Microsoft Releases Security Updates for Windows

Microsoft has released security updates to address a vulnerability in Windows 10 version 1903. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to overwrite or modify a protected file and gain elevated privileges. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA encourages users and...

Cisco Releases Multiple Security Updates

Cisco has released security updates to address vulnerabilities affecting multiple products. A remote attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. For updates addressing lower severity vulnerabilities, see the Cisco Security Advisories page. The...

Adobe Releases Security Updates

Adobe has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in Flash Player, Experience Manager, and Framemaker. An attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA encourages users and...

Is Cloud Computing Any Safer From Malicious Hackers?

Cloud computing has revolutionized the IT world, making it easier for companies to deploy infrastructure and applications and deliver their services to the public. The idea of not spending millions of dollars on equipment and facilities to host an on-premises data center is a very attractive...

New DNS Vulnerability Lets Attackers Launch Large-Scale DDoS Attacks

Israeli cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details about a new flaw impacting DNS protocol that can be exploited to launch amplified, large-scale distributed denial-of-service DDoS attacks to takedown targeted websites. Called NXNSAttack, the flaw hinges on the DNS delegation mechanism to...

Google Releases Security Updates for Chrome 

Google has released Chrome version 81.0.4044.138 for Windows, Mac, and Linux. This version addresses vulnerabilities that an attacker could exploit to take control of an affected system. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA encourages users and administrators to review the...

Cisco Releases Security Updates for IOS XE SD-WAN Solution Software

Cisco has released security updates to address a vulnerability in IOS XE SD-WAN Solution software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to take control of an affected system. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA encourages users and administrators to review the Cisco...

Google Releases Security Updates

Google has released Chrome version 81.0.4044.113 for Windows, Mac, and Linux. This version addresses a vulnerability that an attacker could exploit to take control of an affected system. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA encourages users and administrators to review the...

CVE-2020-2929

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization component: Core. Supported versions that are affected are Prior to 5.2.40, prior to 6.0.20 and prior to 6.1.6. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle V...

CVE-2020-2929

CVE-2020-2929 affects Oracle VM VirtualBox (Core) with local access. Products/versions affected: VirtualBox prior to 5.2.40, prior to 6.0.20, and prior to 6.1.6. Exploitation requires a low-privilege attacker who can log on to the infrastructure where VirtualBox runs; successful attacks can resul...

CVE-2020-2894

CVE-2020-2894 affects the Core component of Oracle VM VirtualBox. It involves versions before 5.2.40, 6.0.20, and 6.1.6, allowing a high-privilege attacker with local logon to compromise VirtualBox and potentially take over the product. Multiple connected advisories indicate fixes in later Virtua...

Mozilla Releases Security Updates for Firefox, Firefox ESR

Mozilla has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in Firefox and Firefox ESR. An attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA encourages users and administrators to review Mozil...

Google Releases Security Updates for Chrome

Google has released Chrome version 80.0.3987.162 for Windows, Mac, and Linux. This version addresses vulnerabilities that an attacker could exploit to take control of an affected system. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA encourages users and administrators to review the...

Microsoft RCE Vulnerabilities Affecting Windows, Windows Server

Microsoft has released a security advisory to address remote code execution vulnerabilities in Adobe Type Manager Library affecting all currently supported versions of Windows and Windows Server operating systems. A remote attacker can exploit these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected...

Third Party Risk Management and the Cloud

Security awareness and preparation are getting more widespread. Corporate boards and C-suite executives are taking Third-Party Risk Management TPRM more seriously as they see what has happened to other enterprises in the not-so-distant past. I am speaking primarily of the top-level enterprises, b...

Zoho Releases Security Update on ManageEngine Desktop Central

Zoho has released a security update on a vulnerability CVE-2020-10189 affecting ManageEngine Desktop Central build 10.0.473 and below. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to take control of an affected system. ManageEngine Desktop Central is a unified endpoint management solution...

Cisco Releases Security Updates

Cisco has released security updates to address vulnerabilities affecting multiple products. A remote attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. For updates addressing lower severity vulnerabilities, see the Cisco Security Advisories page. The...

Google Releases Security Updates for Chrome

Google has released Chrome version 80.0.3987.132 for Windows, Mac, and Linux. This version addresses vulnerabilities that an attacker could exploit to take control of an affected system. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA encourages users and administrators to review the...

Google Releases Security Updates for Chrome

Google has released Chrome version 80.0.3987.122 for Windows, Mac, and Linux. This version addresses vulnerabilities that an attacker could exploit to take control of an affected system. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA encourages users and administrators to review the...

Cisco Releases Security Updates

Cisco has released security updates to address vulnerabilities affecting multiple products. A remote attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. For updates addressing lower severity vulnerabilities, see the Cisco Security Advisories page. The...