Microsoft Malware Protection Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine does not properly scan a specially crafted file, leading to memory corruption. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could execute arbitrary code in the security context of the LocalSyste...

OLX: OLX is vulnerable to clickjaking

A Olx.com webpage was vulnerable to a Clickjacking attack that could have lead to account sensitive information disclosure. @spiyushsonikumar1671 was able to demonstrate this vulnerability by crafting a specially formatted webpage with iframe embedded. We would like to thanks for this report...

Modern Network Coverage and Container Security in InsightVM

For a long time, the concept of "infrastructure" remained relatively unchanged: Firewalls, routers, servers, desktops, and so on make up the majority of your network. Yet over the last few years, the tides have begun to shift. Virtualization is now ubiquitous, giving employees tremendous leeway i...

Malware Network Communication Provides Better Early Warning Signal

Research is expected to be unveiled today that challenges the industry’s current reliance on dynamic malware analysis as the best means of early detection of infections. Instead, researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology, the IMDEA Software Institute and EURECOM posit that a better...

Challenges with Critical Infrastructure: IoT, Smart Cities Under Attack

Internet of Things technology is now more widespread than many people realize. Systems that fall under the IoT umbrella are popping up in an array of settings, even outside consumer circles. Today, every group from enterprise businesses to city governments is utilizing intelligent, internet- and...

Trump's Top Cybersecurity Boss Talks Priorities

BOSTON–Citing Mirai and WannaCry as recent examples, Rob Joyce, special assistant to the president and cyber security coordinator for the White House, said the global landscape of cyber threats can’t be ignored and the U.S. needs to sharpen its defenses when it comes to fending off attacks. “If y...

President’s Cybersecurity Executive Order

On May 11, 2017, President Trump released the Presidential Executive Order on Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and Critical Infrastructure. This E.O. -- while stand alone in focus --should be seen in the context of a greater move in the Executive Branch to elevate the awareness...

Senate's Use of Signal A Good First Step, Experts Say

On Tuesday the United States Senate made it official and approved the use of encrypted messaging app Signal by staffers. Encryption advocates applauded the measure, but say more needs to be done to protect “civic” infrastructure critical to democracy. “The move to secure communications...

Schneider Electric Wonderware InduSoft Web Studio

CVSS v3 7.3 ATTENTION: Low skill level to exploit. Vendor: Schneider Electric Equipment: Wonderware InduSoft Web Studio Vulnerability: Incorrect Default Permissions AFFECTED PRODUCTS The following versions of Schneider Electric’s Wondeware InduSoft Web Studio are affected: Wonderware InduSoft Web...

Moderate: Red Hat Security Advisory: openstack-heat security, bug fix, and enhancement update

An update for openstack-heat is now available for Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10.0 Newton. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each...

Hanwha Techwin SRN-4000

CVSS v3 9.8 ATTENTION: Remotely exploitable/low skill level to exploit Vendor: Hanwha Techwin Equipment: SRN-4000 Vulnerability: Unauthenticated Access AFFECTED PRODUCTS The following versions of SRN-4000, a network video management platform, are affected: SRN-4000 firmware versions prior to...

WannaCry: What We Know

On Friday, May 12, news agencies around the world reported that a new ransomware threat was spreading rapidly. Akamai's incident response teams and researchers worked quickly to understand this new threat and how to mitigate it. This blog post is a summary of what Akamai knows at this point...

WannaCry and the Executive Order

Last week, The White House released its long awaited Executive Order EO, Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and Critical Infrastructure, ironically enough during the same week we experienced the largest single ransomware attack that, by some estimates, has affected more than...

WannaCry & The Reality Of Patching

Editors note: For the latest WannaCry information as it relates to Trend Micro products, please read this support article. The WannaCry ransomware variant of 12-May-2017 has been engineered to take advantage of the most common security challenges facing large organizations today. Starting with on...

Cyber Espionage is Alive and Well: APT32 and the Threat to Global Corporations

Cyber espionage actors, now designated by FireEye as APT32 OceanLotus Group, are carrying out intrusions into private sector companies across multiple industries and have also targeted foreign governments, dissidents, and journalists. FireEye assesses that APT32 leverages a unique suite of...

White House Cybersecurity Executive Order Summary

Yesterday President Trump issued an Executive Order on cybersecurity: "Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and Critical Infrastructure." The Executive Order EO appears broadly positive and well thought out, though it is just the beginning of a long process and not a sea change in...

[SECURITY] Fedora 26 Update: python-fedora-0.9.0-3.fc26

Python modules that help with building Fedora Services. The client module included here can be used to build programs that communicate with many of Fedora Infrastructure's Applications such as Bodhi, PackageDB, MirrorManage r, and FAS2...

DDoS Attacks against DNS Infrastructure in the News

DNS-based DDoS attacks have gained mindshare among Akamai customers lately, most recently with last year's Dyn attacks written about on the Akamai Blog here and here and this week's attack against Cedexis. DNS infrastructure is a ripe target for malicious actors hoping to disrupt a digital...

Trump Signs Cybersecurity Executive Order

President Trump today signed a long-delayed cybersecurity executive order that prioritizes the protection of federal networks and critical industries, and instructs agency heads to implement the NIST Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity. The order was to be signed in late...

Satel Iberia SenNet Data Logger and Electricity Meters

CVSS v3 8.8 ATTENTION: Remotely exploitable/low skill level to exploit Vendor: Satel Iberia Equipment: SenNet Data Logger and Electricity Meters Vulnerability: Command Injection AFFECTED PRODUCTS The following versions of SenNet Data Logger and Electricity Meters, monitoring platforms, are...