A popular brand of smart electrical sockets is plagued by several serious vulnerabilities that expose networks to remote attacks, Bitdefender researchers reported on Thursday.
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Shall We Play a Game? It’s a SIEM-ple Question.
A simple question that led to a SIEM-ple solution. Well, maybe not so simple.
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What Your Security Team Can Learn From the Olympics
The Olympics are such an inspirational time of year. Extraordinary athletes from around the world gather to attempt a lifelong goal of achieving Olympic gold, often the culmination of years or decades of tireless training and dedication. And, we at home get to sit back and watch the best competitors in the world perform amazing acts of athleticism. It’s an exciting time and one I always look forward to.
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Cisco Patches Critical Flaws in Firepower Management Center
During an internal security review, Cisco discovered that its Firepower Management Center product is plagued by several issues, including critical privilege escalation and command execution vulnerabilities.
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Bitcoin.org Warns of Possible State-Sponsored Attacks
Bitcoin.org, the organization that oversees the development of the Bitcoin software, has warned users that state-sponsored attackers will likely target the upcoming release.
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Firewall Vendors Analyze Exploits Leaked by “Shadow Brokers”
Cisco, Fortinet and WatchGuard have analyzed the exploits leaked recently by a threat group calling itself Shadow Brokers. While Fortinet and WatchGuard determined that the vulnerabilities were patched several years ago, Cisco did find a zero-day in its products.
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Organizations in 30 Countries Targeted in “Operation Ghoul”
Industrial, engineering and other types of organizations from around the world have been targeted in a profit-driven campaign dubbed by Kaspersky Lab “Operation Ghoul.”
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Report Shows Few Solutions to Filling Cyber Skills Gap
A new report on the cyber security skills shortage from Kaspersky Lab provides few new insights and no new solutions to the problem — but it does prompt an important question. It confirms that organizations are seeking to increase their security headcount and it confirms the shortage of new security talent to enable this; but it doesn't offer any real solution.
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Dispatches from DEFCON 24
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Continue readingHacking the Hackers? US Spy Agency at Center of Apparent Breach
The US National Security Agency, which gained international notoriety in 2013 after Edward Snowden revealed its data snooping techniques, has itself become the target of an apparent data breach.
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