Google’s Android Security Bulletin for November 2016 patched a total of 83 vulnerabilities in the operating system, one of which was the Dirty COW flaw in Linux kernel that was disclosed a few weeks back.
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Adobe Patches 9 Flash Player Flaws Reported via ZDI
Security updates released by Adobe on this Patch Tuesday address one vulnerability in Connect for Windows and nine arbitrary code execution flaws in Flash Player.
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Deserted Island, InfoSec Edition: What One Security Product Should You Choose?
As information security professionals, we spend a lot of time thinking about what security products are the highest priority. But as most of these decisions are mired in the nuances and details of the modern enterprise, I’d like to simplify things by bringing us back to a favorite childhood game: What would you bring on a deserted island?
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Merkel Warns of Possible Russian Interference in German Vote
Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday said Russia could try to influence Germany's general elections next year through cyber attacks or disinformation campaigns, after Washington accused the Kremlin of similar meddling in the US vote.
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OAuth 2.0 Vulnerability Leads to Account Takeover
A vulnerability in OAuth 2.0 could result in an attacker being able to sign into a victim’s mobile app account and take control of it, security researchers have discovered.
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Google Patches 23 Critical Vulnerabilities in Android
Google on Monday released its November 2016 Android security patches to resolve 83 vulnerabilities in the mobile operating system, 23 of which have been rated Critical.
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OpenSSL to Patch High Severity Flaw in Version 1.1.0
The OpenSSL Project informed users on Monday that it’s preparing a patch for several vulnerabilities affecting version 1.1.0.
OpenSSL version 1.1.0c, which is scheduled for release on November 10 between 12:00 and 16:00 UTC, will address several security holes. The most serious of them has been classified as “high severity” and it does not affect versions prior to 1.1.0.
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Researchers Demonstrate Voting Machine Hack
Despite several security alerts and research papers published in the past years, some of the voting machines used in the United States presidential election are still vulnerable to hacker attacks.
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Russian Hackers Target Cash Before Politics
Just as the scandal over alleged Russian hacking of the US Democratic Party erupted in June, police in Russia were rounding up a group known as Lurk.
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Synopsys to Acquire Code Testing Firm Cigital
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