Using CIS Controls To Stop Your Network From Falling in With the Wrong Crowd

Earlier this month Kyle Flaherty wrote a post on the Rapid7 Community Blog about how Rapid7 came out on top for coverage of the Center for Internet Security CIS Top 20 Security Controls. In light of recent DDoS events Id like to take a little time to discuss at a high level what the controls are,...

D-Link DWR-932B Backdoors / Default WPS PIN

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 Advisory Information Title: Multiple vulnerabilities found in the Dlink DWR-932B backdoor, backdoor accounts, weak WPS, RCE ... Advisory URL: https://pierrekim.github.io/advisories/2016-dlink-0x00.txt Blog URL:...

Symantec Messaging Gateway Security Update

SUMMARY Symantec has addressed a directory traversal issue in Symantec Messaging Gateway caused by insufficient sanitization of user-supplied input. This issue could allow unauthorized access to files or directories. AFFECTED PRODUCTS Symantec Messaging Gateway SMG --- CVE | Affected Versions |...

Recommended Settings and Best Practices for Generic Implementation of a NetScaler Appliance

Recommended Settings for a Generic Implementation of a NetScaler Appliance The following sections contain the recommended settings for a generic implementation of some features of a NetScaler appliance: Modes Features Global System Settings HTTP Parameters SNMP Alarms Network Interfaces General...

DHS Announces Intent to Publish IoT Security Framework

CAMBRIDGE, Ma.—The Department of Homeland Security today formally announced its plan to develop a set of strategic principles for the Internet of Things, saying such a framework is necessary to protect the nation’s critical infrastructure from cyber threats. In a brief talk at the Internet of...

MuM Map Edit 3.2.6.0 SQL Injection / File Manipulation / Poor Practices

Security Advisory -- Multiple Vulnerabilities - MuM Map Edit Product Vendor: Mensch und Maschine Software SE / Mensch und Maschine acadGraph GmbH Product: MapEdit Affected software version: 3.2.6.0 MuM MapEdit provides geodata to the internet and intranets and is deployed on several communal and...

HTTPS best practices: pshtt

HTTPS best practices “pshtt” is the sound you make when you feel mildly astonished. pshtt “pushed” is a tool to scan domains for HTTPS best practices. It saves its results to a CSV or JSON. pshtt was developed to push organizations— especially large ones like the US Federal Government — to adopt...

Cisco Videoscape Session Resource Manager Denial of Service Vulnerability

A vulnerability in system resource management in the Cisco Videoscape Session Resource Manager VSRM could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause a denial of service DoS condition because the device unexpectedly restarts. The vulnerability occurs because the VSRM is not installed usi...

[SECURITY] Fedora 23 Update: php-zendframework-zendxml-1.0.2-2.fc23

An utility component for XML usage and best practices in PHP...

ABB DataManagerPro Credential Management Vulnerability

OVERVIEW NCCIC/ICS-CERT received a report from Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative ZDI concerning a credential management vulnerability in ABB’s DataManagerPro application. Security researcher Andrea Micalizzi reported this vulnerability to ZDI. ABB has produced a new version to mitigate this...

uTorrent Forums User List Stolen

BitTorrent has warned users of its uTorrent client to change their passwords after a third-party breach allowed hackers to walk off with a list of its forum users. “On June 6th, 2016, BitTorrent was made aware of a security issue involving the vendor which powers our forums,” the company said in ...

Target Device has Poor Performance and/or High Retries When Booting to a vDisk in Private Mode

When installing software in private mode it takes a very long time. Booting devices in Standard Mode works as expected Any maintenance version is very slow Best practices are put in place with Large send offloaddisabled on the target and PVS server anddisabled spanning tree on the switch vDisk is...

Linux Foundation Badge Program Boost Open Source Security

The Linux Foundation says a new Core Infrastructure Initiative CII Best Practices Badge program launched Tuesday will help companies interested in adopting open source technologies evaluate projects based on security, quality and stability. The CII Best Practices Badge does not issue certificates...

Caching best practices & max-age gotchas

Getting caching right yields huge performance benefits, saves bandwidth, and reduces server costs, but many sites half-arse their caching, creating race conditions resulting in interdependent resources getting out of sync. The vast majority of best-practice caching falls into one of two patterns:...

Google Stresses Transparency in New Chrome Web Store Policies

Google last week put app developers on notice, urging them to comply with a new set of privacy policies that it plans on enforcing starting this summer designed to better promote transparency. The rules reflect an update to Google’s User Data Policy for the Chrome Web Store. The company has porte...

OpenSSL CVE-2 0 1 6-0 8 0 0 and CVE-2 0 1 6-0 7 0 3 bug fixes the details of pick-up fun-vulnerability warning-the black bar safety net

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OpenSSL CVE-2 0 1 6-0 8 0 0 and CVE-2 0 1 6-0 7 0 3 bug fixes the details of pick-up fun-vulnerability warning-the black bar safety net

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Unauthenticated Command Injection in Management Web Interface

Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS implements an API to enable programmatic device configuration and administration of the device. An issue was identified where the management API incorrectly parses input to a specific API call, leading to execution of arbitrary OS commands without authentication via the...

Unauthenticated Command Injection in Management Web Interface

Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS implements an API to enable programmatic device configuration and administration of the device. An issue was identified where the management API incorrectly parses input to a specific API call, leading to execution of arbitrary OS commands without authentication via the...

IRS Email Tax Scams Up 400 Percent

A 400 percent surge in tax-related phishing and malware incidents is making this tax season the most treacherous yet for taxpayers. According to an Internal Revenue Service bulletin, this year’s attacks include the tried-and-true email phishing, but also newer forms of attacks that include bogus...