‘Use After Free’ is the name given to security vulnerabilities that occur because of a problem with the way an application is managing its memory. When one part of a program attempts to use some memory that another part of the program has released because it is no longer needed the application may crash, produceRead more
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Long considered a theoretical attack, HTTP request smuggling is now ‘soaring in popularity’ according to a new research paper published this month. What is HTTP request smuggling and what risk does it pose to your network? HTTP Request Smuggling (HRS) was first documented back in 2005. It is made possible by the way different webRead more
Hewlett Packard Enterprise has released a patch to fix a critical remote code execution vulnerability in the Windows version of their System Insight Manager. The bug in the Federated Search and CMS Configuration (CVE-2020-7200) feature of version 7.6.x of HPE SIM, has a critical CVSS score of 9.8. According to the security advisory from HPE,Read more
Design and Implementation flaws in Wi-Fi standards have been disclosed that could leave home and enterprise Wi-Fi networks vulnerable. The flaws are thought to affect all Wi-Fi systems from WEP through to the latest WPA3 security standard. Source: fragattacks.com The vulnerabilities have been named FragAttacks as they are mainly related to flaws in the wayRead more
Pass the hash is a technique used to steal credentials and enable lateral movement within a target network. In Windows networks, the challenge-response model used by NTLM security is abused to enable a malicious user to authenticate as a valid domain user without knowing their password. Even though Kerberos has replaced NTLM as the preferred authenticationRead 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
According to a new report, 68% of organisations that suffered a network breach are the victim of a repeat attack within a year. Cyber-criminals assume that organisation will not learn a lesson from the first attack and return in the hope of easy pickings the second time around. The report from cybersecurity response firm CrowdstrikeRead more
Return-Oriented Programming is a security exploit technique used by attackers to execute code on their target system. By obtaining control of the call stack, the attacker can control the flow of existing trusted software running on the computer and manipulate it to their own ends. New research published this month has demonstrated how SPECTRE style vulnerabilitiesRead more
The Common Weaknesses Enumeration project has released their 2020 list of the 25 most dangerous software vulnerabilities. The list describes the types of vulnerabilities that have resulted in CVE being issued over the last two years. The project describes itself as: The 2020 Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE™) Top 25 Most Dangerous Software Weaknesses (CWE TopRead more
