Mobile spyware has become increasingly more ubiquitous in corporate networks and devices. In a 2017 study, Check Point has found that out of the 850 organizations that they queried, 100% had experienced a mobile malware attack at least once in the past. To date, most cybersecurity companies have focused either on software-only or built-in hardware solutions as a way of fighting back against these threats....
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Organizers of a new botnet made up of infected home and small office routers are brazenly selling denial-of-service attacks of once unimaginable volumes for just $20 per target. Calling itself Los Calvos de San Calvicie, the group is advertising several services on this site. Among the services are distributed denial-of-service attacks of 290 to 300 gigabits per second for $20 each. While a third the size...
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Tripwire’s January 2018 Patch Priority Index (PPI) brings together the top vulnerabilities from Microsoft, Adobe, and Oracle. First on the patch priority list this month are patches for Microsoft browsers and scripting engine. These patches address issues such as information disclosure, elevation of privilege, and memory corruption vulnerabilities. Following these are patches for Adobe Flash and Oracle Java. The Adobe patch resolves an out-of-bounds read...
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Palo Alto, CA – January 30, 2018 – ERPScan researchers published the details of a new vulnerability recently patched by Oracle. The vulnerability affects its MICROS Point-of-Sale terminals and allows an attacker to read sensitive data from devices. Oracle’s MICROS has more than 330,000 cash registers worldwide. Including 200,000+ food and beverage outlets and more than 30,000 hotels across 180 countries. Despite the fact that Oracle released a...
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A new Imperva survey showed a heightened concern for cybersecurity risk related to API use. Specifically, 63 percent of respondents are most worried about DDoS threats, bot attacks, and authentication enforcement for APIs. APIs power the interactive digital experiences users love and are fundamental to an organization’s digital transformation. However, they also provide a window into an application that presents a heightened cybersecurity risk. The survey shows...
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