Gary McGraw on BSIMM8 and Software Security

Software security pioneer Gary McGraw talks to Mike Mimoso about the latest iteration of the Building Security In Maturity Model BSIMM report. BSIMM is a snapshot of how some of the world’s biggest tech companies and enterprises are handling secure development practices. Gary talks about some of...

BlueBorne – Bluetooth’s airborne influenza

Armis Labs has discovered a new attack vector that targets any device that has Bluetooth capability. This includes mobile, desktop, and IoT — roughly accounting for 8.2 billion devices. All operating systems are susceptible — Android, iOS, Windows, and Linux. Dubbed BlueBorne, it exposes several...

Endpoint isn’t the best place to block threats

Hackers often look for a number of ways to target business users, compromise critical systems and get away with sensitive information or money. These attacks can come from email and web sources, and even infect business endpoints. According to a 2015 industry survey, 73 percent of respondents...

A week in security (September 18 – September 24)

Last week, we kept you updated on our blog about the infected versions of CCleaner that were offered as downloads on the official servers. We also warned you against a fake IRS notice that delivers a customized spying tool, some of the threats currently facing gamers, and a Netflix scam that has...

This Week in Security News

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. Below you’ll find a quick recap of topics followed by links to news articles and/or our blog posts providing additional insight. Be sure to check back...

Linux Trojan Using Hacked IoT Devices to Send Spam Emails

Botnets, like Mirai, that are capable of infecting Linux-based internet-of-things IoT devices are constantly increasing and are mainly designed to conduct Distributed Denial of Service DDoS attacks, but researchers have discovered that cybercriminals are using botnets for mass spam mailings. New...

IoT Device Security At Home

My girlfriend read something that worried her about the security risks posed by Internet of Things IoT devices at home. She had recently purchased a new TV, and she has an older home security system. She asked if her privacy might be at risk. We talked about the kinds of problems an unprotected...

This Week in Security News

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. Below you’ll find a quick recap of topics followed by links to news articles and/or our blog posts providing additional insight. Be sure to check back...

Mako Server SSRF / Disclosure / Code Execution

SSD Beyond Security: https://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/3391 + Credits: John Page a.k.a hyp3rlinx + Website: hyp3rlinx.altervista.org + Source: http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/MAKO-WEB-SERVER-MULTIPLE-UNAUTHENTICATED-VULNERABILIITIES-SECURITEAM.txt + ISR: ApparitionSec...

InsideSecure MatrixSSL x509 certificate General Names Information Disclosure Vulnerability(CVE-2017-2782)

Summary An integer overflow vulnerability exists in the X509 certificate parsing functionality of InsideSecure MatrixSSL 3.8.7b. A specially crafted x509 certificate can cause a length counter to overflow, leading to a controlled out of bounds copy operation. To trigger this vulnerability, a...

Bluetooth agreement revealed eight major security vulnerability bug, capable of affecting fifty-three billion Bluetooth the efficacy of the equipment-vulnerability warning-the black bar safety net

If you use a Bluetooth-enabled device, whether smartphone, laptop, or Smart TV, Smart Car, or other IoT devices, have to be careful. Recent researchers found the Bluetooth Protocol, 8 0-day vulnerabilities, of which 3 are classified as severity level. These vulnerabilities may affect the 53 milli...

The IoT Attack Vector “BlueBorne” Exposes Almost Every Connected Device (BlueBorne)

General Overview Armis Labs revealed a new attack vector endangering major mobile, desktop, and IoT operating systems, including Android, iOS, Windows, and Linux, and the devices using them. The new vector is dubbed “BlueBorne”, as it spread through the air airborne and attacks devices via...

BlueBorne Bluetooth Flaw Affects Millions of Smartphones, IoT and PCs

By Waqas A Palo Alto based Internet of Things IoT security company This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: BlueBorne Bluetooth Flaw Affects Millions of Smartphones, IoT and PCs...

Securing a Raspberry Pi

A Raspberry Pi is a tiny computer designed for makers and all sorts of Internet-of-Things types of projects. Make magazine has an article about securing it. Reading it, I am struck by how much work it is to secure. I fear that this is beyond the capabilities of most tinkerers, and the result will...

Wireless 'BlueBorne' Attacks Target Billions of Bluetooth Devices

Researchers disclosed a bevy of Bluetooth vulnerabilities Tuesday that threaten billions of devices from Android and Apple smartphones to millions of printers, smart TVs and IoT devices that use the short-range wireless protocol. Worse, according to researchers at IoT security firm Armis that fou...

BlueBorne: Critical Bluetooth Attack Puts Billions of Devices at Risk of Hacking

If you are using a Bluetooth enabled device, be it a smartphone, laptop, smart TV or any other IoT device, you are at risk of malware attacks that can carry out remotely to take over your device even without requiring any interaction from your side. Security researchers have just discovered total...

BlueBorne Bluetooth Vulnerabilities

US-CERT is aware of a collection of Bluetooth vulnerabilities, known as BlueBorne, potentially affecting millions of unpatched mobile phones, computers, and Internet of Things IoT devices. A remote attacker could exploit several of these vulnerabilities to take control of affected devices. US-CER...

A week in security (September 4 – September 10)

Last week, we looked into expired domain names being used for malvertising, delved into dubious Facebook apps, and checked out Chinese seminar scams. We also explained the whys and wherefores of false positives, explained what Google is doing with HTTPs, warned you away from a fake DHS email, and...

Raspberry Pi: Learn How to Build Amazing IoT & Robotics Projects at Home

Do you want to make your own robot at home? But, of course, one can not spend hundreds or thousands of dollars, and definitely would not be able to join a 4-year-long engineering institute to learn how to do it? Well, we have good news for you—Try the Raspberry Pi board to create amazing projects...

Linux/ARM (Raspberry Pi) - Bind TCP Shell (4444/TCP) Shellcode (192 bytes)

/ Andrea Sindoni - @invictus1306 This schellcode is part of my episodes: - ARM exploitation for IoT - https://quequero.org/2017/07/arm-exploitation-iot-episode-2/ Enviroment: Raspberry pi 3 Default settings for port:4444 @.syntax unified .global start start: mov r1, 0x5C @ r1=0x5c mov r5, 0x11 @...