Security

Pierluigi Paganini July 26, 2021
Hiding Malware inside a model of a neural network

Researchers demonstrated how to hide malware inside an image classifier within a neural network in order to bypass the defense solutions. Researchers Zhi Wang, Chaoge Liu, and Xiang Cui presented a technique to deliver malware through neural network models to evade the detection without impacting the performance of the network. Tests conducted by the experts […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 26, 2021
Microsoft publishes mitigations for the PetitPotam attack

Microsoft published mitigations for the recently discovered PetitPotam attack that allows attackers to force remote Windows machines to share their password hashes. Microsoft has released mitigations for the recently discovered PetitPotam NTLM attack that could allow attackers to take over a domain controller. A few days ago, security researcher Gilles Lionel (aka Topotam) has discovered a vulnerability in […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 24, 2021
Obtaining password hashes of Windows systems with PetitPotam attack

A researcher found a flaw in Windows OS, tracked as PetitPotam, that can be exploited to force remote Windows machines to share their password hashes. Security researcher Gilles Lionel (aka Topotam) has discovered a vulnerability in the Windows operating system that allows an attacker to force remote Windows machines to authenticate and share their password hashes with […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 23, 2021
What Is An Identity and Access Management So-lution and How Can Businesses Benefit From It?

How businesses can benefit from the adoption of an identity and access management solution. Businesses that use outdated manual processes to grant and control access to their IT resources are getting left behind. This article describes what an identity and access management solution is and how it can benefit your business. Identity Is the New […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 23, 2021
Akamai software update triggered a bug that took offline major sites

Multiple major websites, including Steam, AWS, Amazon, Google, and Salesforce, went offline due to Akamai DNS global outage. A software configuration update triggered a bug in the Akamai DNS which took offline major websites, including Steam, the PlayStation Network, AWS, Google, and Salesforce. “A software configuration update triggered a bug in the DNS (domain name […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 22, 2021
Oracle fixes critical RCE vulnerabilities in Weblogic Server

Oracle released its Critical Patch Update for July 2021, it fixes hundreds of flaws, including Critical Remotely Exploitable vulnerabilities in Weblogic Server. Oracle this week released its quarterly Critical Patch Update for July 2021 that contains 342 new security patches for multiple product families. Some of the vulnerabilities addressed by the IT giant could be remotely exploited by […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 21, 2021
LPE flaw in Linux kernel allows attackers to get root privileges on most distros

Experts discovered a Local Privilege Escalation, tracked as CVE-2021-33909, that could allow attackers to get root access on most Linux distros. Qualys researchers discovered a local privilege escalation (LPE) tracked as CVE-2021-33909, aka Sequoia, an unprivileged attacker can exploit the flaw to get root privileges on most Linux distros. The issue is a size_t-to-int type […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 20, 2021
A 16-year-old bug (CVE-2021-3438) in printer driver affects millions of printers worldwide

Experts warn of a 16-year-old vulnerability (CVE-2021-3438) in an HP, Xerox, and Samsung printers driver that an attacker could exploit to gain admin rights on systems. Researchers from SentinelOne discovered a 16-year-old security vulnerability in an HP, Xerox, and Samsung printers driver that can allow attackers to gain admin rights on systems running the flawed […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 20, 2021
A bug in Fortinet FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer allows unauthenticated hackers to run code as root

Fortinet fixes a serious bug in its FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer network management solutions that could be exploited to execute arbitrary code as root. Fortinet has released security updates to address a serious bug, tracked as CVE-2021-32589, affecting FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer network management solutions. The CVE-2021-32589 vulnerability is a Use After Free issue that an attacker […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 19, 2021
Experts disclose critical flaws in Advantech router monitoring tool

Cisco Talos experts disclose details of several critical flaws in a router monitoring application developed by industrial and IoT firm Advantech. Cisco Talos researchers discovered multiple critical vulnerabilities in the R-SeeNet application developed by industrial and IoT firm Advantech. The application allows network administrators to monitor Advantech routers in their infrastructure. The monitoring tool collects […]