The vulnerability of the PIA Core Technology component of the Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools business application suite allows a hacker to gain unauthorized access to protected information.

The vulnerability of the PIA Core Technology component in the Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools business application suite is related to access control deficiencies. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker, operating remotely, to gain unauthorized access to protected data usi...

New York, Canada, Ireland Launch New Investigations Into Facebook Privacy Breaches

Facebook has a lot of problems, then there are a lot of problems for Facebook—and both are not going to end anytime sooner. Though Facebook has already set aside $5 billion from its revenue to cover a possible fine the company is expecting as a result of an FTC investigation over privacy...

Oversharing and safety in the age of social media

Many years ago, I worked with healthcare organizations to install infrastructure to support the modernization of their information systems. As I traversed hospitals – both in public and private sectors – I was often struck by one particular best practice: the privacy reminders were ubiquitous. If...

Consumers have few legal options for protecting privacy

There are no promises in the words, “We care about user privacy.” Yet, these words appear on privacy policy after privacy policy, serving as disingenuous banners to hide potentially invasive corporate practices, including clandestine data collection, sharing, and selling. This is no accident. It ...

The vulnerability of the TCP/IP protocol implementation in the Windows operating system allows a perpetrator to compromise the confidentiality of the protected information.

The vulnerability of the TCP/IP protocol implementation in the Windows operating system is related to the lack of protection for service data. Exploiting this vulnerability allows a malicious actor to compromise the confidentiality of protected information by using specially crafted fragmented IP...

Never Forget That You Are Being Watched

By David Balaban What data do Facebook, Google, and mobile apps collect, do mobile carriers listen to your calls? Read this post and find answers to these and other privacy questions as well as get tips on how to protect your personal data. It has become known that information about 257,000...

The vulnerability of the win32k component in Windows operating systems allows a hacker to gain unauthorized access to protected information.

The vulnerability of the win32k component in Windows operating systems is related to the lack of protection for service data. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker to gain unauthorized access to protected information through a specially created application...

Hackers Compromise Microsoft Support Agent to Access Outlook Email Accounts

If you have an account with Microsoft Outlook email service, there is a possibility that your account information has been compromised by an unknown hacker or group of hackers, Microsoft confirmed The Hacker News. Earlier this year, hackers managed to breach Microsoft's customer support portal an...

The vulnerability of the igdkm64.sys driver for Intel Graphics Drivers allows a hacker to disclose protected information.

The vulnerability of the igdkm64.sys driver for Intel Graphics Drivers is related to the lack of protection for service data. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker to disclose protected information...

The numerous vulnerabilities in the FortiOS operating system, related to the lack of protection for service data, allow attackers to disclose the protected information.

The multiple vulnerabilities of the FortiOS operating system are related to the lack of protection for service data. Exploiting these vulnerabilities can allow a malicious actor to disclose sensitive information by analyzing HTTP headers, certificates, and error messages...

What is personal information? In legal terms, it depends

In early March, cybersecurity professionals around the world filled the San Francisco Moscone Convention Center’s sprawling exhibition halls to discuss and learn about everything infosec, from public key encryption to incident response, and from machine learning to domestic abuse. It was RSA...

PT-2019-2071 · Mcafee · Mcafee Tie Server +1

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: McAfee DXL Platform versions prior to 5.0.1 HF2 McAfee TIE Server versions prior to 2.3.1 HF1 Description: The issue is related to a lack of protection for service data, which can be exploited to gain read access to confidential information i...

IBM Spectrum ProteIBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client and IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments Information Disclosure Vulnerability

IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client and IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments are both products of IBM Corporation.IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client is a set of client programs for IBM Spectrum Protect file backup, archiving. IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client is a...

IBM Spectrum Protect Clickjacking Vulnerability

IBM Spectrum Protect formerly known as Tivoli Storage Manager is a suite of data protection platforms from IBM in the United States. The platform provides organizations with a single point of control and management, and supports backup and recovery for virtual, physical and cloud environments of...

The vulnerability of the Django library for the Python programming language, which allows attackers to compromise the integrity of protected information

The vulnerability of the Django library for the Python programming language is related to insufficient elimination of special elements in the output data used by the lower-level component. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow a malicious actor to cause service failures...

Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty affect IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments (CVE-2014-7810, CVE-2018-8039)

Summary IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty is affected by Apache Tomcat and CXF vulnerabilities that affect IBM Spectrum Protect formerly Tivoli Storage Manager for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for VMware and Data Protection for Hyper-V. Vulnerability Details CVEID: CVE-2014-7810...

Security Bulletin: Password Exposure in IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client and IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments on Windows platforms (CVE-2018-1787)

Summary IBM Spectrum Protect formerly Tivoli Storage Manager Backup-Archive Client and IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments on Windows are affected by a password exposure vulnerability caused by insecure file permissions. Vulnerability Details CVEID: CVE-2018-1787 DESCRIPTION: IBM Spectr...

Security Bulletin: Password disclosure via trace file affects IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client and IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments (CVE-2018-1882)

Summary When tracing is enabled, the IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client trace file may display the password in plain text. This affects the IBM Spectrum Protect formerly Tivoli Storage Manager Backup-Archive Client and IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments. Vulnerability Details...

The global data privacy roadmap: a question of risk

For most American businesses, complying with US data privacy laws follows a somewhat linear, albeit lengthy, path. Set up a privacy policy, don’t lie to the consumer, and check the specific rules if you’re a health care provider, video streaming company, or kids’ app maker. For American businesse...

The vulnerability of the Crystal Report component in the SAP Business One resource management system allows a hacker to gain unauthorized access to protected information.

The vulnerability of the Crystal Report component in the SAP Business One resource management system is related to access control errors. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow a malicious actor to gain unauthorized access to protected information from a remote location...