CVE-2013-1581

The dissectpftfecdetailed function in epan/dissectors/packet-dcp-etsi.c in the DCP-ETSI dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.13 and 1.8.x before 1.8.5 does not properly handle fragment gaps, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service loop via a malformed packet...

CVE-2013-1581

The dissectpftfecdetailed function in epan/dissectors/packet-dcp-etsi.c in the DCP-ETSI dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.13 and 1.8.x before 1.8.5 does not properly handle fragment gaps, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service loop via a malformed packet...

Coming Up With Better Ways to Count — and Counter — Botnets

As botnets continue as a major purveyor of malicious activity, finding new and improved ways to measure their influence will be key to preventing future attacks. But gaining an accurate read on active populations continues to prove difficult. In recent years more research has been devoted to...

Is your HIPAA Security and HITECH audit program in order?

Healthcare organizations have been working towards HIPAA and HITECH compliance for a few years now. "Surprise" HIPAA compliance audits conducted by the OCR have begun and at Coalfire weve come across some gaps that have led organizations to fall short of their compliance initiatives...

Siemens Working On Fix For 'Security Gaps' In Logic Controllers

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70% offences in UAE are cyber crimes !

Of all criminal offences committed in the United Arab Emirates UAE, a whopping 70 percent are cyber crimes, a top official has said. Cyber criminals are keeping up with new developments in information technology, and make the maximum use of any new software or system that comes with any security...