February 8, 2016
“Error 53” – could an iPhone update turn your phone into a brick?
LinuxSecurity.com: Bring technologists and members of the intelligence community together to figure out what to do about unbreakable encryption and guess what they conclude? They conclude that they don’t really need to worry about it.
February 8, 2016
I forgot my Windows 10 password!
February 8, 2016
Monday review – the hot 25 stories of the week
February 8, 2016
LinuxSecurity.com: Three and a half years after he sought temporary asylum in the Ecuadorean embassy in London only to find himself a captive instead, a UN group has ruled that UK and Swedish authorities unlawfully detained WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in violation of their international human rights obligations.
February 8, 2016
LinuxSecurity.com: On Sunday, an account on Twitter posted a Department of Homeland Security staff directory with 9,355 names. Shortly after the DHS data was posted, the account went on to claim that an additional data dump focused on 20,000 FBI employees was next.
February 8, 2016
LinuxSecurity.com: Days after a group of concerned professors raised alarm bells over a new network monitoring system installed at the University of California, Berkeley and the other nine campuses of the University of California system, a separate committee of system-wide faculty has now given its blessing.
February 8, 2016
Type: Vulnerability. Microsoft VBScript and JScript are prone to multiple remote memory-corruption vulnerabilities; fixes are available.
February 8, 2016
Type: Vulnerability. Microsoft Internet Explorer is prone to a remote privilege-escalation vulnerability; fixes are available.
February 8, 2016
Type: Vulnerability. Microsoft Office is prone to a remote memory-corruption vulnerability; fixes are available.
February 8, 2016
Type: Vulnerability. Microsoft Internet Explorer is prone to a remote memory-corruption vulnerability; fixes are available.
February 8, 2016
Type: Vulnerability. Microsoft Office is prone to a remote memory-corruption vulnerability; fixes are available.
February 8, 2016
Type: Vulnerability. Microsoft Internet Explorer is prone to a remote memory-corruption vulnerability; fixes are available.
February 8, 2016
Type: Vulnerability. Microsoft Office is prone to a remote memory-corruption vulnerability; fixes are available.
February 8, 2016
Type: Vulnerability. Microsoft Internet Explorer and Edge are prone to a remote memory-corruption vulnerability; fixes are available.
February 8, 2016
Type: Vulnerability. Microsoft Windows is prone to a local information-disclosure vulnerability; fixes are available.
February 8, 2016
Type: Vulnerability. Microsoft Internet Explorer is prone to an information-disclosure vulnerability; fixes are available.
February 8, 2016
security update
February 8, 2016
Type: Vulnerability. Microsoft Edge is prone to a security-bypass vulnerability; fixes are available.
February 7, 2016
Type: Vulnerability. Microsoft Edge is prone to a remote privilege-escalation vulnerability; fixes are available.
February 7, 2016
Type: Vulnerability. Microsoft Edge is prone to a security vulnerability that may allow attackers to conduct spoofing attacks; fixes are available.
February 7, 2016
Type: Vulnerability. Microsoft Edge is prone to a remote memory-corruption vulnerability; fixes are available.
February 7, 2016
Type: Vulnerability. Android is prone to a remote security vulnerability.
February 7, 2016
Type: Vulnerability. Adobe Flash Player and AIR are prone to multiple remote code-execution vulnerabilities; fixes are available.
February 7, 2016
Type: Vulnerability. Adobe Flash Player and AIR are prone to multiple unspecified memory-corruption vulnerabilities; fixes are available.
February 7, 2016
Type: Vulnerability. Adobe Flash Player and AIR are prone to a stack-based buffer-overflow vulnerability; fixes are available.
February 7, 2016
Type: Vulnerability. Adobe Flash Player and AIR are prone to multiple remote code-execution vulnerabilities; fixes are available.
February 7, 2016
Type: Vulnerability. Microsoft Internet Explorer is prone to a remote memory-corruption vulnerability; fixes are available.
February 7, 2016
security update
February 7, 2016
You let a COMPUTER edit my source code? [Chet Chat Podcast 230]
February 7, 2016
8 hot technologies the CIA wants
February 6, 2016
Type: Vulnerability. Microsoft Windows is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability; fixes are available.
February 6, 2016
Type: Vulnerability. Microsoft Windows is prone to a remote code-execution vulnerability; fixes are available.
February 6, 2016
Type: Vulnerability. Microsoft Windows is prone to a remote code-execution vulnerability; fixes are available.
February 6, 2016
Type: Vulnerability. Microsoft Office is prone to a remote code-execution vulnerability; fixes are available.
February 6, 2016
Type: Vulnerability. Microsoft Office is prone to a remote memory-corruption vulnerability; fixes are available.
