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Pierluigi Paganini April 07, 2016

Ubuntu issued a patch to fix a number of Kernel Vulnerabilities

Ubuntu has patched a number of flaws affecting the Linux kernel, it is urging users to apply the patch if they’re running 14.04 LTS or any derivative builds. Ubuntu has patched a number of vulnerabilities affecting the Linux kernel, it is urging users to apply the patch if they’re running 14.04 LTS or any derivative builds. According […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 06, 2016

One Billion WhatsApp Users are now protected by End-to-End Encryption

Whatsapp now implements end-to-end encryption for all versions of the most popular messaging and voice calling application. Great news for privacy advocates and WhatsApp users, the software now implements end-to-end encryption for all versions of the most popular messaging and voice calling application. On Tuesday, the company announced the significant improvement to its 1 billion users with a blog […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 06, 2016

Adobe to patch Flash Player zero-day vulnerability actively exploited in the wild

A new Flash Player zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2016-1019) has been actively exploited by threat actors in attacks against systems running Windows XP and 7. Once again a zero-day vulnerability in the Adobe Flash Player 21.0.0.197 is threatening Internet users worldwide. The news was spread by Adobe that issued a security alert on Tuesday anticipating an imminent […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 06, 2016

Homeland Security – US Consular Consolidated Database vulnerable to cyber attacks

According to the results of an internal review, the US passport and visa Consular Consolidated Database (CCD) database is open to intrusion. According to the results of an internal review of the US State Department, the Consular Consolidated Database (CCD) is vulnerable to cyber attacks. The State Department considers the CCD as an “unclassified but […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 05, 2016

Flaw in CISCO FirePower Firewall allows malware evade detection

A flaw in the family of CISCO FirePower Firewall devices allows malware to bypass detection mechanism. Cisco is releasing security updates to fix a critical vulnerability (CVE-2016-1345) that affects one of its newest products, the FirePower firewall. The flaw has been discovered by security researchers at Check Point Security. According to the security advisory published by […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 04, 2016

The Dronecatcher evolves featuring a new improvement

Delft Dynamics conducted a successful test, where a drone was taken out of the air by another unmanned aerial vehicle named DroneCatcher. The drone industry is growing at a rapid pace. Aerospace research company Teal Group has estimated that sales of military and civilian drones will total over $89 billion in the next 10 years. […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 04, 2016

US and UK Will Simulate a Cyber Attacks on nuclear plants in 2016

US and UK are planning to simulate a cyber attacks on nuclear plants, to test their resilience in the light of the nuclear security summit. In the light of the recent events with the terrorist attacks in Europe, the fear of other similar threats becomes greater by the minute. Coordinates cyber attacks on nuclear plants would […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 03, 2016

CloudFlare considers 94 percent of the Tor traffic as “per se malicious”

Experts at CloudFlare revealed that 94 percent of the Tor traffic they see is “per se malicious,” but Tor Project opposes it. The experts from the Content delivery network (CDN) CloudFlare revealed that 94 percent of the Tor traffic they ordinary see is “malicious.” It is not a mystery that Tor is becoming a favored tool of cyber […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 02, 2016

A NIST guide tells enterprises how to secure email systems

For the first time in a decade, the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has updated its secure email guide. The last effort of the NIST Agency in the development of email security guidelines is dated 2007 when it published the NIST SP 800-45, Version 2 – Guidelines on Electronic Mail Security. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 01, 2016

SideStepper method allows to infect iOS devices via MDM Solutions

SideStepper is a method to install malicious apps on iOS devices by abusing the mobile device management (MDM) solutions. Security researchers from the Check Point firm have devised a method to install a malicious code on iOS devices by abusing the mobile device management (MDM) solutions used by many enterprises. The technique relies on a vulnerability dubbed by […]

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Ubuntu issued a patch to fix a number of Kernel Vulnerabilities

One Billion WhatsApp Users are now protected by End-to-End Encryption

Adobe to patch Flash Player zero-day vulnerability actively exploited in the wild

Homeland Security – US Consular Consolidated Database vulnerable to cyber attacks

Flaw in CISCO FirePower Firewall allows malware evade detection

The Dronecatcher evolves featuring a new improvement

US and UK Will Simulate a Cyber Attacks on nuclear plants in 2016

CloudFlare considers 94 percent of the Tor traffic as “per se malicious”

A NIST guide tells enterprises how to secure email systems

SideStepper method allows to infect iOS devices via MDM Solutions

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