Security

Pierluigi Paganini May 26, 2020
Bugs in open-source libraries impact 70% of modern software

70 percent of mobile and desktop applications that today we use are affected at least by one security flaw that is present in open-source libraries. According to the Veracode’s annual State of Software Security report, 70 percent of mobile and desktop applications being used today have at least one security flaw that is the result of the […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 25, 2020
Cisco fixed a critical issue in the Unified Contact Center Express

Cisco has released several security patches, including one for a critical issue, tracked as CVE-2020-3280, in the call-center software Unified Contact Center Express. Cisco released a set of security patches, including one for a critical flaw in its call-center software Unified Contact Center Express, tracked as CVE-2020-3280. The CVE-2020-3280 vulnerability is a remote code execution issue that […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 24, 2020
Unc0ver is the first jailbreak that works on all recent iOS versions since 2014

A team of hackers and cyber-security researchers have released a new jailbreak package dubbed Unc0ver for iOS devices. A team of cyber-security researchers and hackers have released a new jailbreak package dubbed Unc0ver (from the name of the team that devised it) that works on all recent iOS versions.devices, even those running the current iOS […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 21, 2020
Japan suspects HGV missile data leak in Mitsubishi security breach

Japan continues to investigate a cyberattack that hit this year Mitsubishi Electric Corp., it suspects a possible leak of data including details of a prototype missile. Japan is still investigating a cyberattack that was disclosed by Mitsubishi Electric Corp. early this year. In January, the company disclosed a security breach that might have exposed personal and confidential corporate data, […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 20, 2020
VMware fixes CVE-2020-3956 Remote Code Execution issue in Cloud Director

VMware has addressed a high-severity remote code execution vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2020-3956, that affects its Cloud Director product. VMware has patched a high-severity remote code execution vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2020-3956, in its Cloud Director product. The vulnerability is a code injection issue that could be exploited by an authenticated attacker to send malicious traffic to […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 20, 2020
Adobe fixed several memory corruption issues in some of its products

Adobe addressed multiple memory corruption vulnerabilities, including one that allows arbitrary code execution, in several of its products. Adobe addressed multiple memory corruption vulnerabilities in several of its products, including an arbitrary code execution. The issues affect Character Animation, Premiere Rush, Premiere Pro, and Audition, they were reported to Adobe by researcher Mat Powell of […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 17, 2020
Experts reported the hack of several supercomputers across Europe

Organizations managing supercomputers across Europe reported their systems have been compromised to deploy cryptocurrency miners. Crooks have compromised supercomputers across Europe to deploy cryptocurrency miners, incidents have been already reported in the UK, Germany, and Switzerland. Rumors are circulating about a similar infection of a supercomputer located in Spain. The supercomputers have shut down to […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 16, 2020
Microsoft is open-sourcing COVID-19 threat intelligence

Microsoft has recently announced that it has made some of its COVID-19 threat intelligence open-source.  While the number of Coronavirus-themed attacks continues to increase increased Microsoft announced it is open-sourcing its COVID-19 threat intelligence to help organizations to repeal these threats. “Microsoft processes trillions of signals each day across identities, endpoint, cloud, applications, and email, […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 15, 2020
Palo Alto Networks addresses tens of serious issues in PAN-OS

Palo Alto Networks addressed tens of vulnerabilities in PAN-OS, the software that runs on the company’s next-generation firewalls. Palo Alto Networks has issued security updates to address tens of vulnerabilities in PAN-OS, the software that runs on the company’s next-generation firewalls. One of the most severe vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2020-2018, is an authentication bypass vulnerability […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 13, 2020
Microsoft May 2020 Patch Tuesday fixes 111 flaws, 13 Critical

Microsoft May 2020 Patch Tuesday security updates address 111 vulnerabilities impacting 12 different products, including Windows, Edge, IE, and Office, Microsoft issued May 2020 Patch Tuesday security updates that addressed 111 vulnerabilities impacting 12 products, including Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Edge, ChakraCore, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Office, and Microsoft Office Services and Web Apps, Visual Studio, Microsoft […]