February 6, 2016
Type: Vulnerability. Microsoft Windows is prone to a remote code-execution vulnerability; fixes are available.
February 6, 2016
Type: Vulnerability. Microsoft Office is prone to a remote memory-corruption vulnerability; fixes are available.
February 6, 2016
Type: Vulnerability. Microsoft Office is prone to a remote memory-corruption vulnerability; fixes are available.
February 6, 2016
Type: Vulnerability. Microsoft Office is prone to a remote memory-corruption vulnerability; fixes are available.
February 6, 2016
Type: Vulnerability. Microsoft Office is prone to a remote memory-corruption vulnerability; fixes are available.
February 6, 2016
LinuxSecurity.com: Updated dnf patch —- Update to bugfix release 2015.5.9, patched with properdnf support
February 6, 2016
LinuxSecurity.com: This update together with previous releases addresses the followingvulnerabilities: – CVE-2015-7096 – CVE-2015-7098 Additional fixes: – DisableDNS prefetch when a proxy is configured. – Reduce the maximum simultaneousnetwork connections to match other browsers. – Make WebKitWebView alwayspropagate motion-notify-event signal. – Add a way to force acceleratingcompositing mode at runtime using an environment variable. – […]
February 6, 2016
LinuxSecurity.com: updated to 3.2 (#1301310)
February 6, 2016
LinuxSecurity.com: Security Report Summary
February 6, 2016
Bypassing the Windows 10 password with a PIN
February 5, 2016
Docker goes rootless — and that's a good thing
February 5, 2016
A lot happens in the security world, some big and some small, and many stories get lost in the mix. In an effort to keep our readers informed and updated, we present the Webroot Threat Recap, highlighting 5 major security news stories of the week. U.S. Police Union Data Breach In the past week, a […]
February 5, 2016
Brainprints hit 100% accuracy at identity verification
February 5, 2016
Tired of telemarketers? One man has the answer…
February 5, 2016
63,000 people affected by UCF data breach
The University of Central Florida (UCF) has revealed that it has experienced a major data breach. Up to 63,000 people are thought to be affected by the incident. The post 63,000 people affected by UCF data breach appeared first on We Live Security.
February 5, 2016
Homeless stripped of free Wi-Fi due to illegal downloaders
February 5, 2016
Dell BIOS verification extends security focus
February 5, 2016
How to secure Amazon Web Services like a boss
February 5, 2016
LinuxSecurity.com: Ask one of the foremost cryptographers of the modern generation what the biggest privacy issue is today and you might expect something like backdoored encryption or government spying.
February 5, 2016
Type: Vulnerability. Microsoft Windows is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability; fixes are available.
February 5, 2016
Type: Vulnerability. Microsoft Windows is prone to a remote code-execution vulnerability; fixes are available.
February 5, 2016
Type: Vulnerability. Microsoft Windows is prone to a remote code-execution vulnerability; fixes are available.
February 5, 2016
Type: Vulnerability. Microsoft Silverlight is prone to a remote code-execution vulnerability; fixes are available.
February 5, 2016
Type: Vulnerability. Microsoft Silverlight is prone to an information-disclosure vulnerability; fixes are available.
February 5, 2016
Type: Vulnerability. Microsoft VBScript and JScript are prone to an information disclosure vulnerability; fixes are available.
February 5, 2016
Type: Vulnerability. Microsoft VBScript and JScript are prone to a remote memory-corruption vulnerability; fixes are available.
February 5, 2016
Type: Vulnerability. Microsoft Windows is prone to a memory-corruption vulnerability; fixes are available.
February 5, 2016
Type: Vulnerability. Microsoft Windows is prone to a memory-corruption vulnerability; fixes are available.
February 5, 2016
Type: Vulnerability. Microsoft Windows is prone to a memory-corruption vulnerability; fixes are available.
February 5, 2016
LinuxSecurity.com: It’s still not clear how, but a disproportionately large number of websites that run on the WordPress content management system are being hacked to deliver crypto ransomware and other malicious software to unwitting end users.
February 5, 2016
LinuxSecurity.com: Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in QEMU, the worst of which may allow a remote attacker to cause a Denial of Service or gain elevated privileges from a guest VM.
