Flashlight App Settles with FTC

The makers of a popular Android flashlight application have settled with the Federal Trade Commission over allegations that they covertly tracked the locations of the “Brightest Flashlight Free” users and sold that information to advertising firms. The FTC’s charges stem primarily from the fact...

[zAnti] Android Network Toolkit

Anti consists of 2 parts: The Anti version itself and extendable plugins. Upcoming updates will add functionality, plugins or vulnerabilities/exploits to Anti Using Anti is very intuitive - on each run, Anti will map your network, scan for active devices and vulnerabilities, and will display the...

Cisco Releases Security Advisories

Cisco has released three security advisories to address multiple vulnerabilities in several separate products. These vulnerabilities may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code, operate with elevated privilege, or cause a denial-of-service condition. US-CERT encourages users and...

WordPress Releases Update for WordPress 3.7

WordPress has released WordPress 3.7 “Basie” for all previous versions. This version has been devised to automatically update with the latest maintenance and security releases, making the process more reliable and secure, with dozens of new checks and safeguards. WordPress 3.7 also updates the...

What Does PCI 3.0 Mean to Security Practitioners?

Cybercrime, identity theft, and frauds are on the rise; and in most cases, the data breaches are associated with credit cards and cardholder data. The impact of data breach not only affects your organization, but also your customers. A common observation cites that organizations that are PCI...

NIST Publishes Preliminary Cybersecurity Framework

Following an Executive Order issued by U.S. President Barack Obama in February of this year, the National Institute of Standards and Technology NIST yesterday made public a provisional copy of the government’s cybersecurity framework and says it will accept public comment on the draft for the nex...

Symantec Management Platform Agent Static Service Key

SUMMARY The Symantec Management Platform agent and task agent installs a registry service key that is used to retrieve software packages from package servers. The registry key is locally accessible and can potentially be extracted and decrypted by an authorized local user using a static key commo...

CVE-2013-5750: Security issue in FOSUserBundle login form

Django recently released a new version of their framework to address a possible DOS attack when an attacker uses a very long password on a login form. One of the best practices for passwords is to store a hash of the password instead of the raw value. In Symfony, the encoders are responsible for...

The Sky is Not Falling--It's Fallen

It’s no fun being a cynic, thinking that everything is bad and getting worse. It’s easy–especially in the security community–but it’s not fun. But, in light of the latest in the interminable string of revelations about the NSA’s efforts to eat away at the foundation of the security industry, the...

Apple Releases Security Update for OS X Server

Apple has released a security update for OS X Server v2.2.2 for OS X Mountain Lion v10.8 or later to address multiple vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities may allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service, execute arbitrary code or cause a cross-site scripting attack. US-CERT encourages...

OpenEMR 4.1.1 Patch 14 - Multiple Vulnerabilities

OpenEMR is a Free and Open Source electronic health records and medical practice management application that can run on Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, and many other platforms. OpenEMR is ONC Complete Ambulatory EHR certified and is one of the most popular open source electronic medical records in use...

OpenX Releases Security Update

OpenX has released an important security update for OpenX Source, the open source ad serving product. The downloadable ZIP archive of OpenX Source 2.8.10 was compromised to include a backdoor that would allow an attacker to upload and execute arbitrary PHP code. Compromised OpenX Source ad server...

Chinese computer maker Lenovo banned by Spy Agencies

According to a new report, the world's biggest personal computer maker, Chinese firm Lenovo Group Limited has reportedly been banned from supplying equipment for networks of the intelligence and defense services of Australia, the United States, Britain, Canada and New Zealand, due to hacking...

Chinese computer maker Lenovo banned by Spy Agencies

According to a new report, the world’s biggest personal computer maker, Chinese firm Lenovo Group Limited has reportedly been banned from supplying equipment for networks of the intelligence and defense services of Australia, the United States, Britain, Canada and New Zealand, due to hacking...

Updated opera packages replace code signing certificate

Opera 12.16 contains a replaced code signing certificate. Opera Software recently experienced an attack on the internal infrastructure. Following best practices, Opera Software is replacing signing certificates in Opera with newly issued certificates. Certificates in Opera include the code signin...

Microsoft Releases July 2013 Security Bulletin

Microsoft has released updates to address vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows, .NET Framework, Silverlight, Office, Visual Studio, Lync, Internet Explorer, and Windows Defender as part of the Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for July 2013. These vulnerabilities could allow remote code executi...

PRISM like Surveillance system in France to intercept billions of communications

The US isn't the only western country with an Digital eye i.e PRISM like surveillance program, designed to monitor internet and phone communications. French is leading member at European Parliament and they voted to launch an in-depth inquiry against the US's based PRISM surveillance project. The...

Symantec Security Information Manager Console Security Issues

SUMMARY Symantec's Security Information Manager SSIM management console is susceptible to multiple security issues. Successful exploitation could result in potential cookie stealing, session hijacking, unauthorized disclosure of sensitive application information and potential for unauthorized...

LG Android Backup Software Vulnerable to Root Exploit

A vulnerability in backup software installed on some LG Android smartphones could enable an attacker with access to the device to gain root privileges. Sprite Software’s AndroidBackup tool is installed by OEM on a number of LG Optimus, Mach, Lollipop, and Prada devices. The backup tool, in...

Bug Exposes Facebook Data Correlation, Privacy Practices

An information disclosure bug has drawn back the curtain on some of the data correlation Facebook does with users’ contact details and opened the social network’s policies up to criticism. Facebook said the bug in its Download Your Information DYI tool has been repaired but not before six million...