As many of you are aware, I have spent quite a bit of time in Security Operations Centers (SOCs) over the course of my career. I remember one particular experience like it was yesterday. A high ranking executive came through for a whirlwind tour that literally lasted about 17 seconds. On her way out, she screamed, “I need more pictures on those big screens!”.
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Chinese Researchers Remotely Hack Tesla Model S
Security researchers from China-based tech company Tencent have identified a series of vulnerabilities that can be exploited to remotely hack an unmodified Tesla Model S while it’s parked or on the move.
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OpenSSL to Patch High Severity Vulnerability
The OpenSSL Project announced on Monday that it will soon release updates that patch several vulnerabilities, including one rated as having “high” severity.
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BlackBerry CSO Talks Enterprise Mobility Management
Any organization that operates a mobile work policy, whether that's through a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) or company owned device approach, must consider an enterprise mobility management system. Gartner recently published a Magic Quadrant to help organizations choose which products to consider.
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Rockwell Patches Code Execution Flaw in RSLogix Product
Rockwell Automation has released patches for some of its RSLogix products to address a vulnerability that can be leveraged to execute arbitrary code on a targeted system. Fortunately, the security hole is not easy to exploit.
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Tech Giants Team Up to Improve Internet Security
Twitter, Dropbox, Uber and several other major tech companies have joined forces and launched the Vendor Security Alliance (VSA), a coalition whose goal is to improve Internet security.
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Bringing Cybersecurity to the Data Center
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Continue readingFirefox, Tor Browser Vulnerable to Malicious Add-on Attacks
A vulnerability related to certificate pinning allows sophisticated threat actors to compromise the systems of Tor Browser and Firefox users via man-in-the-middle (MitM) attacks and malicious add-ons.
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Cisco Finds New Zero-Day Linked to “Shadow Brokers” Exploit
Cisco has informed customers that further analysis of products possibly affected by the exploits and implants leaked recently by the group calling itself “Shadow Brokers” revealed the existence of another zero-day vulnerability.
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Oracle Buys Cloud Security Firm Palerra
Oracle announced on Sunday that it has agreed to acquire Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) firm Palerra for an undisclosed sum.
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