Security

Pierluigi Paganini November 18, 2016
Drupal releases security updates to fix four vulnerabilities in versions 7, 8

Drupal developers have released updates for versions 7 and 8 that fix security issues which could expose websites to cyber attacks. The Drupal development team has released security updates for versions 7 and 8. The updates fix security vulnerabilities that could expose websites running on the popular CMS and data they manage to security risks, […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 14, 2016
NIST Small Business Information Security guide for Small businesses

The NIST Small Business Information Security: The Fundamentals guide aims to provide basic cybersecurity recommendations to small businesses. I have always stressed the necessity to improve cyber security posture for small businesses that are most exposed to threat actors across the world. Now the National Institute of Standards and Technology has released a cybersecurity guide to […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 12, 2016
A Facebook glitch declared all its users are dead, including Zuckerberg

Facebook users who logged on to their accounts discovered that their accounts turned to a “memorialized account,” due to their alleged death. Funny as it is disturbing, but the technology can also do this and this time it has happened to Facebook. This night the Tech giant declared everyone dead due to a glitch. The memorial […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 11, 2016
OpenSSL Project fixed the CVE-2016-7054 High severity DoS bug

The OpenSSL Project has released the OpenSSL 1.1.0c update that addresses several vulnerabilities, including a high-severity DoS flaw (CVE-2016-7054). The OpenSSL Project has released an update for the 1.1.0 branch (OpenSSL 1.1.0c) to fix a number of vulnerabilities. One of the issues solved with the update is the high severity denial-of-service (DoS) flaw CVE-2016-7054 that […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 10, 2016
CVE-2016-7165 Privilege Escalation flaw affects many Siemens solutions

Siemens released security updates and temporary fixes to fix a privilege escalation flaw, tracked CVE-2016-7165, that affects several industrial products. Siemens has released security updates and temporary fixes to address a privilege escalation vulnerability, tracked CVE-2016-7165, that affects several industrial products. The flaw could be exploited by attackers to escalate their privileges if the flawed products […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 09, 2016
Microsoft patches CVE-2016-7255 Windows zero-day exploited by Fancy Bear

Microsoft has issued a security patch that fixes the zero-day vulnerability tracked as CVE-2016-7255 exploited by Russian hackers. Microsoft has issued security patches that fixed also the zero-day vulnerability exploited by Russian hackers. One of the zero-days tracked as CVE-2016-7255  has been patched in the MS16-135 bulletin that also addresses two information disclosure and three […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 09, 2016
Adobe issued security patches for 9 Flash Player flaws reported via ZDI

Adobe released security updates that address nine vulnerabilities in Flash Player that could be exploited for remote code execution. Adobe has released security updates to address one vulnerability in Connect for Windows and nine arbitrary code execution flaws in the Flash Player product. The patches issued by the company for Adobe Flash Player are available for […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 04, 2016
Cisco patched critical flaws in 900 series routers and Prime Home server

Cisco issued patches for two critical vulnerabilities affecting several products, including Cisco 900 Series Routers and Cisco Prime Home servers. Cisco has issued patches for two critical vulnerabilities affecting several products, including Cisco 900 Series Routers and Cisco Prime Home server and cloud-based network management platform. The company published two security advisories to report the […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 03, 2016
Hospitals of the National Health Service (NHS) network were paralyzed by a malware

A malware compromised the NHS network, hundreds of scheduled operations, appointments, and diagnostic procedures have been canceled. The situation is becoming even more worrying and dangerous, healthcare  industry continues to be targeted by hackers and malware. Cyber attacks on hospitals is a disconcerting trend emerged across the years, they represent a serious threat for data […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 03, 2016
Critical DOM XSS flaw on Wix.com put million websites at risk

A DOM-based cross-site scripting vulnerability in the cloud-based development platform Wix.com put million websites at risk. The cloud-based development platform Wix.com is affected by a DOM-based cross-site scripting vulnerability that could be exploited by attackers to gain full control over any website running on the popular platform. Millions of websites hosted on Wix.com are potentially […]