Why We Don’t Generate Elliptic Curves Every Day

With all the talk recently of how the NIST curve parameters were selected, a reasonable observer could wonder why we all use the same curves instead of generating them along with keys, like we do for Diffie-Hellman parameters. You might have memories of waiting around for openssl dhparam to run a...

[SECURITY] Fedora 37 Update: python-django-4.1.12-1.fc37

Django is a high-level Python Web framework that encourages rapid development and a clean, pragmatic design. It focuses on automating as much as possible and adhering to the DRY Don't Repeat Yourself principle...

Breaking the Chain of Data Access: The Importance of Separating Human and Application Users

Data, the lifeblood of any organization, relies on the database as its beating heart. As a result, businesses invest heavily in designing and monitoring all access to it. In traditional literature, there are two types of users: administrative users, who manage the entire lifecycle of a database...

[SECURITY] Fedora 38 Update: python-django-4.1.12-1.fc38

Django is a high-level Python Web framework that encourages rapid development and a clean, pragmatic design. It focuses on automating as much as possible and adhering to the DRY Don't Repeat Yourself principle...

Fedora: Security Advisory for python-django (FEDORA-2023-a53ab7c969)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

[SECURITY] Fedora 38 Update: python-django-4.0.10-1.fc38

Django is a high-level Python Web framework that encourages rapid development and a clean, pragmatic design. It focuses on automating as much as possible and adhering to the DRY Don't Repeat Yourself principle...

[SECURITY] Fedora 37 Update: python-django-4.0.10-1.fc37

Django is a high-level Python Web framework that encourages rapid development and a clean, pragmatic design. It focuses on automating as much as possible and adhering to the DRY Don't Repeat Yourself principle...

[SECURITY] Fedora 38 Update: python-django3-3.2.18-1.fc38

Django is a high-level Python Web framework that encourages rapid development and a clean, pragmatic design. It focuses on automating as much as possible and adhering to the DRY Don't Repeat Yourself principle...

[SECURITY] Fedora 37 Update: python-django3-3.2.18-1.fc37

Django is a high-level Python Web framework that encourages rapid development and a clean, pragmatic design. It focuses on automating as much as possible and adhering to the DRY Don't Repeat Yourself principle...

[SECURITY] Fedora 36 Update: python-django3-3.2.18-1.fc36

Django is a high-level Python Web framework that encourages rapid development and a clean, pragmatic design. It focuses on automating as much as possible and adhering to the DRY Don't Repeat Yourself principle...

Adobe Reader Classic 2020 Security Update (APSB23-01) - Windows

Adobe Acrobat Reader is prone to multiple vulnerabilities. SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only CPE =...

The Decoupling Principle

This is a really interesting paper that discusses what the authors call the Decoupling Principle: The idea is simple, yet previously not clearly articulated: to ensure privacy, information should be divided architecturally and institutionally such that each entity has only the information they ne...

US agencies issue warning about DAIXIN Team ransomware

The FBI, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA, and the Department of Health and Human Services HHS have issued a joint advisory about DAIXIN Team, a fledgling ransomware and data exfiltration group that has been targeting US healthcare. First spotted in June 2022, the DAIXIN Team...

Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk VantagePoint

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v3 9.9 ATTENTION: Exploitable remotely/low attack complexity Vendor: Rockwell Automation Equipment: FactoryTalk VantagePoint software Vulnerabilities: Improper Access Control, SQL Injection 2. RISK EVALUATION Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow...

Shopify: Shop App - Attacker is able to intercept authorization code during authentication (OAuth) and is able to get access to Microsoft Outlook email account

A vulnerability was discovered in the Shop App's Microsoft Outlook OAuth flow, where a malicious app could intercept the authorization code during authentication due to the use of deep links. This could allow an attacker to gain access to the victim's emails. The issue was mitigated by implementi...

The art and science behind Microsoft threat hunting: Part 1

At Microsoft, we define threat hunting as the practice of actively looking for cyberthreats that have covertly or not so covertly penetrated an environment. This involves looking beyond the known alerts or malicious threats to discover new potential threats and vulnerabilities. Why do incident...

Multiple storage slot collisions between versions - due to different order in declaration

Lines of code Vulnerability details Impact If we list the sequence of how variables receive slots, we will see the failure to follow "append-only" principle. Many variable added "in-between" V2 version can read/write wrong slots. Proof of Concept Here is the table/list of variable, built taking...

[M-01] Easily bypassing admins 'pause' for swivel

Lines of code Vulnerability details Impact Assuming admin decides to pause an external principle when it's dangerous, malicious or unprofitable, Bypassing the admins decision can result in loss of funds for the project. Proof of Concept The principals enum p is only used for unpausedp modifier, a...

Rockwell Automation Logix Controllers

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v3 6.8 ATTENTION: Exploitable remotely Vendor: Rockwell Automation Equipment: Logix Controllers Vulnerability: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption 2. RISK EVALUATION Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow an unauthorized user to send malicious messages to...

6 Best Data Security Practices You Can Start Today

Given the dramatic increases in the volume and frequency of data theft due to breaches and the increased threat of cyberattacks resulting from current conflicts, organizations worldwide are prioritizing tactical and strategic efforts to shore up their data security. Here are six best practices yo...