Security

Pierluigi Paganini October 27, 2020
Over 100 irrigation systems left exposed online without protection

Researchers found more than 100 smart irrigation systems running ICC PRO that were left exposed online without a password last month. Security experts from the Israeli security firm Security Joes discovered more than 100 irrigation systems running ICC PRO that were left exposed online without protection. ICC PRO is a top-shelf smart irrigation system designed by Motorola. […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 25, 2020
HPE addresses critical auth bypass issue in SSMC console

HPE fixed a remote authentication bypass vulnerability in HPE StoreServ Management Console (SSMC) data center storage management solution. Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has addressed a maximum severity (rated 10/10) remote authentication bypass vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2020-7197, affecting the HPE StoreServ Management Console (SSMC) data center storage management solution. HPE SSMC is a management and reporting console for HPE Primera (data storage for […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 23, 2020
US whistleblower Edward Snowden received permanent residency by Russian authorities

The popular US whistleblower Edward Snowden has been granted permanent residency in Russia, the announcement was made by his lawyer. The former CIA employee and National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden (37) has been granted permanent residency in Russia, his lawyer announced on Thursday. In 2013, Edward Snowden shed the light on the mass surveillance […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 22, 2020
EU Council sanctions two Russian military intelligence officers over 2015 Bundestag hack

The Council of the European Union announced sanctions imposed on Russian military intelligence officers for 2015 Bundestag hack. The Council of the European Union announced sanctions imposed on Russian military intelligence officers, belonging to the 85th Main Centre for Special Services (GTsSS), for their role in the 2015 attack on the German Federal Parliament (Deutscher […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 22, 2020
Cisco addresses 17 high-severity flaws in security appliances

Security Advisory Bundled Publication for October 2020 – Cisco announced the release of patches for 17 high-severity flaws in its security appliances. Cisco announced the release of security patches for 17 high-severity vulnerabilities in its security appliances as part of its Security Advisory Bundled Publication for October 2020. The vulnerability impacts Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA), […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 22, 2020
VMware fixes several flaws in its ESXi, Workstation, Fusion and NSX-T

VMware patched several flaws in its ESXi, Workstation, Fusion and NSX-T products, including a critical code execution vulnerability. VMware has fixed several vulnerabilities in its ESXi, Workstation, Fusion and NSX-T products, including a critical flaw that allows arbitrary code execution. The critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2020-3992, is a use-after-free issue that affects the OpenSLP service […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 21, 2020
Adobe releases a new set of out-of-band patches for its products

Adobe has released a second out-of-band security update to address critical vulnerabilities affecting several products.  Adobe has released a second out-of-band security update to fix critical vulnerabilities that impact numerous products of the IT giant.  The flaws impact Adobe Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Marketo, Animate, After Effects, Photoshop, Premiere Pro, Media Encoder, InDesign, and the Creative Cloud […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 21, 2020
Sweden bans Huawei and ZTE from building its 5G infrastructure

Sweden is banning Chinese tech giant Huawei and ZTE from building new 5G wireless networks due to national security concerns. Another state, Sweden, announced the ban of Chinese tech companies Huawei and ZTE from building its 5G network infrastructure. The Swedish Post and Telecom Authority announced this week that four wireless carriers bidding for frequencies […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 20, 2020
U.S. Charges Russia GRU Intelligence Officers for notorious attacks, including NotPetya

The U.S. DoJ announced charges against six Russian intelligence officers for their role in several major cyberattacks carried out over the last years. The U.S. Department of Justice announced charges against six members of Russia’s GRU military intelligence agency for their alleged role in several major cyberattacks conducted over the past years. The defendants are Yuriy […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 18, 2020
Microsoft released out-of-band Windows fixes for 2 RCE issues

Microsoft released two out-of-band security updates to address remote code execution (RCE) bugs in the Microsoft Windows Codecs Library and Visual Studio Code. Microsoft has released two out-of-band security updates to address two remote code execution (RCE) vulnerabilities that affect the Microsoft Windows Codecs Library and Visual Studio Code. The two vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2020-17022 and CVE-2020-17023, have been rated […]