Security

Pierluigi Paganini May 04, 2021
Most of Exim email servers could be hacked by exploiting 21Nails flaws

The maintainers of the Exim email server software addressed a collection of 21 issues, dubbed 21Nails, that can allow attackers to fully compromise mail servers. The maintainers of the Exim email server software have released security updates to address a collection of 21 vulnerabilities, dubbed 21Nails, that can be exploited by attackers to take over […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 04, 2021
Hundreds of millions Of Dell PCs affected by CVE-2021-21551 flaws

American multinational computer technology giant Dell addresses a 12-year-old driver flaw, tracked as CVE-2021-21551, impacting millions of computers. Hundreds of millions of Dell computers worldwide are affected by a 12-year-old vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-21551, that affects Dell DBUtil driver. The flaw affects version 2.3 of the Dell BIOS driver, it is one of a series of […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 04, 2021
Apple addresses three zero-day flaws in its WebKit browser engine

Apple has released security updates to patch three zero-days in the WebKit, the Apple’s browser engine, and fixed a zero-day exploited in the wild. Apple released security updates to address four zero-day vulnerabilities impacting WebKit, which is used by multiple products of the IT giant, including iPadOS, tvOS, and watchOS. The WebKit browser engine is […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 03, 2021
Pulse Secure fixes zero-day in Pulse Connect Secure (PCS) SSL VPN actively exploited

Pulse Secure has fixed a zero-day flaw in the Pulse Connect Secure (PCS) SSL VPN appliance that threat actors are actively exploiting in the wild. Pulse Secure has addressed a zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2021-22893) in the Pulse Connect Secure (PCS) SSL VPN appliance that is being actively exploited by threat actors in attacks against defense firms […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 03, 2021
Most Common Causes of Data Breach and How to Prevent It

Which are the most common causes of a Data Breach and how to prevent It? How can organizations prevent it? Data breaches are highly damaging and equally embarrassing for businesses andconsumers. If you look at Verizon’s 2020 Data Breach Investigations Report, you canfind some of the most common causes of data breaches. However, you will also […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 01, 2021
Flaws in the BIND software expose DNS servers to attacks

The Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) released updates for the BIND DNS software to patch several denial-of-service (DoS) and potential RCE flaws. The Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) has released security updates for the BIND DNS software to address several vulnerabilities that can be exploited by attackers to trigger denial-of-service (DoS) conditions and potentially to remotely execute […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 29, 2021
Command injection flaw in PHP Composer allowed supply-chain attacks

A vulnerability in the PHP Composer could have allowed an attacker to execute arbitrary commands and backdoor every PHP package. The maintainers of the PHP Composer package have addressed a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-29472, that could have allowed an attacker to execute arbitrary commands and establish a backdoor in every PHP package. Composer is the major […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 29, 2021
An issue in the Linux Kernel could allow the hack of your system

An information disclosure issue in Linux Kernel allows KASLR bypass could be potentially exploited in attacks in the wild. An information disclosure flaw in the Linux kernel, tracked as CVE-2020-28588, could allow attackers to bypass the Kernel Address Space Layout Randomization bypass (KASLR). The Kernel Address space layout randomization (KASLR) is a computer security technique designed to prevent […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 28, 2021
Google addresses a high severity flaw in V8 engine in Chrome

Google released updates for Chrome 90 that address a new serious issue, tracked as CVE-2021-21227, in the V8 JavaScript engine used by the web browser. Google has released security updates for Chrome 90 that address a new high severity vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-21227, that resides in the V8 JavaScript engine used by the web browser. […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 28, 2021
Cloud misconfiguration, a major risk for cloud security

Misconfigured cloud-based databases continue to cause data breaches, millions of database servers are currently exposed across cloud providers. Fugue’s new State of Cloud Security 2020 report reveals that misconfigured cloud-based databases continue to pose a severe security risk to organizations. Cloud misconfiguration remains the top cause of data breaches in the cloud, and the ongoing COVID-19 […]