Laser-Based Hacking from Afar Goes Beyond Amazon Alexa

Imagine someone hacking into an Amazon Alexa device using a laser beam and then doing some online shopping using that person account. This is a scenario presented by a group of researchers who are exploring why digital home assistants and other sensing systems that use sound commands to perform...

2-Factor Authentication Bypass Flaw Reported in cPanel and WHM Software

cPanel, a provider of popular administrative tools to manage web hosting, has patched a security vulnerability that could have allowed remote attackers with access to valid credentials to bypass two-factor authentication 2FA protection on an account. The issue, tracked as "SEC-575" and discovered...

Microsoft Azure Active Directory again a “Leader” in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Access Management

Howdy folks, I’m proud to announce that for the fourth year in a row, Microsoft Azure Active Directory Azure AD has been recognized as a “Leader” in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Access Management, Worldwide. Earlier this year, my boss, Joy Chik, CVP of Identity Engineering shared Microsoft’s guidin...

Going Beyond Advertising: Revenue Diversification in Publishing

The pandemic has had a profound short-term effect on publishers around the world -- a jump in readership somewhat dampened by disappearing advertising revenue. In many media firms, the digital channel has become most important, accelerating the move to digital while also highlighting the fragilit...

Barco wePresent WiPG-1600W Insecure Firmware Image Vulnerability

Barco wePresent WiPG-1600W versions 2.5.1.8, 2.5.0.25, 2.5.0.24, and 2.4.1.19 have firmware that does not perform verification of digitally signed firmware updates and is susceptible to processing and installing modified/malicious images. Title: Barco wePresent Insecure Firmware Image Publication...

Akamai's Technical Enablement and Education Team, Part of the Global Services and Support Organization, Wins Four Gold, Silver, and Bronze "Excellence in Education" Awards

Akamai's Technical Enablement and Education Team won four coveted Brandon Hall Group awards for excellence in learning. Akamai's win was announced on August 20, 2020. The winners are listed on Brandon Hall Group's website. The award-winning team is responsible for creating product training and...

CVE-2020-13799

Western Digital has identified a security vulnerability in the Replay Protected Memory Block RPMB protocol as specified in multiple standards for storage device interfaces, including all versions of eMMC, UFS, and NVMe. The RPMB protocol is specified by industry standards bodies and is implemente...

Design/Logic Flaw

Western Digital has identified a security vulnerability in the Replay Protected Memory Block RPMB protocol as specified in multiple standards for storage device interfaces, including all versions of eMMC, UFS, and NVMe. The RPMB protocol is specified by industry standards bodies and is implemente...

CVE-2020-13799

Western Digital has identified a security vulnerability in the Replay Protected Memory Block RPMB protocol as specified in multiple standards for storage device interfaces, including all versions of eMMC, UFS, and NVMe. The RPMB protocol is specified by industry standards bodies and is implemente...

CVE-2020-13799

CVE-2020-13799 describes a vulnerability in the Replay Protected Memory Block (RPMB) protocol used by storage interfaces (eMMC/UFS/NVMe). The issue arises when an attacker can affect the RPMB state without the knowledge of the trusted component that uses RPMB, across multiple standards, potential...

CVE-2020-13799: Authentication Bypass by Capture-replay

Western Digital has identified a security vulnerability in the Replay Protected Memory Block RPMB protocol as specified in multiple standards for storage device interfaces, including all versions of eMMC, UFS, and NVMe. The RPMB protocol is specified by industry standards bodies and is implemente...

PT-2020-13685

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Western Digital iNAND devices through 2020-06-03 Description A security issue has been identified in the Replay Protected Memory Block RPMB protocol, which is used by storage devices to secure trusted firmware. This issue can be exploited in...

Hacked Security Software Used in Novel South Korean Supply-Chain Attack

The Lazarus cybercriminal group is using a novel supply-chain attack against visitors to websites operated by the South Korean government and financial firms, in order to deliver dropper malware that eventually plants a remote access trojan on victim’s PCs. The attacks use stolen digital...

Trojanized Security Software Hits South Korea Users in Supply-Chain Attack

Cybersecurity researchers took the wraps off a novel supply chain attack in South Korea that abuses legitimate security software and stolen digital certificates to distribute remote administration tools RATs on target systems. Attributing the operation to the Lazarus Group, also known as Hidden...

Trojanized Security Software Hits South Korea Users in Supply-Chain Attack

Cybersecurity researchers took the wraps off a novel supply chain attack in South Korea that abuses legitimate security software and stolen digital certificates to distribute remote administration tools RATs on target systems. Attributing the operation to the Lazarus Group, also known as Hidden...

RED-V Super Digital Signage System RXV-A740R Log Information Disclosure

RED-V Super Digital Signage System RXV-A740R Log Information Disclosure Vendor: RED-V S.R.L. Product web page: https://www.red-v.tv https://red-v.tv/digital-signage.html Affected version: Model name: RXV-A740R Android version: 5.1.1 Firmware version: 026 Player version: 7.8.6 Downloader version:...

RED-V Super Digital Signage System RXV-A740R Log Information Disclosure

Summary RED-V Super Digital Signage transforms simple screens into customized TV channels, delivering audiovisual communication as immersive user experiences. It is the final blending of years of know-how in multimedia, mobile and web experience, tablet and multimedia server design. Description T...

Upcoming Speaking Engagements

This is a current list of where and when I am scheduled to speak: I’m speaking at the ISC² Security Congress 2020, November 16, 2020. I’ll be on a panel at the OECD Global Blockchain Policy Forum 2020 on November 17, 2020. The panel is called "Deep Dive: Digital Security and Distributed Ledger...

Akamai Wellness in APJ

Creating the world's best and most secure digital experience demands the very best industry talent. But as a responsible employer, we also understand how important it is to play our part in looking after those brilliant minds...

SAntivirus IC 10.0.21.61 - 'SAntivirusIC' Unquoted Service Path

Exploit Title: SAntivirus IC 10.0.21.61 - 'SAntivirusIC' Unquoted Service Path Discovery by: Mara Ramirez Discovery Date: 10-11-2020 Vendor Homepage: https://www.segurazo.com/download.html Software Links : https://www.segurazo.com/download.html Tested Version: 10.0.21.61 Vulnerability Type:...