PPP Daemon flaw opens Linux distros, networking devices to takeover attacks
A vulnerability (CVE-2020-8597) in the Point-to-Point Protocol Daemon (pppd) software, which comes installed on many Linux-based and Unix-like operating systems and networking …
Photos: RSA Conference 2020, part 2
RSA Conference 2020 is underway at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. Check out our microsite for the conference for all the most important news. Part one of the photos is …
Tenable acquires Indegy to create unified, risk-based platform for IT and OT security
Tenable, the Cyber Exposure company, announced that it has acquired Indegy, a leader in industrial cybersecurity which provides visibility, security and control across …
Apache Solr RCEs with public PoCs could soon be exploited
Two remote code execution (RCE) vulnerabilities in Apache Solr could be exploited by attackers to compromise the underlying server. One – CVE-2019-12409 – has …
PHP RCE flaw actively exploited to pop NGINX servers
A recently patched vulnerability (CVE-2019-11043) in PHP is being actively exploited by attackers to compromise NGINX web servers, threat intelligence firm Bad Packets has …
August 2019 Patch Tuesday: Microsoft plugs critical wormable RDP holes
It’s that time of the month again: Microsoft, Adobe and Intel have pushed out fixes for a bucketload of security issues in their various software. Microsoft’s …
Tenable unveils new product innovations in Tenable.sc and Tenable.io
Tenable, the Cyber Exposure company, announced at Black Hat USA 2019 new product innovations in Tenable.sc (formerly SecurityCenter) and Tenable.io to continuously discover …
Citrix plugs critical Citrix SD-WAN flaws, patch ASAP!
Researchers have found critical vulnerabilities in Citrix SD-WAN, one of the most widely used SD-WAN solutions out there, and are urging administrators to patch them as soon …
July 2019 Patch Tuesday: Microsoft plugs two actively exploited zero-days
For July 2019 Patch Tuesday, Microsoft has pushed out patches for 78 CVE-numbered vulnerabilities (15 of them critical) and Adobe for three, but none of them in its most …
Critical Exim flaw exploitable locally and remotely, patch ASAP!
A critical vulnerability in Exim, the mail transfer agent (MTA) deployed on over half of all Internet-facing mail servers, may allow attackers to run commands as the …
How mainstream media coverage affects vulnerability management
For better or for worse, mainstream media is increasingly covering particularly dangerous, widespread or otherwise notable security vulnerabilities. The growing coverage has …
ML-driven Predictive Prioritization tool now available in Tenable.io
Tenable, the Cyber Exposure company, announced Predictive Prioritization is now generally available within Tenable.io — its cloud-based vulnerability management platform and a …
Featured news
Resources
Don't miss
- CISA: Use Signal or other secure communications app
- Another NetWalker affiliate sentenced to 20 years in prison
- Why cybersecurity is critical to energy modernization
- Cryptocurrency hackers stole $2.2 billion from platforms in 2024
- CISA orders federal agencies to secure their Microsoft cloud environments