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September 18, 2014Zero Day (ZDNet)
The most serious vulnerabilities would allow an attacker to execute code on the device with root privileges. Several others allow execution of code with kernel or system privileges. These vulnerabilities require the ability to execute code on the device, but that could be accomplished with …
September 17, 2014Network Security Podcast
I limit online time. Not for me, for my children. Apparently I’m among a fairly prestigious group of people who do so, since many of the C-level execs in Silicon Valley also limit their children’s time with tech. Though it looks like many of them …
September 17, 2014Threat Post
Apple has released iOS 8, a massive update to its mobile operating system, that includes fixes for more than 40 security vulnerabilities. Apple is touting iOS 8 as the biggest update to the software since it launched the App Store, and, aside from the security …
September 17, 2014Krebs on Security
Adobe has released a security update for its Acrobat and PDF Reader products that fixes at least eight critical vulnerabilities in Mac and Windows versions of the software. If you use either of these programs, please take a minute to update now.
September 9, 2014Security Blog – Neohapsis
Come join Noelle Murata and myself (Rob Beck) for a hands-on workshop at ToorCon 2014 in San Diego this October. It’s been a while in the making, but we’re looking forward to delivering 2 days of Microsoft SQL Server shenanigans, code samples, workshops, and general …
September 7, 2014Threat WHIM
Companies of all sizes are losing millions of dollars each year to cyber criminals, according to a study by Ponemon Institute (http://www.informationweek.com/security/management/cybercrime-costs-skyrocket/240162379) which found that the average cost of cybercrime is $11.6M/year, up $2.6M from 2012. Unless something is done to deter criminals, this trend …
August 22, 2014HY trust
If the field of security is incredibly dynamic, then providing security for dynamic clouds takes it to a whole new level. That’s exactly the challenge the market is facing with VMWare NSX, the network virtualization and security platform for the software-defined data center.
July 22, 2014SANS
I was visiting a web site recently that I haven’t visited in many, many years. I tried a few old passwords I used to use before I started using a password storage system, but no luck. I was defeated. Barred from entry into this site. …