Security

Pierluigi Paganini July 08, 2021
Multiple Sage X3 vulnerabilities expose systems to hack

Rapid7 researchers discovered security vulnerabilities in the Sage X3 ERP product that could allow to take control of vulnerable systems. Researchers from Rapid7 discovered a total of four security vulnerabilities in the Sage X3 enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution. Chaining two of the vulnerabilities discovered by the expert, an attacker could execute malicious commands and take control of vulnerable […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 06, 2021
SonicWall addresses critical CVE-2021-20026 flaw in NSM devices

Positive Technologies experts provide details about potential impact of a recently fixes command injection flaw in SonicWall NSM devices. Positive Technologies researcher Nikita Abramov has provided details about the CVE-2021-20026 command injection vulnerability that affects SonicWall’s Network Security Manager (NSM) product. At the end of May, SonicWall urged its customers to ‘immediately’ address a post-authentication vulnerability, tracked […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 06, 2021
ENISA publishes Cybersecurity guide for SMEs

ENISA publishes Cybersecurity guide for SMEs, a document that aims at providing suggestions to secure their business During the COVID-19 pandemic, most of organizations increased their presence online, enlarging their surface of attacks. The surface of attack for SMEs was enlarged, many of them took business continuity measures, such as adopting cloud services, improving their […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 02, 2021
Microsoft urges Azure users to update PowerShell to fix RCE flaw

Microsoft is urging Azure users to update PowerShell to address a remote code execution vulnerability that was fixed earlier this year. Microsoft is recommending its Azure users to update PowerShell versions 7.0 and 7.1 to protect against a high severity remote code execution vulnerability tracked as CVE-2021-26701. The IT giant is inviting the PowerShell task […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 02, 2021
Cyber Defense Magazine – July 2021 has arrived. Enjoy it!

Cyber Defense Magazine July 2021 Edition has arrived. We hope you enjoy this month’s edition…packed with over 158 pages of excellent content. In this edition: Colonial Pipeline, JBS Cyber Attacks Shine Spotlight on Operational Technology Vulnerabilities for Wide Range of Business Sectors Getting The Cloud Right – Security and Compliance Flipping the Cyber Script … […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 02, 2021
CISA alert urges to disable Windows Print Spooler to percent PrintNightmare attacks

CISA issued a security alert to warn admins to disable the Windows Print Spooler service on servers not used for printing due to PrintNightmare zero-day. CISA issued an alert to warn admins to disable the Windows Print Spooler on servers not used for printing due to the risk of exploitation of the PrintNightmare zero-day vulnerability. ““while Microsoft […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 01, 2021
Microsoft found auth bypass, system hijack flaws in Netgear routers

Microsoft experts have disclosed a series of vulnerabilities in the firmware of Netgear routers which could lead to data leaks and full system takeover. Microsoft researchers discovered multiple vulnerabilities in the firmware of the Netgear DGN-2200v1 series router that can allow attackers to bypass authentication, access stored credentials, and even take over devices. Experts discovered […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 01, 2021
US CISA releases a Ransomware Readiness Assessment (RRA) tool

The US CISA has released the Ransomware Readiness Assessment (RRA), a new ransomware self-assessment security audit tool. The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released the Ransomware Readiness Assessment (RRA), a new ransomware self-assessment security audit tool for the agency’s Cyber Security Evaluation Tool (CSET). RRA could be used by organizations to determine […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 29, 2021
GitHub paid out over $500K through its bug bounty program for 203 flaws in 2020

Code repository hosting service GitHub announced that it has paid out more than $1.5 million through its bug bounty program since 2016. Code repository hosting service GitHub announced that it has paid $524,250 through its bug bounty program for 203 vulnerabilities affecting its products and services in 2020. The company revealed that it paid more than $1.5 million […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 26, 2021
Epsilon Red – our research reveals more than 3.5 thousand servers are still vulnerable

CyberNews researchers analyzed the recently discovered Epsilon Red operations and found that more than 3.5K servers are still vulnerable Several weeks later, security researchers from Sophos have discovered a new ransomware variant known as Epsilon Red. Now, we know exactly how it was carried out – and what you should do to be safe from it. Seemingly, […]