Although cybercriminal activity throughout 2020 was as innovative as ever, some of the most noteworthy threat activity we saw came from the old familiar players, namely ransomware, business email compromise (BEC) and phishing. According to the 2021 Webroot BrightCloud® Threat Report, each of these threat types saw significant fluctuations as people all over the world […]
The malware sends automated replies to messages on WhatsApp and other major chat apps The post WhatsApp Pink: Watch out for this fake update appeared first on WeLiveSecurity
The 30-day grace period is designed to speed up the rollout and adoption of patches The post Google’s Project Zero to wait longer before disclosing bug details appeared first on WeLiveSecurity
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Two security issues have been discovered in python2.7: CVE-2019-16935
An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available.
Upgrade to Ruby 2.7.3.
Upgrade to Ruby 2.7.3.
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An update that fixes three vulnerabilities is now available.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.
Other common and easily hackable password choices include the names of relatives and sports teams, a UK study reveals The post One in six people use pet’s name as password appeared first on WeLiveSecurity
Here are some quick and easy tips to help you clean up your cyber-clutter and keep your digital footprint tidy The post Spring cleaning? Don’t forget about your digital footprint appeared first on WeLiveSecurity
At Webroot, we could go on and on about user experience (UX) design. The study of the way we interact with the tools we use has spawned entire industries, university programs and professions. A Google Scholar search of the term returns over 300 thousand results. Feng Shui, Leonardo Davinci and Walt Disney are all described […]
Pen testing is the art of attempting to breach an organization’s network, computers and systems to identify possible means of bypassing their defenses. It’s an “art” because there is no one-size-fits-all method or process. Testers need a variety of skills, knowledge and tools to make the attempt. Most testers are hackers trying to use their […]
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Authorities step in to thwart attacks leveraging the recently-disclosed Microsoft Exchange Server vulnerabilities The post FBI removes web shells from compromised Exchange servers appeared first on WeLiveSecurity
Appled all the changes from the upstream 2.53.7.1 update. Fixed tab opening in background and tab choosing on a tab close. —- Fix updating and support of legacy javascript extensions. —- Update to 2.53.7 Enable support for module scripts. (To turn it off, toggle “dom.moduleScripts.enabled” in about:config). For sending mail, now “Thunderbird” is advertised in […]
Upstream release, security fix for CVE-2021-20307
This is the ninth maintenance release of Python 3.8. [Changelog](https://docs.py thon.org/release/3.8.9/whatsnew/changelog.html#python-3-8-9). Contains a security fix for CVE-2021-3426.
Upstream release, security fix for CVE-2021-20307
An update that solves three vulnerabilities and has one errata is now available.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.
In the United States, there are approximately 350,000 companies contracting for the Department of Defense. Each of these companies have to meet varying degrees of compliance and are now subject to the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC). Effectively, CMMC means that before a DoD contractor can execute on their contract, they have to receive an […]
An update for libldb is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability
