The vulnerability of the implementation of Intel Active Management Technology (AMT) for microprogramming software such as Intel Converged Security and Manageability Engine and Intel Management Engine allows a perpetrator to execute arbitrary code with AMT privileges.

The vulnerability of the Intel AMT microprogramming software, the Intel Converged Security and Manageability Engine CSME, and the Intel Management Engine ME, arises from an operation that goes beyond the buffer in memory. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow a perpetrator to execute arbitrary...

Chinese surveillance chips found in servers used by US technology giants: Report

By Waqas This can be one of one of the largest corporate spying and hardware hacking campaigns ever launched by a nation-state. Bloomberg has revealed in its recently published report that a nation-state has launched a significant supply chain attack. It is believed to be one of the largest...

[SECURITY] Fedora 27 Update: udisks2-2.7.6-2.fc27

The Udisks project provides a daemon, tools and libraries to access and manipulate disks, storage devices and technologies...

Wi-Fi Gets Simplified Version Numbers and Next Version is Wi-Fi 6

Do you know what is the latest version of Wi-Fi? It's okay if you don't know. It is — Wi-Fi is 802.11ac. I am sure many of us can't answer this question immediately because the Wi-Fi technology doesn't have a traditional format of version numbers… at least until yesterday. The Wi-Fi Alliance—the...

Keeping Kids Safe Online Starts with Good Habits at Home

During the month of October, we celebrate National Cybersecurity Awareness Month NCSAM. This long-running annual event is all about raising awareness about the importance of protecting our information and privacy online. And for some of us who may have allowed our good habits to lapse, it offers ...

Terahertz Millimeter-Wave Scanners

Interesting article on terahertz millimeter-wave scanners and their uses to detect terrorist bombers. The heart of the device is a block of electronics about the size of a 1990s tower personal computer. It comes housed in a musician's black case, akin to the one Spinal Tap might use on tour. At t...

Cybersecurity Threats to Precision Agriculture

DHS has released a report to address cybersecurity threats to new precision agriculture technologies used in crop and livestock production. Precision agriculture employs a variety of embedded and connected technologies to generate data used to enhance agricultural and livestock management. As...

Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Bridging the Cybersecurity Skills Gap

Pumpkins, football, and cooler weather are three big indicators that it’s officially October. But, the most near and dear benchmark to my heart is that it’s National Cybersecurity Awareness Month NCSAM 2018. In its 15th year, NCASM is as an annual initiative to raise awareness about the importanc...

[SECURITY] Fedora 28 Update: udisks2-2.7.6-2.fc28

The Udisks project provides a daemon, tools and libraries to access and manipulate disks, storage devices and technologies...

Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Java SDK, and IBM Java Runtime Technology Edition affect Rational Functional Tester

Summary There are multiple vulnerabilities in IBM® SDK Java™ Technology Edition, Version 6 & 7 and IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ Technology Edition, Version 6 & 7 that is used by IBM Rational Functional Tester . Vulnerability Details CVEID: CVE-2014-3566 DESCRIPTION: Multiple products could allo...

Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Java SDK and IBM Java Runtime Technology Edition affect Rational Functional Tester (CVE-2014-3065, CVE-2014-3566, CVE-2014-6511)

Summary There are multiple vulnerabilities in IBM SDK Java Technology Edition, Version 7 and IBM Runtime Environment Java Technology Edition, Version 7 that is used by IBM Rational Functional Tester. This also includes a fix for the Padding Oracle On Downgraded Legacy Encryption POODLE SSLv3...

Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Java SDK affects Rational Functional Tester (CVE-2017-10115, CVE-2017-10116)

Summary There are multiple vulnerabilities in IBM® SDK Java™ Technology Edition, Version 7 and 8 that is used by Rational Functional Tester. These issues were disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in July 2017. Vulnerability Details If you run your own Java code using the IBM Java Runtime...

Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Java SDK affects Rational Functional Tester (CVE-2016-0363, CVE-2016-0376)

Summary There are multiple vulnerabilities in IBM® SDK Java™ Technology Edition, Version 7 and 8 that is used by Rational Functional Tester. These issues were disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in April 2016. Vulnerability Details If you run your own Java code using the IBM Java Runtim...

Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in Rational Functional Tester due to IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition Version 1.6 and IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition Version 1.7

Summary Multiple vulnerabilities exist in the Java Runtime Environments JREs IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition Version 1.6 and IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition Version 1.7 that can affect the security of Rational Functional Tester RFT. Vulnerability Details | Subscribe to My Notifications to be...

Phone spampocalypse: fighting back in the age of unwanted calls

When Nigel Guest, then president of the Council of Neighborhood Associations CNA, sent an email with the subject line, “test,” and the small letter “x” in its message body, the city of Berkeley, CA, went into a frenzy. You see, Mr. Guest thought he sent it only to himself, but he actually posted...

Counting People Through a Wall with WiFi

Interesting research: In the team's experiments, one WiFi transmitter and one WiFi receiver are behind walls, outside a room in which a number of people are present. The room can get very crowded with as many as 20 people zigzagging each other. The transmitter sends a wireless signal whose receiv...

Exploring the Way Technology Has Changed Entertainment

By Carolina There is little doubt that technology has influenced people’s lives in many ways. Not only are you more likely to have a mobile phone in your pocket, but you are also likely to use the internet many times per day. While technology has brought a lot of great ideas to business and the w...

Delivering security innovation that puts Microsoft’s experience to work for you

Cybersecurity is the central challenge of our digital age. Without it, everything from our personal email accounts and privacy to the way we do business, and all types of critical infrastructure, are under threat. As attackers evolve, staying ahead of these threats is getting harder. Microsoft ca...

A Hybrid Solution to Taming SOC Alert Overload

The moving assembly line was one of the greatest innovations of the Industrial Revolution. Prior to 1913, when Henry Ford installed the first moving assembly line in his factory, cars were built by humans performing manual, mundane tasks. Imagine humans hand painting cars on the factory floor –...

File Upload Vulnerability in Chengdu Silo Technology Co.

Chengdu Silo Technology Co., Ltd. provides WEB-based system development, services covering web design, website program development, mainstream domain name registration, domestic and international space application, WEB system development, secondary development of WeChat, cell phone website...