Default passwords are a security hazard in general, and when they affect applications used by firms to keep track of vehicles and perform remote actions like starting or shutting off engines, they can …
Security Vulns in Microsoft Products Continue to Increase
The number of new security vulnerabilities affecting Microsoft products increased last year compared to 2017, and has more than doubled since 2013, a new BeyondTrust report shows. While the number …
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Attackers are weaponizing more vulnerabilities than ever before
Threat actors are stepping up their efforts to weaponize vulnerabilities affecting Adobe products, new data by RiskSense shows. In 2018, a record-breaking 177 flaws were weaponized, which is 139% …
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Hacker Breaks Into French Government’s New Secure Messaging App
Last week, an independent security researcher managed to get access to a brand new encrypted messaging application used by French government officials. The application is available for download on …
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Almost a Quarter of Orgs Don’t Run Security Checks on Products
New research by Outpost 24 exposes serious shortcomings in application security practices. Almost one-fourth (23%) of organizations do not test the security of applications before launching …
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Bad security hygiene still a major risk for enterprise IT networks
A new report[pdf] by Ixia analyses the 2018 cyber threat landscape. According to the report the 5 main security issues last year were: Most product vulnerabilities were the result of software …
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Kaspersky: 70 percent of attacks now target Office vulnerabilities
New Kaspersky Lab research shows that threat actors are increasingly trying to take advantage of security flaws in Microsoft Office products. In the last quarter of 2018, attackers went after Office …
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Gov’t warns on VPN security bug in Cisco, Palo Alto, F5, Pulse software
VPN applications offered by Cisco, Palo Alto, F5 and Pusle are putting users at risk by failing to securely store session cookies, the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Cybersecurity and …
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It’s raining patches, Hallelujah! Microsoft and Adobe put out their latest major fixes
As part of this month's patch Tuesday, Microsoft and Adobe have issued a total of 117 fixes for security flaws. Microsoft released patches for 74 vulnerabilities, 15 of which are critical …
Half of online banks allow hackers to steal your money
Recent research indicates that financial institutions are tragically falling short in their responsibility to provide customers with secure solutions for online banking and other digital financial …
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