These days, journalists and publishers are increasingly concerned about protecting themselves, their work, and their sources. Rightfully so, for we live in a time when nearly every aspect of publishing occurs online. The post Experts share perspective on the state of journalists’ cybersafety appeared first on WeLiveSecurity
The biggest news in malware so far this year has been WannaCryptor a.k.a. WannaCry, and one reason that particular ransomware spread so fast was because it used a “top secret” exploit developed by the NSA, an agency known to have dabbled in UEFI compromise. The post Fighting persistent malware with a UEFI scanner appeared first […]
LinuxSecurity.com: An update that solves 29 vulnerabilities and has two fixes An update that solves 29 vulnerabilities and has two fixes An update that solves 29 vulnerabilities and has two fixes is now available. is now available.
LinuxSecurity.com: An update that solves one vulnerability and has 6 fixes is An update that solves one vulnerability and has 6 fixes is An update that solves one vulnerability and has 6 fixes is now available. now available.
LinuxSecurity.com: An update that solves 23 vulnerabilities and has 6 fixes is An update that solves 23 vulnerabilities and has 6 fixes is An update that solves 23 vulnerabilities and has 6 fixes is now available. now available.
LinuxSecurity.com: Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in libxml2, the worst of which could result in the execution of arbitrary code.
Risk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan.
LinuxSecurity.com: It was discovered that the pg_ctlcluster, pg_createcluster and pg_upgradecluster commands handled symbolic links insecurely which could result in local denial of service by overwriting arbitrary files.
LinuxSecurity.com: Several vulnerabilities have been found in the PostgreSQL database system: CVE-2017-15098
LinuxSecurity.com: A vulnerabilitiy has been found in the PostgreSQL database system: Denial of service and potential memory disclosure in the json_populate_recordset() and jsonb_populate_recordset() functions.
security update
LinuxSecurity.com: An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available. An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available. An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available.
ESET detected a modified version of Windows Movie Maker that aims to collect money from unaware users. The spread has been boosted by SEO. The post Windows Movie Maker Scam spreads massively due to high Google ranking appeared first on WeLiveSecurity
Conventional wisdom about passwords is shifting, as they are increasingly seen as a less-than-ideal security measure for securing digital accounts. Even the recommended rules for creating strong passwords were recently thrown out the window. Average users are just too unreliable to regularly create secure passwords that are different across all accounts, so using technology to […]
security update
Risk Level: Very Low.
LinuxSecurity.com: Update to ansible 2.4.1.0 with various bugfixes. See https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/stable-2.4/CHANGELOG.md for a full list of changes.
LinuxSecurity.com: Update to ansible 2.4.1.0 with various bugfixes. See https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/stable-2.4/CHANGELOG.md for a full list of changes.
LinuxSecurity.com: It was discovered that libpam4j, a Java library wrapper for the integration of PAM did not call pam_acct_mgmt() during authentication. As such a user who has a valid password, but a deactivated or disabled account could still log in.
LinuxSecurity.com: Marcin Noga discovered two vulnerabilities in LibreOffice, which could result in the execution of arbitrary code if a malformed PPT or DOC document is opened.
security update
security update
Risk Level: Very Low.
In general, these are the most basic and essential precautions any systems manager must consider. However, depending on the system you want to protect, there are some additional issues to take into account. The post Five tips for keeping your database secure appeared first on WeLiveSecurity
LinuxSecurity.com: Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the chromium browser. CVE-2017-15398
LinuxSecurity.com: An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available. An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available. An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.
LinuxSecurity.com: An update that solves 33 vulnerabilities and has two fixes An update that solves 33 vulnerabilities and has two fixes An update that solves 33 vulnerabilities and has two fixes is now available. is now available.
security update
Risk Level: Very Low.
security update
At present, virtual assistants are a long way from the image depicted in Blade Runner 2049. However, we are seeing companies take major steps in this direction. We have Siri, Cortana, and Alexa, to name but a few. The post Blade Runner 2049: A reflection on our use of technology appeared first on WeLiveSecurity
LinuxSecurity.com: An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available. An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available. An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.
LinuxSecurity.com: An update that solves 12 vulnerabilities and has four fixes An update that solves 12 vulnerabilities and has four fixes An update that solves 12 vulnerabilities and has four fixes is now available. is now available.
LinuxSecurity.com: An update that solves 8 vulnerabilities and has two fixes An update that solves 8 vulnerabilities and has two fixes An update that solves 8 vulnerabilities and has two fixes is now available. is now available.