Security

Pierluigi Paganini May 15, 2018
Dutch Government plans to phase out the use of Kaspersky solutions

Dutch Government plans to phase out the use of Kaspersky solutions while the security firm confirmed that its code infrastructure is going to move to Switzerland. The antivirus firm Kaspersky Lab made the headlines again, the company confirmed that its code infrastructure is going to move to Switzerland. The news arrives just after the comment from the Netherlands […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 15, 2018
Adobe issued security updates for 47 vulnerabilities in Acrobat DC and Reader

On Monday, Adobe issued security updates for 47 vulnerabilities in the Windows and macOS versions of Acrobat DC (Consumer and Classic 2015), Acrobat Reader DC (Consumer and Classic 2015), Acrobat 2017, and Acrobat Reader 2017. Many vulnerabilities are ranked as critical and could be exploited for arbitrary code execution. “Adobe has released security updates for Adobe Acrobat […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 12, 2018
Google addresses critical security vulnerabilities in Chrome 66

Google released an updated version of Chrome 66 that addresses a Critical security vulnerability that could be exploited by an attacker to take over a system. Google released an updated version of Chrome 66 (version 66.0.3359.170) for Windows, Mac, and Linux systems that addressed 4 security vulnerabilities. “This update includes 4 security fixes. Below, we highlight fixes that were contributed […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 11, 2018
Tech giant Telstra warns cloud customers they’re at risk of hack due to a SNAFU

On May 4th Tech giant Telstra discovered a vulnerability in its service that could potentially expose customers of its cloud who run self-managed resources. Telstra is a leading provider of mobile phones, mobile devices, home phones and broadband internet. On May 4th, the company has discovered a vulnerability in its service that could potentially expose […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 10, 2018
Lenovo releases updates to fix Secure Boot flaw in servers and other issues

Lenovo has released security patches that address the High severity vulnerability CVE-2017-3775 in the Secure Boot function on some System x servers. The standard operator configurations disable signature checking, this means that some Server x BIOS/UEFI versions do not properly authenticate signed code before booting it. “Lenovo internal testing discovered some System x server BIOS/UEFI versions that, […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 10, 2018
Misinterpretation of Intel docs is the root cause for the CVE-2018-8897 flaw in Hypervisors and OSs

Developers of major operating systems and hypervisors misread documentation from Intel and introduced a the CVE-2018-8897 vulnerability into to their products. The development communities of major operating systems and hypervisors misread documentation from Intel and introduced a potentially serious vulnerability to their products. The CERT/CC speculates the root cause of the flaw is the developers […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 09, 2018
Signal disappearing messages can be recovered by the macOS client

The macOS client for the Signal fails to properly delete disappearing messages from the recipient’s system, potentially exposing sensitive messages. Signal is considered the most secure instant messaging app, searching for it on the Internet it is possible to read the Edward Snowden’ testimony: “Use anything by Open Whisper Systems” Snowden says. The Cryptographer and Professor at Johns […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 09, 2018
May 2018 Android Security Bulletin includes additional Meltdown fix

Google releases additional Meltdown mitigations for Android as part of the May 2018 Android Security Bulletin. The tech giant also addresses flaws in NVIDIA and Qualcomm components. Both Meltdown and Spectre attacks could be exploited by attackers to bypass memory isolation mechanisms and access target sensitive data. The Meltdown attack (CVE-2017-5754 vulnerability) could allow attackers to read the entire physical memory of the […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 09, 2018
Are you using Python module ‘SSH Decorator’? Newer versions include a backdoor

A backdoor was discovered in the Python module named SSH Decorator (ssh-decorate), that was developed by Israeli developer Uri Goren. Are you using the Python module ‘SSH Decorator’? You need to check the version number, because newer versions include a backdoor. The library was developed to handle SSH connections from Python code. Early this week, a developer […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 09, 2018
Adobe fixed a Critical Code Execution issue in Flash Player

Adobe has released security updates to address several vulnerabilities in its products, including Flash Player, Creative Cloud and Connect products. The security updates also address a Critical Code Execution vulnerability in Flash Player tracked as CVE-2018-4944. The flaw is a critical type confusion that could be exploited to execute arbitrary code, the good news is that Adobe […]