Lock and Code S1Ep20: Tracking the charities that track you online with Chris Boyd

This week on Lock and Code, we discuss the top security headlines generated right here on Labs and around the Internet. In addition, we talk to Chris Boyd, lead malware intelligence analyst for Malwarebytes, about charity organizations and online ad tracking. Though many might assume that these t...

SAP Data Intelligence Information Disclosure Vulnerability

SAP Data Intelligence is an all-encompassing data management solution from SAP. The solution transforms distributed data sprawl into critical data insights that deliver innovation at scale. An information disclosure vulnerability exists in SAP Data Intelligence version 3.0. An attacker could...

Symantec Reports on Cicada APT Attacks against Japan

Symantec is reporting on an APT group linked to China, named Cicada. They have been attacking organizations in Japan and elsewhere. Cicada has historically been known to target Japan-linked organizations, and has also targeted MSPs in the past. The group is using living-off-the-land tools as well...

Symantec Endpoint Detection

Symantec Endpoint Detection And Response uses AI, IR automation and threat intelligence to detect, find, isolate and eliminate intrusions across all endpoints. symantec Endpoint Detection...

VMware Carbon Black Announces Splunk Integration to Streamline and Modernize SOC Workflows

Introducing Unified VMware Carbon Black Cloud App for Splunk At VMware Carbon Black, our ecosystem of integration and alliance partners has been a core part of our vision and strategy. Today, with thousands of customers adopting the VMware Carbon Black Cloud to secure their endpoints and workload...

Michael Ellis as NSA General Counsel

Over at Lawfare, Susan Hennessey has an excellent primer on how Trump loyalist Michael Ellis got to be the NSA General Counsel, over the objections of NSA Director Paul Nakasone, and what Biden can and should do about it. While important details remain unclear, media accounts include numerous...

Broadcom Symantec Endpoint Detection and Response Authorization Issues Vulnerability

Symantec Endpoint Detection And Response uses AI, IR automation and threat intelligence to detect, find, isolate and eliminate intrusions across all endpoints. symantec Endpoint Detection...

Oracle BI Publisher Security Component Unauthorized Access Modification Deletion

The vulnerability of the BI Publisher Security component of the Oracle BI Publisher reporting tool is related to insufficient validation of input data. Exploiting this vulnerability may allow an attacker, operating remotely, to gain unauthorized access to protected information or to modify, add, ...

Oracle BI Publisher Mobile Service Unauthorized Access

The vulnerability of the Mobile Service component in the Oracle BI Publisher reporting tool is related to insufficient validation of input data. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker, operating remotely, to gain unauthorized access to protected information or to modify, add, or...

Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition Installation Unauthorized Access

The vulnerability of the Installation component of the Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition software lies in insufficient validation of input data. Exploiting this vulnerability allows an attacker, operating remotely, to gain unauthorized access to protected information using the HTTP...

Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition Analytics Actions Data Modification

The vulnerability of the Analytics Actions component of the Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition software lies in insufficient validation of input data. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker to remotely access and modify, add, or delete data using the HTTP protocol...

Oracle BI Publisher XDO Unauthorized Access

The vulnerability of the E-Business Suite component XDO in the Oracle BI Publisher reporting tool is related to insufficient validation of input data. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker, operating remotely, to gain unauthorized access to protected information or to modify, add,...

Analytics Actions component of Unauthorized Access

The vulnerability of the Analytics Actions component of the Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition software is related to insufficient validation of input data. Exploiting this vulnerability may allow an attacker to gain unauthorized access to protected information or cause a partial...

Digging into the Dark Web: How Security Researchers Learn to Think Like the Bad Guys

The Dark Web/Darknet continues to be an environment for bad actors to share stolen credentials and discuss successful attacks. In fact, in recent weeks, personal information from places ranging from education organizations to voter databases in the U.S. have been found exposed. Although there hav...

Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in IBM Java SDK affecting IBM Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence V5.1.0.7 and V5.1.0.8

Summary Multiple vulnerabilities are identified in IBM® SDK Java™ Technology Edition Version 1.8 that is used by IBM Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence V5.1.0.7 and V5.1.0.8 respectively. These issues were disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in July 2020. Vulnerability...

Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition Analytics Web Administration Data Modification

The vulnerability of the Analytics Web Administration component of the Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition relates to insufficient validation of input data. Exploiting this vulnerability may allow an attacker, operating remotely, to modify, add, or delete data using the HTTP protocol...

Dive Deep into VMDR

Qualys devoted the second day of the QSC USA 2020 virtual conference entirely to vulnerability management, detection and response VMDR, a critical area for the security and compliance of hybrid cloud IT environments. Mehul Revankar, VP of Product Management and Engineering for VMDR at Qualys, set...

Scalper-Bots Shake Down Desperate PS5, Xbox Series X Shoppers

It’s a big week for gamers across the globe, with imminent, dueling releases of Xbox Series X and PlayStation PS5. However, an army of retail bots threaten to drive prices up as much as three times the retail price, putting the coveted holiday gifts well out of reach of everyday fans. Retailers...

Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher Multiple Vulnerabilities (Jul 2020 CPU)

The 11.1.1.9.0, 12.2.1.3.0, and 12.2.1.4.0 versions of Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition installed on the remote host are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the July 2020 CPU advisory. - Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network...

RegTech explained: a crucial toolset for the financial industry

Every organization in the financial industry needs to meet certain regulatory obligations, even if it’s just filing a tax return or submitting an annual report. In certain industries, such as financial services, theyve added their own additional sets of rules that must be adhered to. For example,...