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Security vulnerabilities stories

Gallagher fortifies cybersecurity reporting as NZ's first CVE Numbering Authority

New Zealand-based Gallagher has become an authorised CVE Numbering Authority, allowing it to assign and communicate security vulnerabilities in its products.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Wed, 29th Jul 2020

Global Stories

Security vulnerabilities stories

Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

Ripple20 threat could affect 35% of all IT environments – ExtraHop

The vulnerabilities have the potential to 'ripple' through complex software supply chains, enabling attackers to steal data or execute code.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 14th Sep 2020

Virtual Private Networks

VPN vulnerabilities pose serious risk to OT Networks

Vulnerable VPN servers and clients used in critical industries have been discovered by cybersecurity firm Claroty, potentially leading to security breaches.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 30th Jul 2020

SAP

RedShield develops 'virtual shield' to protect against SAP RECON vulnerability

The vulnerability (CVE-2020-6287) could allow attackers to take over SAP systems by remotely accessing the server.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Fri, 24th Jul 2020

Virtualisation

Prevasio unveils threat analysis sandbox for containers

Prevasio launches industry's first dynamic threat and vulnerability analysis system for Docker containers. @PrevasioAnalyzer #Cybersecurity.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Mon, 13th Jul 2020

Encryption

C-DATA OLT firmware has intentional backdoors, allege researchers

A range of optical line termination (OLT) devices made by China-based manufacturer and vendor C-DATA may be riddled with vulnerabilities and backdoors.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 13th Jul 2020

Hyperscale

IOTDC extends data centre services in Port Melbourne and beyond

IOT Data Centers adds new facility in Melbourne to its network of geographically distributed data centers. Now accepting customers.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 9th Jul 2020

Firewalls

Cisco ASA firewall users urged to patch systems now

Since early January 2020, the number of internet-accessible Cisco ASA devices considered vulnerable has jumped from 170,000 to 220,000.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Mon, 11th May 2020

Microsoft

Microsoft IE vulnerability to go unpatched until mid-Feb

A blog post from security vendor ESET has outlined the risk of the zero-day for those who are still using the relic browser of internet-past.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Tue, 28th Jan 2020

Microsoft

Zero-day Internet Explorer vulnerability exploited in the wild

Microsoft released an out-of-band patch for the vulnerability discovered by Google researchers due to the report that it has been exploited in the wild.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Wed, 25th Sep 2019

Marketing Technologies

GitHub amps up vulnerability reporting capabilities

GitHub has announced new capabilities that make it easier for developers to report vulnerabilities directly from their repositories.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Fri, 20th Sep 2019

Endpoint Protection

Apple issues clarification on extent of iOS malware infection

Apple clarifies that an iOS malware attack impacted fewer than a dozen Uighur-focused websites, dismissing Google's claims of mass exploitation.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 11th Sep 2019

Endpoint Protection

Security flaw left Android phones open to SMS phishing attacks found

A security flaw in Samsung, Huawei, LG, Sony and other Android phones leaves users open to SMS phishing attacks, Check Point Research reports.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 10th Sep 2019

Malware

How the iPhone malware discovery affects Apple users – Malwarebytes

The malware implant has been patched, but iPhone users should ensure they're running on the latest version of iOS (12.1.4) to leverage the security patches.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Sep 2019

IT Automation

Puppet launches vulnerability remediation product

With vulnerabilities and security breaches on the rise, the latest Puppet product helps IT teams find, prioritise and remediate vulnerabilities.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Thu, 22nd Aug 2019

Popular enterprise printers riddled with security risks

Researchers from NCC Group analysed different aspects of six mid-range enterprise printers manufactured by HP, Ricoh, Xerox, Lexmark, Kyocera, and Brother.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Thu, 15th Aug 2019

Malware

Check Point: Attackers executing commands remotely with latest malware

Threat actors are quick to try and exploit new vulnerabilities when they emerge, before organisations have had the chance to patch them.

By Kai Ping Lew • 4 min read • Wed, 14th Aug 2019

Supply Chain

F5 Networks' BIG-IP load balancer product vulnerable to attack

Security vulnerabilities in F5 Networks' popular BIG-IP load balancer could enable attackers to exploit iRules and gain unauthorised access, warns F-Secure.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 13th Aug 2019