Apple has released iOS 14.4 which contains fixes for two critical security vulnerabilities which they admit may have been actively exploited in the wild. The first flaw (CVE-2021-1871, CVE-2021-1870) in iOS and iPadOS is a WebKit vulnerability which could be exploited by a malicious webpage in the Safari browser to execute arbitrary code on theRead more
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A serious bug in the Linux SUDO utility has been discovered that allows any user to gain root privilege on a Linux system. The flaw was discovered by security firm Qualys and they describe it in their blog post as a heap overflow vulnerability that means: any unprivileged user can gain root privileges on aRead more
Daily GDPR breach notifications are up 20% and fines are up 39% according to a new report. Law firm DLA Piper has published their third annual GDPR Fines and Data Breech Survey which reveals the number of breaches being reported is rising along with the number and level of fines being imposed. In the post-BrexitRead more
Microsoft continues to roll out changes to mitigate the Zerologon vulnerability and a change due in the February Patch Tuesday could break non-Windows device’s ability to connect to the domain. The Zerologon vulnerability is a flaw in the Microsoft NetLogon protocol. Tracked as CVE-2020-1472 the vulnerability allows an unauthenticated user to change passwords on theRead more
The American CISA has warned they have detected ongoing attacks against several organisations cloud services. The alert from CISA states that: The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is aware of several recent successful cyberattacks against various organizations’ cloud services. Threat actors are using phishing and other vectors to exploit poor cyber hygiene practices withinRead more
Microsoft starts the year with their first patch Tuesday bundle of security fixes targeting 10 Critical vulnerabilities include a zero-day being exploited in Windows Defender. The Windows Defender vulnerability (CVE-2021-1647) is reported by Microsoft as having been detected under active exploitation in the wild – but precious little context information is provided under the firm’sRead more
Three years after the initial warning, Adobe has officially killed off Flash software. In recent years Flash had developed a reputation for being a security risk on many systems due the high number of vulnerabilities discovered and exploited in the software. Now the software reached end-of-life on 31 December 2020 and Adobe will no longerRead more
Taiwan based Zyxel Networks has issued patches for their enterprise grade firewalls after a hard coded credential vulnerability was discovered by security researchers. The vulnerability provides attackers with root level access over SSH or the Web Administration interface allowing firewall rules to be changed to permit easy access to the network behind the firewall. ZyxelRead more
A recent court case underlines the importance of good operational security procedures to manage employee and contractor exits to ensure all their access is revoked. A man has been sentenced to two years after deleting 456 virtual machines from Cisco’s infrastructure – 4 months after resigning from the firm. As a result of the maliciousRead more
SolarWinds provides tools used by security and network managers in many of the largest businesses and governments in the world. Since March 2020 hackers inserted their own code into SolarWinds Orion software which was downloaded by some 18,000 customers – providing a backdoor into those customers’ networks. SolarWinds Orion is a network health and performanceRead more
