Security

Pierluigi Paganini August 10, 2021
Microsoft Azure Sentinel uses Fusion ML to detect ransomware attacks

Microsoft Azure Sentinel cloud-native SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) platform used the Fusion machine learning model to detect ransomware attack. Microsoft Azure Sentinel cloud-native SIEM is using the Fusion machine learning model to analyze data across enterprise environments and detect the activity associated with potential threats, including ransomware attacks. When a potential ransomware attack […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 08, 2021
A zero-day RCE in Cisco ASDM has yet to be fixed

A remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in the Cisco Adaptive Security Device Manager (ASDM) Launcher disclosed in July has yet to be addressed. Cisco provided an update on a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability (CVE-2021-1585) in the Adaptive Security Device Manager (ASDM) Launcher, the IT giant confirmed that the flaw has yet to be addressed. […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 06, 2021
Ivanti fixed a critical code execution issue in Pulse Connect Secure VPN

Security firm Ivanti addressed a critical vulnerability in its Pulse Connect Secure VPN appliances that could be exploited to execute arbitrary code with root privileges. IT firm Ivanti released security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in its Pulse Connect Secure VPN appliances. The most severe flaw, tracked as CVE-2021-22937 is a high-severity remote code execution […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 06, 2021
VMware addresses critical flaws in its products

VMware has addressed a critical vulnerability that affects multiple products that could be exploited to gain access to confidential information. VMware has released security updates to address multiple flaws in its products, including a critical issue that could allow an attacker to access confidential information. A couple of vulnerabilities tracked as CVE-2021-22002 and CVE-2021-22003, impact Workspace […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 05, 2021
Cisco fixes critical, high severity vulnerabilities in VPN routers

Cisco fixed critical, high severity pre-auth security vulnerabilities impacting multiple Small Business VPN routers. Cisco addressed critical and high severity pre-auth security vulnerabilities that impact multiple Small Business VPN routers. An attacker could exploit the issues to trigger a denial of service condition or execute commands and arbitrary code on impacted multiple Small Business VPN […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 04, 2021
US CISA and NSA publish guidance to secure Kubernetes deployments

US CISA and NSA released new guidance that provides recommendations on how to harden Kubernetes deployments and minimize the risk of hack. US CISA and NSA released new guidance that provides recommendations to harden Kubernetes deployments. Kubernetes is an open-source container-orchestration system for automating computer application deployment, scaling, and management. In recent months the number […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 03, 2021
Cisco fixed Remote Code Execution issue in Firepower Device Manager On-Box software

Cisco addressed a vulnerability in the Firepower Device Manager (FDM) On-Box software that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable devices. Cisco has addressed a vulnerability in the Firepower Device Manager (FDM) On-Box software, tracked as CVE-2021-1518, that could be exploited by an attacker to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable devices. FDM On-Box allows […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 03, 2021
Experts found potential remote code execution in PyPI

A flaw in the GitHub Actions workflow for PyPI ’s source repository could be exploited to potentially execute arbitrary code on pypi.org. Security researcher RyotaK disclosed three flaws in PyPI, the most severe one could potentially lead to the compromise of the entire PyPI infrastructure. Python Package Index (PyPI) is the official third-party software repository […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 29, 2021
Critical flaw in Microsoft Hyper-V could allow RCE and DoS

Experts disclose details about a critical flaw in Microsoft Hyper-V, tracked as CVE-2021-28476, that can allow executing arbitrary code on it. Researchers Peleg Hadar of SafeBreach and Ophir Harpaz of Guardicore disclose details about a critical flaw in Microsoft Hyper-V, tracked as CVE-2021-28476, that can allow triggering a DoS condition ot executing arbitrary code on it. The flaw resides in […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 28, 2021
IBM Cost of a Data Breach study: average Cost of Data Breach exceeds $4.2M

The ‘Cost of a Data Breach’ report commissioned by IBM Security states that the cost of a data breach exceeded $4.2 million during the COVID19 pandemic. IBM Security presented today the annual study “Cost of Data Breach,” conducted by Ponemon Institute and sponsored and analyzed by IBM, which is based on data related to data […]