These people don’t exist – They were created by tech using Artificial Intelligence

By Waqas Artificial intelligence is increasingly advanced and has entered more and more areas, even in the most unexpected and sensitive issues for society such as the world’s first AI lawyer Ross. Now, tech giant NVIDIA has developed a tool that uses Artificial Intelligence to create extremely...

Human Rights by Design

Good essay: "Advancing Human-Rights-By-Design In The Dual-Use Technology Industry," by Jonathon Penney, Sarah McKune, Lex Gill, and Ronald J. Deibert: But businesses can do far more than these basic measures. They could adopt a "human-rights-by-design" principle whereby they commit to designing...

2018: A Banner Year for Breaches

Where to start? In 2018 the mantra became “another day, another data breach.” As a result, consumers and researchers alike are feeling “breach fatigue” and getting a bit numb to the headline. But the reality is, cybercriminals are going after personal information, credit card info and passwords...

Adrenalin HRMS Software Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability (CNVD-2018-26800)

Adrenalin HRMS Software is a human resource management system from Adrenalin eSystems India. A cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in Adrenalin HRMS Software version 5.4.0, which can be exploited by a remote attacker to execute JavaScript code by sending the 'prntFrmName' or '...

A Chief Security Concern for Executive Teams

Virtually all companies like to say they take their customers' privacy and security seriously, make it a top priority, blah blah. But you'd be forgiven if you couldn't tell this by studying the executive leadership page of each company's Web site. That's because very few of the world's biggest...

Microsoft Calls For Facial Recognition Tech Regulation

As facial recognition continues to gain traction in public use cases, Microsoft on Thursday called for regulation of the technology, citing heightened concerns around privacy and consent. Over the past year, facial recognition technology has started to pop up in various government-related...

New Boom in Facial Recognition Tech Prompts Privacy Alarms

Somewhat quietly over the past couple of years there has been a flurry of breakthroughs in biometric technology, led by some leapfrog advances in facial recognition systems. Now facial recognition appears to be on the verge of blossoming commercially, with security use-cases paving the way. Last...

Embracing the Cybersecurity ‘Grey Space’

It is just as tiring for security teams to keep saying “No” as it is for every other department to keep hearing it. To preserve some level of smooth operations in an organization, security teams need to find a way to let employees move data around while still protecting digital assets like IP and...

This Week in Security News: Spam Campaigns and Vulnerable Infrastructures

Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. This week, see how cybercriminals have learned to become more creative with malware through spam campaigns. Also, understand why securing energy and...

Debunking AI’s Impact on the Cybersecurity Skills Gap

Artificial intelligence is the latest buzzword to take hold of the cybersecurity industry. It is being touted, among other things, as the ultimate solution to the cybersecurity skills gap. But just how accurate is this belief? Will AI be the cure to all of our cybersecurity ailments, as human...

CVE-2018-17921

SAGA1-L8B with any firmware versions prior to A0.10 are vulnerable to an attack that may allow an attacker to force-pair the device without human interaction...

CVE-2018-12650

Adrenalin HRMS version 5.4.0 contains a Reflected Cross Site Scripting XSS vulnerability in the ApplicationtEmployeeSearch page via 'prntDDLCntrlName' and 'prntFrmName'...

GAIN Electronic Co. Ltd SAGA1-L Series Access Control Vulnerability

GAIN SAGA1-L Series is a SAGA1-L series industrial remote control product from GAIN Electronic. A security vulnerability exists in GAIN SAGA1-L Series products using firmware versions prior to A0.10. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to forcibly pair a device without human interaction...

Forging a Relationship With Tyler Barriss, the Internet’s Most Hated Swatter

Journalist Brendan Koerner strikes up a jail-cell correspondence with a man charged with instigating a fatal shooting. “Only by peering into the abyss of human malice can we divine how we can muster the strength to forgive the truly lost," he writes...

CVE-2018-3290

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component of Oracle Virtualization subcomponent: Core. The supported version that is affected is Prior to 5.2.20. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to...

CVE-2018-3235

Vulnerability in the Oracle Applications Manager component of Oracle E-Business Suite subcomponent: None. Supported versions that are affected are 12.1.3, 12.2.3, 12.2.4, 12.2.5, 12.2.6 and 12.2.7. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to...

CVE-2018-3227

Vulnerability in the Oracle Outside In Technology component of Oracle Fusion Middleware subcomponent: Outside In Filters. The supported version that is affected are 8.5.3 and 8.5.4. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle...

CVE-2018-3209

Vulnerability in the Java SE component of Oracle Java SE subcomponent: JavaFX. The supported version that is affected is Java SE: 8u182. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Java SE. Successful attacks require...

CVE-2018-3217

Vulnerability in the Oracle Outside In Technology component of Oracle Fusion Middleware subcomponent: Outside In Filters. The supported version that is affected are 8.5.3 and 8.5.4. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle...

CVE-2018-3209

Vulnerability in the Java SE component of Oracle Java SE subcomponent: JavaFX. The supported version that is affected is Java SE: 8u182. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Java SE. Successful attacks require...