Security

Pierluigi Paganini May 27, 2021
DHS announces security measures for critical pipeline industry

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced new cybersecurity requirements for critical pipeline owners and operators. The Colonial pipeline incident continues to have a serious impact on the critical infrastructure sector. The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced new cybersecurity requirements for owners and operators of critical pipelines. The new security directive requires critical […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 27, 2021
NASA identified 1,785 cyber incidents in 2020

NASA identified more than 6,000 cyber-related incidents in the last four years, according to a report published by its Office of Inspector General. The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has identified more than 6,000 cyber-related incidents in the last four years, according to a report published by NASA’s Office of Inspector General. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 27, 2021
M1RACLES, the unpatchable bug that impacts new Apple M1 chips

A security expert has discovered a vulnerability in Apple M1 chips, dubbed M1RACLES, that cannot be fixed. Software engineer Hector Martin from Asahi Linux has discovered a vulnerability in the new Apple M1 chips, tracked as CVE-2021-30747, that was named M1RACLES. The expert pointed out that the issue can only be fixed with a redesign […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 26, 2021
Another critical bug impacts all VMware vCenter Server installs

VMware addresses a critical remote code execution (RCE) flaw in the Virtual SAN Health Check plug-in that impacts all vCenter Server installs. VMware has released security updates to address a remote code execution (RCE) flaw in vCenter Server that could be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary code on the installs. vCenter Server is the centralized […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 25, 2021
Ivanti fixes high severity flaw in Pulse Connect Secure VPN

A flaw in Pulse Connect Secure VPN could allow an authenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges. Ivanti addressed a high severity Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Secure VPN appliances that could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges. The vulnerability tracked as CVE-2021-22908, has received a CVSS […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 25, 2021
Trend Micro fixes 3 flaws in Home Network Security Devices

Trend Micro fixed some flaws in Trend Micro Home Network Security devices that could be exploited to elevate privileges or achieve arbitrary authentication. Trend Micro fixed three vulnerabilities in Home Network Security devices that could be exploited to elevate privileges or achieve arbitrary authentication. Once activated, the Home Network Security station scans all traffic passing […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 25, 2021
Apple addresses three zero-day flaws actively exploited in the wild

Apple has addressed three zero-day vulnerabilities in macOS and tvOS actively exploited in the wild by threat actors. Apple has released security updates to address three zero-day vulnerabilities affecting macOS and tvOS which have been exploited in the wild. The macOS flaw has been exploited by the XCSSET malware to bypass security protections. “Apple is […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 25, 2021
US banks are giving facial recognition a go; EU tightens regulations, FTC updates AI guidelines

US banks are giving the green light to the adoption of facial recognition technology, while authorities provide regulations and updates guidelines Many among the US biggest banks are trying their luck with facial recognition technology. The FTC issues a new set of guidelines about the use of Artificial Intelligence. The European Union’s stance on face […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 24, 2021
13 flaws in Nagios IT Monitoring Software pose serious risk to orgs

Researchers disclosed details about 13 vulnerabilities in the Nagios network monitoring application that could be exploited for malicious purposes. Cybersecurity researchers from Skylight Cyber disclosed technical details about 13 vulnerabilities in the Nagios network monitoring application that could be exploited by threat actors to hijack the infrastructure. Nagios is an open-source IT infrastructure monitoring and […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 24, 2021
Anker fixed an issue that caused access to Eufy video camera feeds to random users

A misconfiguration issue in the software used by the Eufy video camera exposed private information and video streams of customers. Chinese electronics vendor Anker has recently addressed a bug that mistakenly exposed private information and video streams of customers using its Eufy video cameras. The issue was caused by a misconfiguration, but the vendor told […]