CDN Tuning for OTT - "Why Doesn't it Already do That?"

When you initially onboarded your OTT traffic to a CDN, you probably went with default settings. And to be honest, why wouldn't you? A standard media configuration is designed for the short http-based segment delivery at scale. It removes the bottleneck of your origin connectivity, taking you fro...

UserLAnd - The Easiest Way To Run A Linux Distribution or Application on Android

The easiest way to run a Linux distribution or application on Android. Features: Run full linux distros or specific applications on top of Android. Install and uninstall like a regular app. No root required. Start using UserLAnd There are two ways to use UserLAnd: single-click apps and user-defin...

[SECURITY] Fedora 28 Update: distcc-3.2rc1-22.fc28

distcc is a program to distribute compilation of C or C++ code across several machines on a network. distcc should always generate the same results as a local compile, is simple to install and use, and is often two or more times faster than a local compile...

Necurs Botnet Evolves to Hide in the Shadows, with New Payloads

Necurs, the prolific and globally dispersed spam and malware distribution botnet, has been spotted using a fresh hiding technique to avoid detection while quietly adding more bots to its web. According to research from Black Lotus Labs, which is telecom and ISP provider CenturyLink’s network...

The vulnerability in the Key Distribution Center (KDC) of the Samba networking communication software package arises from errors during double clearing of the same memory segment. This allows a malicious actor to trigger a service failure.

The vulnerability in the Key Distribution Center KDC of the Samba networking interaction software package is related to an error that occurs during double garbage collection of the same memory block. This occurs when the Samba software package’s KDC is configured to use smart cards for...

Combing Through Brushaloader Amid Massive Detection Uptick

Nick Biasini and Edmund Brumaghin authored this blog post with contributions from Matthew Molyett. Executive Summary Over the past several months, Cisco Talos has been monitoring various malware distribution campaigns leveraging the malware loader Brushaloader to deliver malware payloads to...

Rietspoof malware distributes ransomware via messaging apps

By Waqas A malware strain dubbed as Rietspoof has been under the radar of researchers at Avast since last August. Reportedly, researchers suspect that the malware is on the rise and it is being distributed via Skype, Facebook Messenger, and other messaging apps. Researchers maintain that the...

[SECURITY] [DSA 4395-1] chromium security update

------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-4395-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Michael Gilbert February 18, 2019 https://www.debian.org/security/faq -...

Debian DSA-4392-1 : thunderbird - security update

Multiple security issues have been found in the Thunderbird mail client, which could lead to the execution of arbitrary code, denial of service or spoofing of S/MIME signatures. C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were extracted from Debian...

Debian DSA-4391-1 : firefox-esr - security update

Multiple security issues have been found in the Mozilla Firefox web browser, which could potentially result in the execution of arbitrary code. C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were extracted from Debian Security Advisory DSA-4391. The text...

[SECURITY] [DSA 4388-2] mosquitto regression update

------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-4388-2 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso February 17, 2019 https://www.debian.org/security/faq -...

Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-4391-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the Debian SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2019 Greenbone AG 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-only ifdescription...

PF_RING - High-Speed Packet Capture, Filtering And Analysis

PFRING™ is a new type of network socket that dramatically improves the packet capture speed, and that’s characterized by the following properties: 1. Available for Linux kernels 2.6.32 and newer. 2. No need to patch the kernel: just load the kernel module. 3. 10 Gbit Hardware Packet Filtering usi...

IPFire 2.21 - Cross-Site Scripting

IPFire 2.21 - Cross-Site Scripting Exploit Title: IPFire 2.21 - Core Update 127 | Cross-Site Scripting Date: 08.02.2019 Exploit Author: Ozer Goker Vendor Homepage: https://www.ipfire.org Software Link: https://downloads.ipfire.org/releases/ipfire-2.x/2.21-core127/ipfire-2.21.x8664-full-core127.is...

IPFire 2.21 - Cross-Site Scripting

Exploit Title: IPFire 2.21 - Core Update 127 | Cross-Site Scripting Date: 08.02.2019 Exploit Author: Ozer Goker Vendor Homepage: https://www.ipfire.org Software Link: https://downloads.ipfire.org/releases/ipfire-2.x/2.21-core127/ipfire-2.21.x8664-full-core127.iso Version: IPFire 2.21 - Core Updat...

IPFire 2.21 Cross Site Scripting

Exploit Title: IPFire 2.21 - Core Update 127 | Cross-Site Scripting Date: 08.02.2019 Exploit Author: Ozer Goker Vendor Homepage: https://www.ipfire.org Software Link: https://downloads.ipfire.org/releases/ipfire-2.x/2.21-core127/ipfire-2.21.x8664-full-core127.iso Version: IPFire 2.21 - Core Updat...

Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-4386-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the Debian SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2019 Greenbone AG 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-only ifdescription...

Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-4382-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the Debian SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2019 Greenbone AG 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-only ifdescription...

Apple pulls Facebook enterprise certificate

It’s been an astonishing few days for Facebook. They've seen both an app and their enterprise certificate removed and revoked with big consequences. What happened? Apple issue enterprise certificates to organizations with which they can create internal apps. Those apps don’t end up released on th...

Apple Blasts Facebook Over Data-Sucking 'Research' App

Apple has revoked Facebook’s enterprise iOS developer certificate on the heels of a “Facebook Research” VPN app that was being distributed to consumers; the app paid teens and Millennial users in exchange for being able to track their phone and web activity, and has been available since 2016. App...