February 5, 2016
LinuxSecurity.com: New MPlayer packages are available for Slackware 13.0, 13.1, 13.37, 14.0, 14.1, and -current to fix security issues. [More Info…]
February 5, 2016
LinuxSecurity.com: New php packages are available for Slackware 14.0, 14.1, and -current to fix security issues. [More Info…]
February 5, 2016
LinuxSecurity.com: New openssl packages are available for Slackware 14.0, 14.1, and -current to fix a security issue. [More Info…]
February 5, 2016
LinuxSecurity.com: New mozilla-firefox packages are available for Slackware 14.1 and -current to fix security issues. [More Info…]
February 5, 2016
LinuxSecurity.com: Prosody 0.9.10 ============== A summary of changes in this release: Security——– * mod_dialback: Adopt key generation algorithm from XEP-0185, toprevent impersonation attacks (CVE-2016-0756) Fixes and improvements———————- * Startup: Open /dev/urandom read-only, to fix afailure to start on some systems (fixes #585) * Networking: Improve handling ofthe ‘select’ network backend running out of file descriptors […]
February 5, 2016
security update
February 5, 2016
A huge X-ray system is scanning entire trucks at Super Bowl 50
February 4, 2016
Threat Intelligence has become common throughout the cyber security landscape used in traditional information technology platforms from next generation firewalls, application load balancers, SIEM and other threat monitoring and prevention tools. With the pervasive growth of IoT initiatives and concerns around how to protect operational infrastructures from malicious actors an understanding of how existing threat […]
February 4, 2016
Dell is stepping in to protect the boot layer of PCs, tablets
February 4, 2016
Encryption 101: What is it? When should I use it?
More than perhaps any other security topic, encryption really seems to perplex a lot of people. So, let’s take a closer look – from basics to best practice. The post Encryption 101: What is it? When should I use it? appeared first on We Live Security.
February 4, 2016
Facebook at 12: Bigger, better and securer
In recognition of Facebook’s 12th birthday and its 1.2 billion active users who still enjoy using it, a timely guide on how to keep your account secure. The post Facebook at 12: Bigger, better and securer appeared first on We Live Security.
February 4, 2016
Nuclear secrets spear-phisher pleads guilty
February 4, 2016
What is… Tor? (Sophos Blog presents)
February 4, 2016
Brazilian companies receive more than 40,000 spam emails in infostealer campaign
Spam campaign targets Portuguese-speaking firms in Brazil and other regions to deliver malware and steal sensitive data.Read More
February 4, 2016
Google plans to fight extremist propaganda with AdWords
February 4, 2016
New security measures to protect EU data flows to the US
The European Commission and the US have agreed on a landmark new deal that will seek to boost the security of ‘transatlantic data flows’, it has been revealed The post New security measures to protect EU data flows to the US appeared first on We Live Security.
February 4, 2016
LinuxSecurity.com: The first serious look at the government’s plans for a new internet surveillance law has demonstrated just how much confusion there still remains about the legislation.
February 4, 2016
LinuxSecurity.com: One of the benefits of the next-generation Internet protocol known as IPv6 is the enhanced privacy it offers over its IPv4 predecessor. With a staggering 2128 (or about 3.4?1038) theoretical addresses available, its IP pool is immune to the types of systematic scans that criminal hackers and researchers routinely perform to locate vulnerable devices […]
February 4, 2016
LinuxSecurity.com: An open source network utility used by administrators and security professionals contains a cryptographic weakness so severe that it may have been intentionally created to give attackers a surreptitious way to eavesdrop on protected communications, its developer warned Monday.
February 4, 2016
LinuxSecurity.com: Websites that rely on the Tor anonymity service to cloak their server address may be leaking their geographic location and other sensitive information thanks to a setting that’s turned on by default in many releases of Apache, the world’s most widely used Web server.
February 4, 2016
Type: Vulnerability. Microsoft Internet Explorer is prone to a remote memory-corruption vulnerability; fixes are available.
February 4, 2016
Type: Vulnerability. Microsoft Internet Explorer is prone to a remote memory-corruption vulnerability; fixes are available.
February 4, 2016
Type: Vulnerability. Microsoft Internet Explorer is prone to a remote memory-corruption vulnerability; fixes are available.
February 4, 2016
Type: Vulnerability. Microsoft Internet Explorer is prone to a remote memory-corruption vulnerability; fixes are available.
February 4, 2016
Type: Vulnerability. Microsoft Internet Explorer is prone to a remote memory-corruption vulnerability; fixes are available.
February 4, 2016
Type: Vulnerability. Microsoft Internet Explorer is prone to a remote memory-corruption vulnerability; fixes are available.
February 4, 2016
Type: Vulnerability. Microsoft Internet Explorer is prone to a remote memory-corruption vulnerability; fixes are available.
February 4, 2016
Type: Vulnerability. Microsoft Windows is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability; fixes are available.
February 4, 2016
Type: Vulnerability. Microsoft Windows is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability; fixes are available.
February 4, 2016
Type: Vulnerability. Microsoft Windows is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability; fixes are available.
February 4, 2016