FedRAMP Readiness Assessment Report (RAR) template launched

As part of the FedRAMP Accelerated process, cloud service providers CSPs can now complete a Readiness Assessment Report RAR to demonstrate their readiness for the FedRAMP process. The RAR is required for CSPs pursuing the FedRAMP JAB approval route. CSPs should also consider having a Readiness...

IBM Opens Attack Simulation Test Center

CAMBRIDGE, Ma. – IBM cut the ribbon on its new global security headquarters Wednesday that will also serve as command center for its just announced X-Force Incident Response and Intelligence Services. The centerpiece of the new 153,000-sqft facility is the company’s Cyber Range which IBM bills as...

SUSE-SU-2016:2627-1 Security update for POS_Image3, POS_Server3

This update provides POSImage3 and POSServer3 version 3.5.5, which bring many fixes and enhancements: - Fixed potential security issues bsc946740 use three argument perl open function consistently use array in perl system call everywhere use preferably perl built-in functions instead of external...

Regulators To US Banks: Be Vigilant of ATM Fraud, DDoS

U.S. regulators are warning banks this week about a recent rash of “large dollar value” ATM fraud and the ongoing risks distributed denial of service DDoS attacks that target public bank websites can pose. Members of FFIEC, the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council, an interagency se...

Printer Job Language Abuse Tool

!/usr/bin/python2 """ printit.py - sends postscript files to printers. Never pay extortionate prices for printing again! Author: Darren "infodox" Martyn Twitter: @infodox Licence: WTFPL - wtfpl.net Bitcoins: 1PapWy5tKx7xPpX2Zg8Rbmevbk5K4ke1ku Version: 20140109.1 Changes: Added ReadyMessage...

DISA Security Readiness Review Scripts Detection

The remote host has a copy of the DISA Security Readiness Review SRR Scripts present. TRUSTED...

DISA Security Readiness Review Scripts for Solaris Local Privilege Escalation

The remote host has a copy of the DISA Security Readiness Review SRR Scripts for Solaris that is affected by a local privilege escalation vulnerability. The vulnerability could be leveraged to execute files in arbitrary directories with root privileges, as long as such files are named 'java',...

pki security update

CentOS Errata and Security Advisory CESA-2013:0511 Updated pki-core packages that fix multiple security issues, two bugs, and add various enhancements are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderate security impact. A...

RedHat Update for pki-core RHSA-2013:0511-02

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2013 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 scriptxrefname:"URL",...

Intel Processor SYSRET Vulnerability Affecting Some 64-Bit Systems

A flaw exists in the way that a specific instruction is handled on some types of Intel 64-bit chips that could open up some operating systems and types of virtualization software to attacks, according to an alert issued last week but revised today by the United States Computer Emergency Readiness...

Advance Ethical Hacking and Cyber Security Boot Camp at Delhi, India

Have you ever wondered how Hackers or Black Hats hack into a computer system ? Our Hacker Boot Camp training session will teach you how this can be done. You will be shown the techniques, tools and methods that the hacker uses. This insight will help you understand how to better protect your IT...

U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Unix Security Readiness Review (SRR) privilege escalation

Application executes all executables with predefined names found in system...

DISA UNIX SRR scripts execute untrusted programs as root

Overview The Defense Information Systems Agency DISA UNIX Security Readiness Review SRR scripts find1 and execute -exec various programs to obtain version information. The SRR scripts are designed to be run as root. An attacker who can write a file under the root file system may be able to exploi...

Code injection

The U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency DISA Security Readiness Review SRR script for the Solaris x86 platform executes files in arbitrary directories as root for filenames equal to 1 java, 2 openssl, 3 php, 4 snort, 5 tshark, 6 vncserver, or 7 wireshark, which allows local users to gain...

CVE-2009-4211

The U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency DISA Security Readiness Review SRR script for the Solaris x86 platform executes files in arbitrary directories as root for filenames equal to 1 java, 2 openssl, 3 php, 4 snort, 5 tshark, 6 vncserver, or 7 wireshark, which allows local users to gain...

U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Unix Security Readiness Review (SRR) root compromise / VU#433821

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Executive Summary - ----------------- Unprivileged local users can obtain root access on Unix systems where the DISA SRR scripts are run. If a remote user can introduce a file into the filesystem e.g. anonymous ftp, http upload, cdrom, samba share,...

DHS Set to Announce Cyber Merger

In what could mark a major improvement to the nation’s ability to defend itself against cyber threats, the Department of Homeland Security will announce Friday that the US Computer Emergency Readiness Team will merge with the National Coordinating Center for Telecommunications. The two groups — n...

iPhone 3G S still not enterprise-ready

From Computerworld Matt Hamblen The new iPhone 3G S boasts remote data wipe, hardware-based encryption and tethering of the device to a laptop that would seem to please business users interested in protecting data and enhancing productivity. But no, those steps are not good enough for widespread...

CVE-2009-1161

CVE-2009-1161 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in CiscoWorks Common Services (CWCS) 3.0.x–3.2.x on Windows when the TFTP service is enabled. An unauthenticated remote attacker could access arbitrary files via CWCS TFTP, affecting multiple Cisco products that rely on CWCS (e.g., Unifi...

U.S. falling far behind on cybersecurity

In the next few weeks President Barack Obama will be handed a report detailing the country’s cybersecurity defenses and laying out what’s needed to protect America’s technology resources from hostile nations and organized crime groups. It will not be a pretty picture. Cybersecurity experts, forme...