GNU C Library Dynamic Loader glibc ld.so - Memory Leak Buffer Overflow

GNU C Library Dynamic Loader glibc ld.so - Memory Leak Buffer Overflow Qualys Security Advisory Buffer overflow in glibc's ld.so ======================================================================== Contents ======================================================================== Summary Memor...

Qualys Security Advisory - GNU C Library Memory Leak / Buffer Overflow

Qualys Security Advisory Buffer overflow in glibc's ld.so ======================================================================== Contents ======================================================================== Summary Memory Leak Buffer Overflow Exploitation Acknowledgments...

GNU C Library Dynamic Loader glibc ld.so - Memory Leak / Buffer Overflow

Qualys Security Advisory Buffer overflow in glibc's ld.so ======================================================================== Contents ======================================================================== Summary Memory Leak Buffer Overflow Exploitation Acknowledgments...

Implementing the CIS 20 Critical Security Controls: Delving into More Sophisticated Techniques

Corden Pharma needed a standardized security program to meet customer requirements. Link3 Technologies wanted to prioritize its network security improvements. Telenet was looking for a road map to implement its ISO-27000 compliance program. These three companies — a German pharmaceutical contract...

Qualys Policy Compliance Notification: Policy Library Update

The Qualys library of built-in policies makes it easy to comply with the security standards and regulations that are most commonly used and adhered to. Qualys provides a wide range of policies, including many that have been certified by CIS as well as the ones based on security guidelines from...

Qualys Cloud Platform 8.11.2 New Features

This new patch release of the Qualys Cloud Platform, version 8.11.2, includes updates to shared platform features, Qualys Vulnerability Management and Qualys Policy Compliance SCAP scanning. Update 12/1/2017: New Vulnerability Management feature added below. Feature Highlights Cloud Platform User...

Qualys WAS: New Detections for XML External Entities (XXE)

In the new 2017 edition of the OWASP Top 10, XML External Entities XXE make their first appearance at A4 on the list. Qualys is pleased to announce that Qualys Web Application Scanning WAS engine 4.4 includes new detection capabilities for XXE vulnerabilities. About XML External Entities XXE If...

Implementing the CIS 20 Critical Security Controls: Building Upon Foundational Cyber Hygiene

Most successful cyber attacks exploit known vulnerabilities for which patches are available, or take advantage of weak configuration settings that could have been easily hardened. You can significantly lower the risk of being victimized by this type of common, preventable attack by adopting the...

Vulnerability Management for Network Perimeter

Network Perimeter is like a door to your organization. It is accessible to everyone and vulnerability exploitation does not require any human interactions, unlike, for example, phishing attacks. Potential attacker can automate most of his actions searching for an easy target. It's important not t...

ZeroNights 2017: back to the cyber 80s

Last Friday, 17th of November, I attended the ZeroNights 2017 conference in Moscow. And it was pretty awesome. Thanks to the organizers! Here I would like to share some of my impressions. First of all, I want to say that two main Moscow events for information security practitioners, PHDays and...

Implementing the CIS 20 Critical Security Controls: Slash Risk of Cyber Attacks by 85%

If a CISO needed to cut cyber attack risk by 85%, how would this security chief go about accomplishing that? Would the CISO even know where to begin? It’s safe to say that such a mandate would be considered daunting, and maybe even overwhelming. CISOs are scrambling to protect IT infrastructures...

Webcast Q&A: DevSecOps – Building Continuous Security Into IT and App Infrastructures

As organizations adopt DevOps to create and deliver software quickly and continuously — a key step for supporting their digital transformation initiatives — they must not overlook security. In DevOps, development and operations teams add agility and efficiency to software lifecycles with automati...

New ‘Silence’ Banking Trojan copies Carbanak to Steal from Banks (Analysis with IOCs)

Dark Reading is reporting on a new banking trojan called 'Silence' that mimics techniques similar to the Carbanak hacker group targeting banks and financial institutions. The attack vector is similar – target individuals using spear-phish emails to trick them into running a malicious attachment...

Webcast Q&A: Automating the CIS Critical Security Controls

Qualys Product Management Director Tim White and SANS Institute Analyst John Pescatore did a deep dive into the Center for Internet Security’s Critical Security Controls during a recent webcast, and answered questions from audience members about these 20 foundational security practices, and about...

Korenix JetNet

CVSS v3 9.8 ATTENTION: Remotely exploitable/low skill level to exploit. Vendor: Korenix Equipment: JetNet Vulnerabilities: Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key, Use of Hard-coded Credentials AFFECTED PRODUCTS The following versions of JetNet, an Ethernet switch, are affected: JetNet5018G version...

The Shift from Securing our Networks to Enabling the Digital Transformation of our Enterprises

It’s not yet Thursday, but attendees at Qualys Security Conference 2017 were treated to a major “throwback” as CEO and Chairman Philippe Courtot journeyed back centuries during QSC17’s opening keynote to illustrate the seismic changes of today’s digital revolution. Courtot cited some of history’s...

Qualys Policy Compliance Notification: Policy Library Update

Qualys’ library of built-in policies makes it easy to comply with the security standards and regulations that are most commonly used and adhered to. Qualys provides a wide range of policies, including many that have been certified by CIS as well as the ones based on security guidelines from vendo...

Bugcrowd Integration Now Available in Qualys Web Application Scanning

The new version of Qualys Web Application Scanning, WAS 5.7, adds an integration with Bugcrowd for centralized viewing and triaging of both WAS automated vulnerability detections and vulnerabilities submitted by Bugcrowd's approved security researchers. Qualys WAS customers running a bug bounty...

QSC17 Focuses on Digital Transformation’s Challenges and Opportunities

Qualys Security Conference 2017 finds Qualys rapidly advancing in its ongoing quest to seamlessly and transparently thread security into the fabric of IT environments, and to make it essential for digital transformation. At QSC17, happening this week in Las Vegas, Qualys executives will share how...

Microsoft’s October Patch Batch Fixes 62 Flaws

Microsoft on Tuesday released software updates to fix at least 62 security vulnerabilities in Windows, Office and other software. Two of those flaws were detailed publicly before yesterday's patches were released, and one of them is already being exploited in active attacks, so attackers already...