Cisco Releases Security Updates

Cisco has released updates to address vulnerabilities in Prime Collaboration Assurance, Prime Collaboration Provisioning, and TelePresence Server software. Exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow a remote attacker to escalate privileges, obtain sensitive information, or cause a...

IC3 Issues Alert on IoT Devices

The Internet Crime Complaint Center IC3 has issued an alert to individuals and businesses about the security risks involved with the Internet of Things IoT. IoT refers to the emerging network of devices e.g., smart TVs, home automation systems that connect to one another via the Internet, often...

Microsoft Releases September 2015 Security Bulletin

Microsoft has released 12 updates to address vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows. Exploitation of some of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to take control of an affected system. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review Microsoft Security Bulletins MS15-094 through...

These Top 7 Brutal Cyber Attacks Prove 'No One is Immune to Hacking' — Part II

In Part I of this two-part series from The Hacker News, the First Four list of Top Brutal Cyber Attacks shows that whoever you are, Security can never be perfect. As attackers employ innovative hacking techniques and zero-day exploits, the demand for increased threat protection grows. In this...

Warning! Seagate Wireless Hard Drives Have a Secret Backdoor for Hackers

Several of Seagate's 3rd generation Wireless Hard drives have a secret backdoor for hackers that puts users' data at risk. A Recent study done by the security researchers at Tangible Security firm disclosed an “undocumented Telnet services” with a hard-coded password in Seagate Wireless Hard...

Dennis Fisher and Mike Mimoso Discuss the Week in News: Chinese Sanctions, Doing Away with RC4, and Mobile Pwn2Own

Dennis Fisher and Mike Mimoso talk about the potential US sanctions against China over cyberespionage, the browser vendors dumping RC4, the trouble at Mobile Pwn2Own and more security news of the week. Download: digitalunderground218.mp3 Music by Chris Gonsalves...

Caution! Hackers Can Easily Hijack Popular Baby Monitors to Watch Your Kids

Several video baby monitors from six different manufacturers were under scrutiny for in-depth security testing, and the outcome was negative. Yes, they lacked in serving basic security through their devices. At the High Technology Crime Investigation Association HTCIA conference on September 2,...

Cisco Releases Security Updates

Cisco has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in its Integrated Management Controller IMC Supervisor and the UCS Director formally known as Cloupia Unified Infrastructure Controller. Exploitation of these vulnerabilities may allow a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access or...

U.S. Prepping Sanctions Against China Over Cyberattacks

The U.S. government is purportedly readying economic sanctions against China and is prepared to call out several Chinese companies and individuals for committing cyber espionage. It’s not exactly clear when the Obama administration will levy the sanctions, but according to an article from Sunday’...

Google Releases Security Update for Chrome

Google has released Chrome version 45.0.2454.85 to address multiple vulnerabilities for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Exploitation of one of these vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to take control of an affected system. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review the Chrome Releases page...

golfsilver.com XSS vulnerability

Vulnerable URL: http://golfsilver.com/index.cfm?Page=Contact%20Us=CONTACT%20GolfSilver=xx%22%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert%28%22XSSPOSED%22%29%3C/script%3E%3Cfragment%20yyy=0U812=True Details: Description| Value ---|--- Patched:| No Latest check for patch:| 25.07.2017 Vulnerability type:| XSS Vulnerability...

British-born ISIS Hacker Killed in US Drone Strike in Syria

Remember Team Poison? The hackers group that was active in 2012, and was known for gaining access to the former Prime Minister Tony Blair's address book and then publishing information from it. The British hacker who actually obtained the Prime Minister's address book and was jailed for six month...

Drupal Releases Security Updates

Drupal has released updates to address multiple vulnerabilities, one of which could allow an attacker with elevated permissions to inject malicious code. Available updates include: Drupal core 6.37 for 6.x users Drupal core 7.39 for 7.x users US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review...

Adobe Releases Security Update for LiveCycle Data Services

Adobe has released a security update to address a vulnerability in LiveCycle Data Services versions 4.7, 4.6.2, 4.5, and 3.0.x. Exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information from an affected system. US-CERT recommends that users and administrators...

Apple Releases Security Updates for OS X Server, iOS, Safari, and Yosemite

Apple has released security updates for OS X Server, iOS, Safari, and Yosemite to address multiple vulnerabilities. Exploitation of some of these vulnerabilities may allow a remote attacker to take control of an affected system. Available updates include: iOS 8.4.1 for iPhone 4s and later, iPod...

Twitter Adds Email Privacy Data to Transparency Report

The number of information requests Twitter is receiving from the United States government is increasing steadily, having risen roughly 50 percent in the first six months of this year compared to the last six months of 2014. In its latest transparency report, Twitter said that it received 2,436...

Evolution in Attacks Against Cisco IOS Software Platforms

Cisco has observed increasingly complex attacks that could allow an attacker to gain administrative access to a Cisco IOS device by installing a malicious ROMMON image. Successful exploitation using this image could allow an attacker to manipulate device behavior after the device is rebooted...

Required Group Policy Preference Actions for Microsoft Security Bulletin MS14-025

US-CERT is aware of continued exploitation of insecurely stored passwords in Group Policy Preferences, due to incomplete implementations of Microsoft Security Bulletin MS14-025. Systems may still be vulnerable to exploitation if administrators have not cleared all previously stored passwords from...

Mozilla Releases Security Updates for Firefox

The Mozilla Foundation has released security updates to address a critical vulnerability in the built-in PDF Viewer for Firefox and Firefox ESR. Exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to steal files from an affected computer. Available updates include: Firefox 39.0.3 Firefox ESR...

Best Practices to Protect You, Your Network, and Your Information

The National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center NCCIC and its partners responded to a series of data breaches in the public and private sector over the last year, helping organizations through incident response actions, conducting damage assessments, and implementing restoration...