Security vulnerabilities stories - Page 22

Illumio and Qualys are joining forces to combine threat data and application dependency mapping to show potential cyber attack paths in real time.

GitHub's Security Bug Bounty program paid out more than US$166,000 in 2017 after a significant payout revamp that doubled amounts across the board.

Healthcare organisations around the world may be using medical devices that come with serious cybersecurity risks.

The Singapore Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) handed out more than S$14,000 in bounties to 17 hackers as part of the Bug Bounty Challenge.

Intel has boosted its Bug Bounty rewards to attract more researchers, with up to USD $250,000 available for side channel vulnerabilities in its products.

RiskIQ's survey paints a grim picture that forecasts a 'perfect storm' where the problem of staff shortages collides with escalating cybercrime.

Intel has rolled out patches for Spectre and Meltdown flaws in some Skylake processors, aiming to enhance data security amid previous update issues.

Many NETGEAR routers were subject to vulnerabilities that allowed attackers to take control of the devices through a password recovery feature.

A Grammarly vulnerability potentially exposed millions of user accounts and documents, though the company reports no evidence of any data leaks.

Intel is warning all users to stop downloading patches for the Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities because they are causing system reboot issues.

Anyone who gains physical access to a machine could create a backdoor in less than 30 seconds and use the backdoor to remotely monitor activities.

Patching difficulties persist as the tech industry grapples with the fallout from Meltdown and Spectre, highlighting flaws in nearly all modern processors.

Kraznich advised users to apply any updates from your operating system vendor and system manufacturer as soon as they become available.

Desktops, laptops, and smartphones running on vulnerable processors can be exposed to unauthorized access and information theft.

Apple has been quick to address the major CVE-2017-13872 security flaw in its macOS High Sierra 10.13.1 operating system.

GitHub has unveiled security improvements that will allow developers to track which dependencies are associated with public security vulnerabilities.

So, if the proliferation of UC applications is a problem, what's the solution? Session border controllers, also known as SBCs.

Duo Security's study finds troubling gaps in Apple's EFI firmware updates, leaving many Macs exposed to potential sophisticated cyber threats.

Equifax breach reveals well-known vulnerability, patch available long before attack, says Flexera. More hacks likely to come.

As news spreads of the Bluetooth zero-day that affects more than 5 billion devices, security experts are warning users to use Bluetooth with caution.