2020-26838

SAP BW/ BW4HANA are affected by a code-injection vulnerability (CVE-2020-26838) that can be exploited by an authenticated attacker with high developer privileges through a crafted request to execute OS commands. Affected versions include SAP Business Warehouse (700, 701, 702, 731, 740, 750, 751, ...

CVE-2020-5799

The Eat Spray Love mobile app for both iOS and Android contains a backdoor account that, when modified, allowed privileged access to restricted functionality and to other users' data...

Ransomware attack disrupts Metro Vancouver’s payment systems

By Deeba Ahmed The payments systems remained ineffective for three days after the ransomware attack, but payment data is safe, claims TransLink. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Ransomware attack disrupts Metro Vancouvers payment systems...

File-sharing and cloud storage sites: How safe are they?

There it is again—that annoying message that pops up when your email client informs you that a file is too big to attach. Those of us that are confronted with this problem on a regular basis—and those of us that want to attach files that could get picked up by anti-malware scanners along the...

Kmart, Latest Victim of Egregor Ransomware – Report

Retail stalwart Kmart has suffered a ransomware attack at the hands of the Egregor gang, according to a report. The incident has encrypted devices and servers connected to the company’s networks, knocking out back-end services, according to BleepingComputer. The outlet obtained the purported rans...

7 Simple Ways to Make Your Android Phone More Secure

Here's how to lock down your data and stop others from snooping on your personal information...

Virtual Hackathon Generates Next Generation of Imperva Innovation

“How do we run a global hackathon amid a global pandemic?” That was my first thought when I began planning the 2020 Imperva Hackathon earlier this year. While the event is designed to foster innovation and uncover new ideas, in a global company like ours it’s also about making new friends and...

2021 Healthcare Cybersecurity Priorities: Experts Weigh In

Healthcare cybersecurity is in triage mode. As systems are stretched to the limits by COVID-19 and technology becomes an essential part of everyday patient interactions, hospital and healthcare IT departments have been left to figure out how to make it all work together, safely and securely. Most...

Logic Flaw Vulnerability in the Account Appeal Function of the Identity Management System of Lianyi Technology Co.

As the security authentication and authorization center of the digital campus, the identity management system provides a series of comprehensive authentication, authorization control and management tools to provide all-round and multi-level licensing, control and management of data access and use...